OWC Aura Pro 250GB Proprietary M.2
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)
- Below average speed (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 250 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | Proprietary |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| 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 | MSI SPATIUM M560 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 250GB | 2TB | 1TB | 500GB | 500GB | 1TB |
| 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 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 530 MB/s | 6,600 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 6,800 MB/s | 10,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | - |
| Dram Cache | false | true | false | false | false | - |
| Endurance | - | - | 1200 TBW | 160 TBW | 300 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWC Aura Pro | 23.4 | 61.7 | 79 | 12.5 | 57.3 | 90.9 |
| Crucial P5 Plus CT2000P5PSSD8 Compare | 78.8 | 81.1 | 99 | 78.5 | 14.7 | 26.3 |
| Corsair MP600 Elite Compare | 84 | 61.7 | 53.8 | 55.3 | 93.8 | 58.2 |
| Team Group MP44L Compare | 71 | 86.6 | 79 | 26.7 | 69 | 74 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 Compare | 80.3 | 93.9 | 53.8 | 26.7 | 88.2 | 72.6 |
| MSI SPATIUM M560 Compare | 95.5 | 61.7 | 36.8 | 55.3 | 94.7 | 72.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From $43
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Usage Scores
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