ADATA 256GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average speed (17th percentile)
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
- Below average random (23rd 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 256GB SSD | Crucial T500 | Corsair MP600 Elite | Team Group MP44L | Silicon Power UD90 SP01KGBP44UD9005 | SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 500GB | 1TB | 500GB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2230 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | 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 | 7,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 4,900 MB/s | 6,800 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | false | false | false | false |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 160 TBW | 600 TBW | 300 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADATA 256GB SSD | 17.2 | 22.8 | 53.2 | 17.8 | 51.1 | 94.1 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.3 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.3 | 82.7 | 53.7 |
| Corsair MP600 Elite Compare | 84 | 61.8 | 53.2 | 55.3 | 93.6 | 58.3 |
| Team Group MP44L Compare | 71 | 86.4 | 78.3 | 26.8 | 68.7 | 74.7 |
| Silicon Power UD90 SP01KGBP44UD9005 Compare | 70.1 | 61.8 | 53.2 | 55.3 | 85.7 | 51.5 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 Compare | 80.5 | 93.8 | 53.2 | 26.8 | 87.9 | 73.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall34.9
- Budget81.1
- Gaming20.8
- Laptop32
- Console10.2
- Portable7.7
- Workstation30.2
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