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Silicon Power A55

★★★★★ 4.5 (2,863)
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface SATA III
NAND TLC
Silicon Power A55 ssd
41 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (76th percentile) 76th

Cons

  • Below average speed (17th percentile)
  • Below average random (21st percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has improved over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q2 '18: 3.0★ · 2 reviewsQ4 '20: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '22: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '22: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '23: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '25: 1.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '26: 4.7★ · 3 reviewsQ2 '26: 5.0★ · 2 reviews211111132Q2 '18Q4 '20Q3 '22Q4 '22Q2 '23Q1 '24Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 13 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 16.5
Random 21
Feature 53.1
Capacity 54.6
Endurance 41.3
Social Proof 76

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 1000
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface SATA III
Protocol SATA
External No

Performance

Sequential Write (MB/s) 560

Hardware

NAND TLC
DRAM Cache No

Reliability

Warranty (years) 3

Features

Heatsink No

vs Competition

Spec Silicon Power A55 Samsung 9100 PRO Crucial T500 Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Western Digital BLACK SN850X SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8100
Capacity 1TB 8TB 2TB 2TB 4TB 8TB
Form Factor M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280
Interface SATA III PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4
Seq Read - 14,800 MB/s 7,400 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 14,900 MB/s
Nand Type TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache false true true true true false
Endurance - 4800 TBW 1200 TBW 2000 TBW 2400 TBW 4800 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEnduranceSocial Proof
Silicon Power A55 16.52153.154.641.376
Samsung 9100 PRO Compare 98.899.799.798.28696.6
Crucial T500 Compare 93.596.298.978.58399.7
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare 92.593.293.678.592.896.6
Western Digital BLACK SN850X Compare 87.894.688.692.98896.6
SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8100 Compare 98.69988.698.28854

Usage Scores

Overall (41.1)Budget (60.8)Gaming (32.5)Laptop (51.2)Console (16.5)Portable (10.7)Workstation (33.4)

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