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Acer FA300 vs Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink: Comparison

Acer FA300 and Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink track each other closely enough on paper that the specifications alone will not decide which ssd to buy.

Specs

Specification
Acer FA300
Acer FA300
Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink (PCIe 4.0 NVMe/7,450 MB/s Read/6,900 MB/s Write/PS5-Ready Heatsink SKU)
Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink
BrandAcerSamsung
Model NumberAcer FA300990 PRO with Heatsink
SeriesFA300Samsung 990 PRO
Sequential Read11000 MB/s7450-32%
Sequential Write10000 MB/s6900-31%
NAND TypeTLCTLC

Verdict

Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink

9 / 10 Expert Rating

The right SKU to buy for PS5 installs or boards without integrated M.2 cooling; identical performance to the bare drive.

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