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Acer FA100 vs Addlink A93: Comparison
Acer FA100 vs Addlink A93 sequential read compared
Sequential read is where these two genuinely part company, Acer FA100 3300 MB/s against Addlink A93 7400 MB/s, a 55% lead for Addlink A93. The benchmark result agrees. Speed Score puts Addlink A93 17% ahead, 7.7 against 6.4. Addlink A93 also leads on sequential write, 2700 MB/s on the Acer FA100 versus 6500 MB/s on the Addlink A93. Bus interface is not the same on both, PCIe 3.0 x4 on the Acer FA100 versus PCIe 4.0 x4 on the Addlink A93. Add nand layers to that, 176 on the Acer FA100 versus 232 on the Addlink A93, and the pattern holds. There is a split on controller as well, IG5216 on the Acer FA100 versus MAP1602A on the Addlink A93. They differ on controller vendor too, InnoGrit on the Acer FA100 versus Maxio on the Addlink A93. They differ on nand vendor too, Micron on the Acer FA100 versus YMTC on the Addlink A93.
Who each one is for
The Acer FA100 suits everyday storage use where 3300 MB/s reads are fast enough. The same goes for budget laptop or desktop upgrades wanting 2000 GB on a PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 slot. It is not the one for buyers wanting PCIe 4.0 performance, as this drive is limited to 3300 MB/s reads.
What Acer FA100 and Addlink A93 have in common
Where they agree, they agree completely, capacity, nand type, dram cache, form factor and drive type included, so the decision does not turn on any of those.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- Acer FA100
- 6.4/10-17%
- Addlink A93
- 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 A93
- Addlink
Model Number
- Acer FA100
- Acer FA100 (Micron B47R)
- Addlink A93
- Addlink A93
Series
- Acer FA100
- FA100
- Addlink A93
- A93
Drive Type
- Acer FA100
- Internal
- Addlink A93
- Internal
Bus Interface
- Acer FA100
- PCIe 3.0 x4
- Addlink A93
- PCIe 4.0 x4
Form Factor
- Acer FA100
- M.2 2280
- Addlink A93
- M.2 2280
Capacity
- Acer FA100
- 2000 GB
- Addlink A93
- 2000 GB
Sequential Read
- Acer FA100
- 3300 MB/s-55%
- Addlink A93
- 7400 MB/s
Sequential Write
- Acer FA100
- 2700 MB/s-58%
- Addlink A93
- 6500 MB/s
Controller
- Acer FA100
- IG5216
- Addlink A93
- MAP1602A
Controller Vendor
- Acer FA100
- InnoGrit
- Addlink A93
- Maxio
DRAM Cache
- Acer FA100
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- Addlink A93
- DRAM-less (HMB)
NAND Type
- Acer FA100
- TLC
- Addlink A93
- TLC
NAND Vendor
- Acer FA100
- Micron
- Addlink A93
- YMTC
NAND Layers
- Acer FA100
- 176-24%
- Addlink A93
- 232
Which one should you pick?
Choose Acer FA100 if you want the higher capacity (2000 GB vs 2000 GB).
Choose Addlink A93 if you want the higher speed score (7.7 vs 6.4), the higher sequential read (7400 MB/s vs 3300 MB/s) and the higher sequential write (6500 MB/s vs 2700 MB/s).