TEST: Acer SA100 480GB SATA SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the SATA SSD SA100 with 480GB (SA100-480GB) from Acer.
Score
712
Price/GB
0,06 €


Technical data
Image SA100
Manufacturer Acer
Model number SA100-480GB
Storage capacity 480 GB (447 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 160 GB approx.
Read speed 560 MB/s
Write speed 493 MB/s
Interface SATA 6 Gbps
Connection 2.5"
Memory module (NAND) TLC
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 150 Terabyte
Controller Silicon Motion SM2259XT
Price ca. 0 AUD (= 0,06 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
100 %
Write speed
96 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. A total score of 712 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Acer SA100 480GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
519,93 MB/s
445,66 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
32,77 MB/s
87,98 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
180,52 MB/s
168,88 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,040 ms
0,140 ms
Score
265
301
Total score
712

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of April 25, 2025 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Acer SA100 480GB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
923,46 MB/s
1,16 s
Program
many small files
1166,54 MB/s
1,21 s
Game
small and large files
1821,49 MB/s
0,76 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the Acer SATA SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 560MB/s and 493MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Acer SA100 480GB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Acer SA100 480GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
549,74
468,12
SEQ1M
Q1T1
539,34
455,76
RND4K
Q32T16
237,55
182,57
RND4K
Q1T1
51,40
93,19

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
524,30
446,40
SEQ1M
Q1T1
514,40
434,60
RND4K
Q32T16
57.996,60
44.571,80
RND4K
Q1T1
12.549,60
22.750,20

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
15.229,20
17.849,60
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1.943,88
2.298,85
RND4K
Q32T16
8.811,61
11.466,70
RND4K
Q1T1
79,56
43,83

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

A long-term test was performed here to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 200 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 160 GB, the pSLC-Cache was full and the performance was throttled.
At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 534 MB/s and written with 255 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Acer SA100 480GB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the Acer SATA SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

HD Tune TEST: Acer SA100 480GB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Acer SATA SSD . The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Acer SA100 480GB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Acer SATA SSD here. is written. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: Acer SA100 480GB


Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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