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Acer FA100 vs Corsair MP600 Core Mini: Comparison
Acer FA100 and Corsair MP600 Core Mini separate most on nand layers: Acer FA100 at 64, Corsair MP600 Core Mini at 176, 64% in favor of Corsair MP600 Core Mini. Sequential Read splits them by another 34%, again favoring Corsair MP600 Core Mini. They match on drive type, capacity and nand vendor.
Which is better, Acer FA100 or Corsair MP600 Core Mini?
On paper, Corsair MP600 Core Mini has the edge on nand layers, at 176 vs Acer FA100 at 64.
What is the main difference between Acer FA100 and Corsair MP600 Core Mini?
The Corsair MP600 Core Mini is the stronger choice on paper: it has 1.5x the sequential read (5,000 MB/s vs 3,300 MB/s), which speeds up big file copies and game installs.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- Acer FA100
- 6.4/10Best
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- 6.0/10-6%
How fast this drive is, rated from its read and write speeds, cache and NAND type. 10 is the fastest.
Brand
- Acer FA100
- Acer
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- Corsair
Model Number
- Acer FA100
- Acer FA100 (Micron B27B)
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini (Phison E21T + Micron N48R)
Series
- Acer FA100
- FA100
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- MP600 Core Mini
Drive Type
- Acer FA100
- Internal
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- Internal
Bus Interface
- Acer FA100
- PCIe 3.0 x4
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- PCIe 4.0 x4
Form Factor
- Acer FA100
- M.2 2280
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- M.2 2230
Capacity
- Acer FA100
- 2000 GB
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- 2000 GB
Sequential Read
- Acer FA100
- 3300 MB/s-34%
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- 5000 MB/s
Sequential Write
- Acer FA100
- 2700 MB/s-29%
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- 3800 MB/s
Controller
- Acer FA100
- IG5216
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- Phison E21T
Controller Vendor
- Acer FA100
- InnoGrit
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- Phison
DRAM Cache
- Acer FA100
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- DRAM-less with HMB
NAND Type
- Acer FA100
- TLC
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- QLC
NAND Vendor
- Acer FA100
- Micron
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- Micron
NAND Layers
- Acer FA100
- 64-64%
- Corsair MP600 Core Mini
- 176
Which one should you pick?
Choose Acer FA100 if you want the higher speed score (6.4 vs 6.0) and the higher capacity (2000 GB vs 2000 GB).
Choose Corsair MP600 Core Mini if you want the higher sequential read (5000 MB/s vs 3300 MB/s), the higher sequential write (3800 MB/s vs 2700 MB/s) and the higher NAND layers (176 vs 64).