Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black vs MSI DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB

15specifications compared
14differ
1identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB has 3,400 MB/s more read speed than the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black (4000 MB/s vs 600 MB/s). The MSI DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB has 3,000 MB/s more write speed than the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black (3600 MB/s vs 600 MB/s). The MSI DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB has 30 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black (40 Gbit/s vs 10 Gbit/s). SSD capacity: 512 GB on the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, 2 TB on the MSI DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB. USB version: 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) on the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 on the MSI DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB.

SSD capacity
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:512 GB
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:2 TB
Read speed
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:600 MB/s
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:4000 MB/s
Write speed
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:600 MB/s
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:3600 MB/s
USB version
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Data transfer rate
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:10 Gbit/s
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:40 Gbit/s
Product colour
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:Black
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:Silver
Housing material
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:Plastic
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:Aluminium
Windows operating systems supported
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:Windows 10, Windows 11
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:Yes

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Comparison of SC730, DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB
23 specifications	A ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black Model SC730 View product	B MSI DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB View product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	512 GB	2 TB
Read speedDiffers	600 MB/s	4000 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	600 MB/s	3600 MB/s
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3D NAND
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateDiffers	10 Gbit/s	40 Gbit/s
Features4 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Housing materialDiffers	Plastic	Aluminium
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia	Yes
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android 13.0, Android 14.0, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 85 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	36.8 mm	66 mm
DepthDiffers	9.7 mm	66 mm
HeightDiffers	23.8 mm	13 mm
WeightDiffers	7.8 g	85 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-C, USB Type-C to USB Type-A
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 year(s)

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