New On sale 5%
fanxiang S101 500GB SATA III
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
41 Overall Score
Price €79
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong feature (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong social proof (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
- Below average speed (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | fanxiang S101 | Crucial T500 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 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 | 550 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 | - | true | true | false | false | false |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fanxiang S101 | 28.5 | 22.9 | 77.7 | 26.8 | 41.7 | 68.5 | 85.8 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.3 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.3 | 83 | 95.3 | 53 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 80.9 | 94 | 55.3 | 98.5 | 95.3 | 43.9 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97.1 | 85.3 | 55.3 | 87.3 | 95.3 | 44 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.4 | 90.4 | 77.7 | 78.3 | 83 | 95.3 | 55.3 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 87 | 95.8 | 77.7 | 55.3 | 88 | 95.3 | 54.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From €79
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Usage Scores
- Overall40.8
- Budget83.6
- Gaming27.5
- Laptop38.7
- Console13.8
- Portable10.3
- Workstation38.8
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