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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
The gap that matters here is sequential read: Acer FA100 3300 MB/s against Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD 14700 MB/s, which puts Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD 78% ahead. Measured rather than claimed: in Speed Score the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD returns 10 against 6.4, a 36% lead. Sequential write runs the same way, 2700 MB/s on the Acer FA100 versus 13400 MB/s on the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD, another win for Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD. They differ on bus interface too, PCIe 3.0 x4 on the Acer FA100 versus PCIe 5.0 x4 on the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD. There is a split on dram cache as well, DRAM-less on the Acer FA100 versus DRAM on the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD. Controller vendor is not the same on both, InnoGrit on the Acer FA100 versus Samsung on the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD. They differ on nand vendor too, Micron on the Acer FA100 versus Samsung on the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD.
Which should you buy, Acer FA100 or Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD?
The Acer FA100 is the one to take for everyday storage use where 3300 MB/s reads are fast enough. It is equally the pick for budget laptop or desktop upgrades wanting 2000 GB on a PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 slot. Avoid it 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
- 6.4/10-36%
- 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 B47R)
- 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).