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Acer FA300 vs Addlink A90: Comparison

Acer FA300 vs Addlink A90 sequential read compared

Start with sequential read, because it is the widest measured gap between them: Acer FA300 11000 MB/s against Addlink A90 5000 MB/s, 55% in favour of Acer FA300. The benchmark result agrees. Speed Score puts Acer FA300 9% ahead, 8.5 against 7.7. Add sequential write to that, 10000 MB/s on the Acer FA300 versus 4400 MB/s on the Addlink A90, and the pattern holds. They differ on bus interface too, PCIe 5.0 x4 on the Acer FA300 versus PCIe 4.0 x4, M.2 2280 on the Addlink A90. Dram cache is not the same on both, DRAM-less on the Acer FA300 versus 2048 MB on the Addlink A90. There is a split on controller as well, SM2504XT on the Acer FA300 versus Phison E16 on the Addlink A90. They differ on nand vendor too, Kioxia on the Acer FA300 versus Toshiba 96-layer TLC on the Addlink A90.

What Acer FA300 and Addlink A90 have in common

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 FA300
    8.5/10Best
    Addlink A90
    7.7/10-9%

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

  • Brand

    Acer FA300
    Acer
    Addlink A90
    Addlink
  • Model Number

    Acer FA300
    Acer FA300
    Addlink A90
    Addlink A90
  • Series

    Acer FA300
    FA300
    Addlink A90
    A90
  • Drive Type

    Acer FA300
    Internal
    Addlink A90
    Internal
  • Bus Interface

    Acer FA300
    PCIe 5.0 x4
    Addlink A90
    PCIe 4.0 x4, M.2 2280
  • Form Factor

    Acer FA300
    M.2 2280
    Addlink A90
    M.2 2280
  • Capacity

    Acer FA300
    2000 GB
    Addlink A90
    2000 GB
  • Sequential Read

    Acer FA300
    11000 MB/s
    Addlink A90
    5000 MB/s-55%
  • Sequential Write

    Acer FA300
    10000 MB/s
    Addlink A90
    4400 MB/s-56%
  • Controller

    Acer FA300
    SM2504XT
    Addlink A90
    Phison E16
  • DRAM Cache

    Acer FA300
    DRAM-less (HMB)
    Addlink A90
    2048 MB (2 TB model)
  • NAND Type

    Acer FA300
    TLC
    Addlink A90
    TLC
  • NAND Vendor

    Acer FA300
    Kioxia
    Addlink A90
    Toshiba 96-layer TLC

    Which one should you pick?

    Choose Acer FA300 if you want the higher speed score (8.5 vs 7.7), the higher capacity (2000 GB vs 2000 GB) and the higher sequential read (11000 MB/s vs 5000 MB/s).

    Choose Addlink A90 if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.

    Price comparison

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