New
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
Price $43
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 | Crucial P5 Plus CT2000P5PSSD8 | Corsair MP600 Elite | Team Group MP44L | SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 | fanxiang S880 S880E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 250GB | 2TB | 1TB | 500GB | 500GB | 500GB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| 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 | 6,600 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | false | false | false | false |
| Endurance | - | - | 1200 TBW | 160 TBW | 300 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWC Aura Pro | 23.3 | 22.2 | 78.6 | 12.5 | 57 |
| Crucial P5 Plus CT2000P5PSSD8 Compare | 78 | 80.7 | 98.9 | 78.3 | 14.5 |
| Corsair MP600 Elite Compare | 83.3 | 61.3 | 53.3 | 54.9 | 93.7 |
| Team Group MP44L Compare | 70.3 | 86.1 | 78.6 | 26.4 | 68.7 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 Compare | 81.6 | 93.4 | 53.3 | 26.4 | 87.9 |
| fanxiang S880 S880E Compare | 90.9 | 61.3 | 78.6 | 26.4 | 95.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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