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ADATA Ultimate SU650 256GB SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 520 MB/s
NAND TLC
33 Overall Score
Price $112
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average social proof (8th percentile)
- Below average speed (18th percentile)
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 520 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 450 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 20000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 75000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | ADATA Ultimate SU650 | Crucial T500 PCIe Gen4 | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | Lexar NM790 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 520 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | false | false | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADATA Ultimate SU650 | 17.5 | 37.5 | 52.4 | 17.8 | 51.1 | 8 | 93.9 |
| Crucial T500 PCIe Gen4 Compare | 91.3 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.3 | 83 | 95.3 | 53 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.4 | 90.4 | 77.7 | 78.3 | 83 | 95.3 | 55.3 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 87 | 95.8 | 77.7 | 55.3 | 88 | 95.3 | 54.9 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 83.9 | 97.1 | 94 | 78.3 | 85.9 | 46.7 | 58.4 |
| Lexar NM790 Compare | 89.8 | 93.1 | 52.4 | 55.3 | 93.6 | 95.3 | 49.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $112
Amazon 1 offer From $112
Newegg 1 offer From $66
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall32.6
- Budget73.7
- Gaming18.8
- Laptop28.4
- Console8.6
- Portable6.2
- Workstation29.8
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