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OWC Aura Pro 500GB Proprietary M.2
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor M.2
Interface Proprietary
Read Speed 530 MB/s
25 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average random (3rd percentile)
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
- Below average speed (16th percentile)
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | Proprietary |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 530 |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
vs Competition
| Spec | OWC Aura Pro | Crucial T500 | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2230 |
| Interface | Proprietary | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 530 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | false | false | true | - |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 640 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWC Aura Pro | 16.2 | 3.2 | 14.3 | 26.4 | 57 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 90.9 | 96.3 | 98.9 | 54.9 | 82.7 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 71.7 | 90.1 | 78.6 | 78.3 | 82.7 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 86.4 | 95.2 | 78.6 | 54.9 | 87.9 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 83.3 | 96.6 | 93.5 | 78.3 | 85.8 |
| Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 Compare | 76.8 | 61.3 | 53.3 | 78.3 | 69.4 |
Price
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