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Acer FA100 vs Corsair MP600 Mini: Comparison
Acer FA100 vs Corsair MP600 Mini sequential read compared
Sequential read is where these two genuinely part company, Acer FA100 3300 MB/s against Corsair MP600 Mini 7000 MB/s, a 53% lead for Corsair MP600 Mini. The benchmark result agrees. Speed Score puts Corsair MP600 Mini 17% ahead, 7.7 against 6.4. Add sequential write to that, 2700 MB/s on the Acer FA100 versus 6500 MB/s on the Corsair MP600 Mini, and the pattern holds. There is a split on bus interface as well, PCIe 3.0 x4 on the Acer FA100 versus PCIe 4.0 x4, M.2 2230 on the Corsair MP600 Mini. They differ on form factor too, M.2 2280 on the Acer FA100 versus M.2 2230 on the Corsair MP600 Mini. They differ on controller too, IG5216 on the Acer FA100 versus Phison E27T on the Corsair MP600 Mini. Nand vendor is not the same on both, Micron on the Acer FA100 versus Kioxia 162-layer TLC on the Corsair MP600 Mini.
Acer FA100 vs Corsair MP600 Mini: which one fits your build
Buy the Acer FA100 for everyday laptops and desktops with a PCIe 3.0 M.2 slot. The same goes for budget upgrades needing 2000 GB of NVMe storage in a standard M.2 2280 slot. It is the wrong buy for anyone wanting PCIe 4.0 speeds, since this drive tops out at 3300 MB/s reads.
What Acer FA100 and Corsair MP600 Mini have in common
The common ground is wider than the gap: capacity, nand type and drive type are identical here.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- Acer FA100
- 6.4/10-17%
- Corsair MP600 Mini
- 7.7/10Best
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 Mini
- Corsair
Model Number
- Acer FA100
- Acer FA100 (Micron B27B)
- Corsair MP600 Mini
- Corsair MP600 Mini
Series
- Acer FA100
- FA100
- Corsair MP600 Mini
- MP600 Mini
Drive Type
- Acer FA100
- Internal
- Corsair MP600 Mini
- Internal
Bus Interface
- Acer FA100
- PCIe 3.0 x4
- Corsair MP600 Mini
- PCIe 4.0 x4, M.2 2230
Form Factor
- Acer FA100
- M.2 2280
- Corsair MP600 Mini
- M.2 2230
Capacity
- Acer FA100
- 2000 GB
- Corsair MP600 Mini
- 2000 GB
Sequential Read
- Acer FA100
- 3300 MB/s-53%
- Corsair MP600 Mini
- 7000 MB/s
Sequential Write
- Acer FA100
- 2700 MB/s-58%
- Corsair MP600 Mini
- 6500 MB/s
Controller
- Acer FA100
- IG5216
- Corsair MP600 Mini
- Phison E27T
DRAM Cache
- Acer FA100
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- Corsair MP600 Mini
- DRAM-less (64 MB HMB)
NAND Type
- Acer FA100
- TLC
- Corsair MP600 Mini
- TLC
NAND Vendor
- Acer FA100
- Micron
- Corsair MP600 Mini
- Kioxia 162-layer TLC
Which one should you pick?
Choose Acer FA100 if you want the higher capacity (2000 GB vs 2000 GB).
Choose Corsair MP600 Mini if you want the higher speed score (7.7 vs 6.4), the higher sequential read (7000 MB/s vs 3300 MB/s) and the higher sequential write (6500 MB/s vs 2700 MB/s).