ADATA 240GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
ADATA
30 Overall Score
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Crucial T710 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Crucial
89 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ADATA 240GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
No customer feedback yet
Crucial T710 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
78 out of 100 medium confidence 12 reviews
The Crucial T710 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD is generally well-received, with users praising its fast speeds, especially in real-world workloads like data processing and gaming. Many note that it requires a heatsink to manage temperatures. However, one verified buyer reported a drive failure after 7 months and difficulties with Crucial's warranty support, which is a significant concern.
Pros
- Fast Gen5 speeds
- Great for heavy workloads
- Good value for money
- Runs cool with heatsink
- Easy installation
Cons
- Requires heatsink
- Warranty support issues
- Drive failure risk
- Windows formatting issues
Performance 8
Heat management 3
Value for money 2
Warranty support 2
Reliability 1
Installation 2
Scores
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Specifications
| ADATA 240GB SSD | Crucial T710 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | QLC | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | Micron |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ADATA 240GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average capacity (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average speed (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
Crucial T710 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average affordability (33rd percentile)
Pricing
ADATA 240GB SSD SATA III 2.5"0.003score per dollar
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Crucial T710 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.001score per dollar
ADATA 240GB SSD SATA III 2.5" offers 3.0x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Crucial T710
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.
