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Acer FA300 vs SK Hynix Platinum P51: Comparison
Acer FA300 and SK Hynix Platinum P51 separate most on sequential read: Acer FA300 at 11,000 MB/s, SK Hynix Platinum P51 at 14,700 MB/s, 25% in favor of SK Hynix Platinum P51. NAND Layers splits them by another 8%, again favoring SK Hynix Platinum P51. They match on 4 other specifications, including drive type, bus interface and form factor.
Which is better, Acer FA300 or SK Hynix Platinum P51?
On paper, SK Hynix Platinum P51 has the edge on sequential read, at 14,700 MB/s vs Acer FA300 at 11,000 MB/s.
What is the main difference between Acer FA300 and SK Hynix Platinum P51?
The SK Hynix Platinum P51 is the faster drive, with a Speed Score of 10.0 against 8.5.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- Acer FA300
- 8.5/10-15%
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
- 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
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
- Other
Model Number
- Acer FA300
- Acer FA300
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
- Platinum P51
Series
- Acer FA300
- FA300
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
Drive Type
- Acer FA300
- Internal
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
- Internal
Bus Interface
- Acer FA300
- PCIe 5.0 x4
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
- PCIe 5.0 x4
Form Factor
- Acer FA300
- M.2 2280
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
- M.2 2280
Sequential Read
- Acer FA300
- 11000 MB/s-25%
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
- 14700 MB/s
Controller
- Acer FA300
- SM2504XT
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
- SK hynix Alistar ACNT093
Controller Vendor
- Acer FA300
- Silicon Motion
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
- Other
DRAM Cache
- Acer FA300
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
- DRAM
NAND Type
- Acer FA300
- TLC
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
- TLC
NAND Vendor
- Acer FA300
- Kioxia
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
- SK hynix
NAND Layers
- Acer FA300
- 218-8%
- SK Hynix Platinum P51
- 238
Which one should you pick?
Choose Acer FA300 if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.
Choose SK Hynix Platinum P51 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 NAND layers (238 vs 218).