New
ADATA 256GB SSD PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Read Speed 1,800 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 120 TBW
45 Overall Score
Price £75
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong feature (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong endurance (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 1800 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 900 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 100000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 170000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 120 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1800000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | ADATA 256GB SSD | Crucial T500 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | false | false |
| Endurance | 120 TBW | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADATA 256GB SSD | 44.8 | 45.9 | 78.4 | 17.7 | 75.9 | 35.8 | 84.6 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.4 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.3 | 82.8 | 95.3 | 53.6 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81 | 94 | 55.3 | 98.6 | 95.3 | 44.1 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 85.5 | 55.3 | 87.2 | 95.3 | 44.1 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.5 | 90.5 | 78.4 | 78.4 | 82.8 | 95.3 | 55.5 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 87.1 | 95.7 | 78.4 | 55.3 | 88 | 95.3 | 54.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall45
- Budget72.9
- Gaming34
- Laptop42.6
- Console16.5
- Portable9.5
- Workstation43.6
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
