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Acer FA300 vs ADATA Ultimate SU630: Comparison

What is the difference between Acer FA300 and ADATA Ultimate SU630?

The gap that matters here is sequential read: Acer FA300 11000 MB/s against ADATA Ultimate SU630 520 MB/s, which puts Acer FA300 95% ahead. Speed Score backs the spec sheet up. Acer FA300 scores 8.5 to 2.9, 66% clear. Sequential write runs the same way, 10000 MB/s on the Acer FA300 versus 450 MB/s on the ADATA Ultimate SU630, another win for Acer FA300. Capacity runs the same way, 2000 GB on the Acer FA300 versus 3800 GB on the ADATA Ultimate SU630, another win for ADATA Ultimate SU630. Acer FA300 also leads on nand layers, 218 on the Acer FA300 versus 64 on the ADATA Ultimate SU630. Bus interface is not the same on both, PCIe 5.0 x4 on the Acer FA300 versus SATA III on the ADATA Ultimate SU630. They differ on nand type too, TLC on the Acer FA300 versus QLC on the ADATA Ultimate SU630. There is a split on form factor as well, M.2 2280 on the Acer FA300 versus 2.5-inch on the ADATA Ultimate SU630. Controller is not the same on both, SM2504XT on the Acer FA300 versus SM2259XT on the ADATA Ultimate SU630. They differ on nand vendor too, Kioxia on the Acer FA300 versus SpecTek on the ADATA Ultimate SU630.

Where the two are identical

The common ground is wider than the gap: drive type and controller vendor are identical here.

Specs and benchmarks

  • Speed Score

    Acer FA300
    8.5/10Best
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    2.9/10-66%

    How fast this drive is, rated from its read and write speeds, cache and NAND type. 10 is the fastest.

  • Brand

    Acer FA300
    Acer
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    ADATA
  • Model Number

    Acer FA300
    Acer FA300
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    ADATA Ultimate SU630 (SM2259XT + SpecTek N18A)
  • Series

    Acer FA300
    FA300
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    Ultimate SU630
  • Drive Type

    Acer FA300
    Internal
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    Internal
  • Bus Interface

    Acer FA300
    PCIe 5.0 x4
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    SATA III
  • Form Factor

    Acer FA300
    M.2 2280
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    2.5-inch
  • Capacity

    Acer FA300
    2000 GB-47%
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    3800 GBBest
  • Sequential Read

    Acer FA300
    11000 MB/s
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    520 MB/s-95%
  • Sequential Write

    Acer FA300
    10000 MB/s
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    450 MB/s-95%
  • Controller

    Acer FA300
    SM2504XT
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    SM2259XT
  • Controller Vendor

    Acer FA300
    Silicon Motion
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    Silicon Motion
  • DRAM Cache

    Acer FA300
    DRAM-less (HMB)
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    DRAM-less
  • NAND Type

    Acer FA300
    TLC
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    QLC
  • NAND Vendor

    Acer FA300
    Kioxia
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    SpecTek
  • NAND Layers

    Acer FA300
    218
    ADATA Ultimate SU630
    64-71%

    Which one should you pick?

    Choose Acer FA300 if you want the higher speed score (8.5 vs 2.9), the higher sequential read (11000 MB/s vs 520 MB/s) and the higher sequential write (10000 MB/s vs 450 MB/s).

    Choose ADATA Ultimate SU630 if you want the higher capacity (3800 GB vs 2000 GB).

    Price comparison

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