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Silicon Power A55 256GB SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
NAND TLC
23 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average speed (7th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 9 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Silicon Power A55 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Crucial T500 | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS200T4X0E | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Seq Read | - | 14,700 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Power A55 | 7.3 | 22.3 | 53.7 | 17.4 | 14.7 | 58.2 | 78.2 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 98.6 | 98.8 | 97.3 | 54.9 | 85.9 | 99.5 | 37.8 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91 | 96.3 | 98.9 | 54.9 | 82.9 | 95 | 57.5 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS200T4X0E Compare | 91.5 | 96 | 53.7 | 78.4 | 88 | 99.5 | 37.2 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 97.5 | 98.4 | 97.3 | 54.9 | 80.9 | 95 | 38.3 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.3 | 98.9 | 97.3 | 54.9 | 85.9 | 77.3 | 26.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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