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Crucial M550 256GB and ADATA Falcon 256GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (256 GB). The main differences are in Interface, NVME, Form Factor and NAND Flash Type.
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Crucial M550 256GB 2.5" SATA3 CT256M550SSD1
Crucial M550 256GB
ADATA Falcon 256GB 3D NAND PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe M.2 2280 AFALCON-256G-C
ADATA Falcon 256GB
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$178.14
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Brand
Crucial
Brand
ADATA
Model
CT256M550SSD1
Model
AFALCON-256G-C
Release Date
📅 March 2014
Release Date
📅 June 2020
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
★★★★★
(152 reviews)
User reviews
★★★☆☆
(3 reviews)
Performance (Charts)
255th / 1746
Performance (Charts)
n/a
Effective Value
277th / 336
Effective Value
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Price/GB
$0.70
Price/GB
$0.16
GB/$1
1.44
GB/$1
6.4
Pros
  • Strong performance
  • Good upgrade over the M500
  • Marvell 88SS9189 controller
Pros
-
Cons
  • Not as fast as some high-end drives
Cons
-
Series
M550
Series
FALCON
Capacity
256 GB
Capacity
256 GB
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Interface
PCIe Gen3 x4
NVME
No
NVME
Yes
Form Factor
2.5"
Form Factor
M.2-2280
SSD Controller
Marvell 9189
SSD Controller
-
NAND Flash Type
MLC
NAND Flash Type
3D NAND
Max Sequential Read
Up to 550 MB/s
Max Sequential Read
Up to 3100 MB/s
Max Sequential Write
Up to 500 MB/s
Max Sequential Write
Up to 1500 MB/s
MTBF
1,500,000 hours
MTBF
1,800,000 hours

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Crucial M550 256GB:

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Reasons to buy the ADATA Falcon 256GB:

  • 78% cheaper, you can save $138.15
  • Newer Product, it was released around 6 years later
  • Newer interface (PCIe Gen3 x4)

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