ADATA SU650 256GB SATA III 2.5"
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average speed (17th percentile)
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 520 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 450 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | ADATA SU650 | Crucial T500 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite CSSD-F1000GBMP700ENH | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital Black SN850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| 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 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 520 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADATA SU650 | 17 | 22.2 | 53.3 | 17.5 | 51 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 90.9 | 96.3 | 98.9 | 54.9 | 82.7 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 93.8 | 80.7 | 93.5 | 54.9 | 98.7 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite CSSD-F1000GBMP700ENH Compare | 94.9 | 96.6 | 85.6 | 54.9 | 87.2 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 71.7 | 90.1 | 78.6 | 78.3 | 82.7 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 85.2 | 92.8 | 88.9 | 54.9 | 87.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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