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Silicon Power A55
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 500 MB/s
NAND TLC
35 Overall Score
Price CA$181
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average speed (14th percentile)
- Below average random (21st percentile)
- Below average endurance (33rd percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 500 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 450 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 1 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Silicon Power A55 | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Corsair MP700 Elite | Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 500 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Power A55 | 13.8 | 21 | 53.1 | 33.8 | 33.1 | 67.8 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.1 | 96.8 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 86 | 96.6 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.5 | 96.2 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 83 | 99.7 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.5 | 93.2 | 93.6 | 78.5 | 92.8 | 96.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.3 | 99.7 | 78.5 | 87.4 | 48.9 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 Compare | 92.1 | 96 | 78.5 | 92.9 | 95.4 | 14.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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