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OWC Aura Pro 250GB Proprietary M.2
Capacity 250GB
Form Factor M.2
Interface Proprietary
Read Speed 530 MB/s
NAND TLC
36 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 250 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | Proprietary |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 530 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 495 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | OWC Aura Pro | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Seagate FireCuda 530R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 250GB | 8TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | Proprietary | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 530 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWC Aura Pro | 23.4 | 22.1 | 78.5 | 12.5 | 57 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.1 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 98.1 | 85.4 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 88.3 | 95.1 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 80.4 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 82.4 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 78.3 | 93.6 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R Compare | 92.5 | 96.3 | 52.9 | 92.6 | 95.4 |
Usage Scores
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