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ADATA 14992281
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor M.2
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Read Speed 2,000 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 80 TBW
55 Overall Score
Price $75
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong random (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong endurance (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1600 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 180000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 280000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 80 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | ADATA 14992281 | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 | SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 | Corsair MP600 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 500GB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2230 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | - | false | false |
| Endurance | 80 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 640 TBW | 300 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADATA 14992281 | 45.9 | 78 | 87.1 | 17.1 | 67.8 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 90.5 | 96.1 | 99 | 54.6 | 83 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 82.5 | 96.4 | 93.8 | 78.4 | 86 |
| Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 Compare | 75.9 | 60.6 | 53.3 | 78.4 | 68.7 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 Compare | 91.1 | 95.7 | 53.3 | 25.9 | 87.9 |
| Corsair MP600 Elite Compare | 82.5 | 60.6 | 53.3 | 54.6 | 93.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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