ADATA Ultimate SU650 240GB SATA III 2.5"
The 240GB SATA III drive hits 520 MB/s reads and 450 MB/s writes, enough to cut boot times and app loading on older systems. Its DRAM-less TLC design keeps the price low, though the 140 TBW endurance and 1-year warranty limit heavy workloads. Best for budget-minded users upgrading an aging desktop or laptop for everyday tasks like web browsing and office work.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong endurance (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average capacity (11th percentile)
- Below average speed (17th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 240 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 520 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 450 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 40000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 75000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 140 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 1 |
vs Competition
| Spec | ADATA Ultimate SU650 | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 240GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 | 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 | 7,100 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | false | false |
| Endurance | 140 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 Ultimate SU650 | 17.4 | 38.7 | 53.5 | 10.7 | 73.4 | 48.8 | 88.2 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 91.3 | 96.6 | 98.9 | 55.4 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 52.7 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 93.9 | 81 | 93.9 | 55.4 | 98.7 | 95.3 | 43.8 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 85.7 | 55.4 | 87.3 | 95.3 | 43.8 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.4 | 90.5 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 55.4 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 87 | 95.7 | 78.5 | 55.4 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 54.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From £74
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 11, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall39.5
- Budget77.7
- Gaming22.8
- Laptop34.2
- Console10.4
- Portable7.6
- Workstation35.8
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