ADATA SSD

ADATA SSD

ADATA
32 Overall Score
vs
Crucial SSD

Crucial SSD

Crucial
88 Overall Score

Scores

Workstation
ADATA
29
Crucial
88
Gaming
ADATA
19
Crucial
87
Budget
ADATA
40
Crucial
86
Console
ADATA
10
Crucial
86
Laptop
ADATA
31
Crucial
79
Portable
ADATA
8
Crucial
23

Specifications

ADATA SSDCrucial SSD
Drive
Capacity
256
1,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2 2280
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 4.0
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation—4★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
520
7,300
Sequential Write (MB/s)
450
6,800
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,150,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,440,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✗✓★
Controller—Phison E25
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
600
MTBF (hours)
2,000,000
No data
Warranty (years)35★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

ADATA SSD

  • Below average speed (16th percentile)16th %ile
  • Below average capacity (17th percentile)17th %ile
  • Below average random (22nd percentile)

Crucial SSD

  • Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong speed (91st percentile)91st %ile

Pricing

Both products are similarly priced.

ADATA SSD0.236score per dollar
vs
Crucial SSD0.636score per dollar

Crucial SSD offers 2.7x better value for money

ADATA SSD

Amazon
$137

Crucial SSD

Best Buy
$138
Newegg
$190
Amazon
$299

Verdict

★ Winner: Crucial SSD

Scores 88 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.

Crucial SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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