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Acer FA100 vs Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD: Comparison
What is the difference between Acer FA100 and Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD?
On sequential write the spread is 61%, Acer FA100 2700 MB/s against Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD 6850 MB/s, so Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD takes it. Speed Score backs the spec sheet up. Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD scores 8.4 to 6.4, 24% clear. Add sequential read to that, 3300 MB/s on the Acer FA100 versus 7000 MB/s on the Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD, and the pattern holds. They differ on bus interface too, PCIe 3.0 x4 on the Acer FA100 versus PCIe 4.0 x4, M.2 2280 on the Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD. There is a split on dram cache as well, DRAM-less on the Acer FA100 versus 2048 MB on the Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD. They differ on controller too, IG5216 on the Acer FA100 versus Phison E18 on the Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD. There is a split on controller vendor as well, InnoGrit on the Acer FA100 versus Phison on the Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD. There is a split on nand vendor as well, Micron on the Acer FA100 versus Micron 96-layer TLC on the Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD.
Which should you buy, Acer FA100 or Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD?
Buy the Acer FA100 for everyday laptops and desktops with a PCIe 3.0 M.2 slot. It is equally the pick for budget upgrades needing 2000 GB of NVMe storage in a standard M.2 2280 slot. Avoid it for anyone wanting PCIe 4.0 speeds, since this drive tops out at 3300 MB/s reads.
Where the two are identical
Where they agree, they agree completely, capacity, nand type, form factor and drive type included, so the decision does not turn on any of those.
Read the full breakdown: Same Name, Different Drive: SSDs That Change Parts Quietly
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- Acer FA100
- 6.4/10-24%
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- 8.4/10Best
How fast this drive is, rated from its read and write speeds, cache and NAND type. 10 is the fastest.
Brand
- Acer FA100
- Acer
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- Gigabyte
Model Number
- Acer FA100
- Acer FA100 (Micron B27B)
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD (E18 + B27B)
Series
- Acer FA100
- FA100
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
Drive Type
- Acer FA100
- Internal
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- Internal
Bus Interface
- Acer FA100
- PCIe 3.0 x4
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- PCIe 4.0 x4, M.2 2280
Form Factor
- Acer FA100
- M.2 2280
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- M.2 2280
Capacity
- Acer FA100
- 2000 GB
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- 2000 GB
Sequential Read
- Acer FA100
- 3300 MB/s-53%
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- 7000 MB/s
Sequential Write
- Acer FA100
- 2700 MB/s-61%
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- 6850 MB/s
Controller
- Acer FA100
- IG5216
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- Phison E18
Controller Vendor
- Acer FA100
- InnoGrit
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- Phison
DRAM Cache
- Acer FA100
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- 2048 MB (2 TB model)
NAND Type
- Acer FA100
- TLC
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- TLC
NAND Vendor
- Acer FA100
- Micron
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD
- Micron 96-layer TLC
Which one should you pick?
Choose Acer FA100 if you want the higher capacity (2000 GB vs 2000 GB).
Choose Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD if you want the higher speed score (8.4 vs 6.4), the higher sequential read (7000 MB/s vs 3300 MB/s) and the higher sequential write (6850 MB/s vs 2700 MB/s).