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Acer FA100 vs Addlink A90: Comparison
What is the difference between Acer FA100 and Addlink A90?
The gap that matters here is sequential read: Acer FA100 3300 MB/s against Addlink A90 5000 MB/s, which puts Addlink A90 34% ahead. The benchmark result agrees. Speed Score puts Addlink A90 17% ahead, 7.7 against 6.4. Sequential write runs the same way, 2700 MB/s on the Acer FA100 versus 4400 MB/s on the Addlink A90, another win for Addlink A90. Bus interface is not the same on both, PCIe 3.0 x4 on the Acer FA100 versus PCIe 4.0 x4, M.2 2280 on the Addlink A90. They differ on dram cache too, DRAM-less on the Acer FA100 versus 2048 MB on the Addlink A90. There is a split on controller as well, IG5216 on the Acer FA100 versus Phison E16 on the Addlink A90. Nand vendor is not the same on both, Micron on the Acer FA100 versus Toshiba 96-layer TLC on the Addlink A90.
Who each one is for
The Acer FA100 suits everyday storage use where 3300 MB/s reads are fast enough. It also earns its place with budget laptop or desktop upgrades wanting 2000 GB on a PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 slot. It is the wrong buy for buyers wanting PCIe 4.0 performance, as this drive is limited to 3300 MB/s reads.
Where the two are identical
Everything else lines up. Capacity, nand type, form factor and drive type read the same on both, so those are not worth weighing.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- Acer FA100
- 6.4/10-17%
- Addlink A90
- 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
- Addlink A90
- Addlink
Model Number
- Acer FA100
- Acer FA100 (Micron B47R)
- Addlink A90
- Addlink A90
Series
- Acer FA100
- FA100
- Addlink A90
- A90
Drive Type
- Acer FA100
- Internal
- Addlink A90
- Internal
Bus Interface
- Acer FA100
- PCIe 3.0 x4
- Addlink A90
- PCIe 4.0 x4, M.2 2280
Form Factor
- Acer FA100
- M.2 2280
- Addlink A90
- M.2 2280
Capacity
- Acer FA100
- 2000 GB
- Addlink A90
- 2000 GB
Sequential Read
- Acer FA100
- 3300 MB/s-34%
- Addlink A90
- 5000 MB/s
Sequential Write
- Acer FA100
- 2700 MB/s-39%
- Addlink A90
- 4400 MB/s
Controller
- Acer FA100
- IG5216
- Addlink A90
- Phison E16
DRAM Cache
- Acer FA100
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- Addlink A90
- 2048 MB (2 TB model)
NAND Type
- Acer FA100
- TLC
- Addlink A90
- TLC
NAND Vendor
- Acer FA100
- Micron
- Addlink A90
- Toshiba 96-layer TLC
Which one should you pick?
Choose Acer FA100 if you want the higher capacity (2000 GB vs 2000 GB).
Choose Addlink A90 if you want the higher speed score (7.7 vs 6.4), the higher sequential read (5000 MB/s vs 3300 MB/s) and the higher sequential write (4400 MB/s vs 2700 MB/s).