New
ADATA SSD
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 520 MB/s
NAND TLC
32 Overall Score
Price $137
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average speed (16th percentile)
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)
- Below average random (21st 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 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | ADATA SSD | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Corsair MP700 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 520 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,400 MB/s | 12,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | - |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 1400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADATA SSD | 16 | 21 | 53.1 | 17.2 | 50.6 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.1 | 96.8 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 86 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.5 | 96.2 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 83 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.5 | 99.4 | 99.7 | 78.5 | 93.9 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98 | 97.5 | 78.5 | 89.3 |
| Corsair MP700 PRO Compare | 96.2 | 97.3 | 85.2 | 78.5 | 89.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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