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Acer FA100 vs Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD: Comparison
Acer FA100 vs Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD: the sequential read difference
On sequential read the spread is 78%, Acer FA100 3300 MB/s against Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD 14700 MB/s, so Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD takes it. Measured rather than claimed: in Speed Score the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD returns 10 against 6.4, a 36% lead. Add sequential write to that, 2700 MB/s on the Acer FA100 versus 13400 MB/s on the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD, and the pattern holds. There is a split on bus interface as well, PCIe 3.0 x4 on the Acer FA100 versus PCIe 5.0 x4 on the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD. Dram cache is not the same on both, DRAM-less on the Acer FA100 versus DRAM on the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD. There is a split on controller vendor as well, InnoGrit on the Acer FA100 versus Samsung on the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD. Nand vendor is not the same on both, Micron on the Acer FA100 versus Samsung on the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD.
Who each one is for
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.
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.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- Acer FA100
- 6.4/10-36%
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
- 10.0/10Best
How fast this drive is, rated from its read and write speeds, cache and NAND type. 10 is the fastest.
Brand
- Acer FA100
- Acer
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
- Samsung
Model Number
- Acer FA100
- Acer FA100 (Micron B27B)
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
Series
- Acer FA100
- FA100
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
- 9100 PRO
Drive Type
- Acer FA100
- Internal
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
- Internal
Bus Interface
- Acer FA100
- PCIe 3.0 x4
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
- PCIe 5.0 x4
Form Factor
- Acer FA100
- M.2 2280
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
- M.2 2280
Capacity
- Acer FA100
- 2000 GB
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
- 2000 GB
Sequential Read
- Acer FA100
- 3300 MB/s-78%
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
- 14700 MB/s
Sequential Write
- Acer FA100
- 2700 MB/s-80%
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
- 13400 MB/s
Controller Vendor
- Acer FA100
- InnoGrit
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
- Samsung
DRAM Cache
- Acer FA100
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
- DRAM
NAND Type
- Acer FA100
- TLC
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
- TLC
NAND Vendor
- Acer FA100
- Micron
- Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
- Samsung
Which one should you pick?
Choose Acer FA100 if you want the higher capacity (2000 GB vs 2000 GB).
Choose Samsung 9100 PRO if you want the higher speed score (10.0 vs 6.4), the higher sequential read (14700 MB/s vs 3300 MB/s) and the higher sequential write (13400 MB/s vs 2700 MB/s).