Acer SA100 960GB SATA SSD
Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the SATA SSD SA100 with 960GB (SA100-960GB) from the brand Acer.
| Technical specifications (manufacturer information) | |
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| Manufacturer | Acer |
| Model number | SA100-960GB |
| Capacity | 960 GB (894 GiB) |
| pSLC cache | 256 GB approx. |
| Read speed | 560 MB/s |
| Write speed | 507 MB/s |
| Interface | SATA 6 Gbps |
| Connector | 2.5" |
| Memory module (NAND) | QLC |
| TBW (Total Bytes Written) | 300 terabyte |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SM2259XT |
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v0.567a Drive: 0(ATA) OS: 10.0 build 19045 Model: Acer SSD SA100 960GB Fw : W0419B0 Size : 915715 MB [960.2 GB] From smart : [SMI2259XT] [W0419B0 00] [N48R0] Controller : SM2259XA bufferless FlashID: 0x2c,0xd3,0xc,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0,0x0 - Micron 176L(N48R) QLC 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die Channel: 2 CE : 4 TotDie : 8 Plane : 4 Die/Ce : 1 Ch map : 0x03 CE map : 0x33 Inter. : 4 First Fblock : 2 Total Fblock : 810 Total Hblock : 14309 Fblock Per Ce : 810 Fblock Per Die: 810 Original Spare Block Count : 48 Vendor Marked Bad Block : 0 Bad Block From Pretest : 9
We put the Acer SATA SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:
AS SSD Benchmark
Standard performance test
The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. A total score of 675 points was achieved.
Copy performance test
A common everyday scenario 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 (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 25 April 2025 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.
| AS SSD Copy Benchmark | Transfer rate: | Duration: |
|---|---|---|
| ISO two large files |
1,085.73 MB/s |
0.99 s |
| Program typical program folder with many small files |
1,104.90 MB/s |
1.27 s |
| Game a game folder with small and large files |
1,908.33 MB/s |
0.72 s |
Compression performance test
Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.
CrystalDiskMark Benchmark
Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer: 560 MB/s and 507 MB/s) the Acer SATA SSD is determined.
| CDM | Read [MB/s] | Write [MB/s] |
|---|---|---|
| SEQ1M Q8T1 |
541.30 |
470.31 |
| SEQ1M Q1T1 |
532.99 |
463.14 |
| RND4K Q32T16 |
229.33 |
182.72 |
| RND4K Q1T1 |
38.98 |
95.48 |
IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)
| CDM | Read [IOPS] | Write [IOPS] |
|---|---|---|
| SEQ1M Q8T1 |
516.20 |
448.50 |
| SEQ1M Q1T1 |
508.30 |
441.70 |
| RND4K Q32T16 |
55,987.80 |
44,610.10 |
| RND4K Q1T1 |
9,515.40 |
23,310.50 |
Average latency
| CDM | Read [µs] | Write [µs] |
|---|---|---|
| SEQ1M Q8T1 |
15,468.00 |
17,768.20 |
| SEQ1M Q1T1 |
1,966.79 |
2,262.66 |
| RND4K Q32T16 |
9,131.76 |
11,430.00 |
| RND4K Q1T1 |
104.97 |
42.78 |
HD Tune Pro long-term test
A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see from when a possible cache is full and write performance drops. A test file of 300 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 256 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 493 MB/s and written at 188 MB/s.
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 measured access time and burst rate are also shown.
ATTO Disk Benchmark
Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Acer SATA SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.
SSD-Z Benchmark
Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Acer SATA SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).
You can find information about the test system at the bottom of the homepage.
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