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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
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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 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Crucial T700 | Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,800 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 12,400 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | 120 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 5050 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 | 84.5 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.8 | 99.6 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 92.5 | 88 | 95.3 | 9.5 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 90.9 | 92.5 | 93.5 | 87.1 | 6.5 |
| Crucial T700 Compare | 96.6 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 78.4 | 82.8 | 77.4 | 22 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 Compare | 92.8 | 96.8 | 78.4 | 92.5 | 95.6 | 77.4 | 6.9 |
Usage Scores
- Overall45
- Budget73
- 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.
