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Acer FA300 vs Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD: Comparison

Acer FA300 vs Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD sequential read compared

Sequential read is where these two genuinely part company, Acer FA300 11000 MB/s against Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD 14700 MB/s, a 25% lead for Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD. Speed Score backs the spec sheet up. Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD scores 10 to 8.5, 15% clear. Sequential write runs the same way, 10000 MB/s on the Acer FA300 versus 13400 MB/s on the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD, another win for Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD. Dram cache is not the same on both, DRAM-less on the Acer FA300 versus DRAM on the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD. There is a split on controller vendor as well, Silicon Motion on the Acer FA300 versus Samsung on the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD. Nand vendor is not the same on both, Kioxia on the Acer FA300 versus Samsung on the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD.

What Acer FA300 and Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD have in common

The common ground is wider than the gap: capacity, bus interface, nand type, form factor and drive type are identical here.

Specs and benchmarks

  • Speed Score

    Acer FA300
    8.5/10-15%
    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 FA300
    Acer
    Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
    Samsung
  • Model Number

    Acer FA300
    Acer FA300
    Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
    Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
  • Series

    Acer FA300
    FA300
    Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
    9100 PRO
  • Drive Type

    Acer FA300
    Internal
    Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
    Internal
  • Bus Interface

    Acer FA300
    PCIe 5.0 x4
    Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
    PCIe 5.0 x4
  • Form Factor

    Acer FA300
    M.2 2280
    Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
    M.2 2280
  • Capacity

    Acer FA300
    2000 GB
    Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
    2000 GB
  • Sequential Read

    Acer FA300
    11000 MB/s-25%
    Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
    14700 MB/s
  • Sequential Write

    Acer FA300
    10000 MB/s-25%
    Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
    13400 MB/s
  • Controller Vendor

    Acer FA300
    Silicon Motion
    Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
    Samsung
  • DRAM Cache

    Acer FA300
    DRAM-less (HMB)
    Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
    DRAM
  • NAND Type

    Acer FA300
    TLC
    Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
    TLC
  • NAND Vendor

    Acer FA300
    Kioxia
    Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
    Samsung

    Which one should you pick?

    Choose Acer FA300 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 8.5), the higher sequential read (14700 MB/s vs 11000 MB/s) and the higher sequential write (13400 MB/s vs 10000 MB/s).

    Price comparison

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