Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black vs Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 6,100 MB/s more read speed than the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black (6700 MB/s vs 600 MB/s). The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 4,700 MB/s more write speed than the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black (5300 MB/s vs 600 MB/s). The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 70 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black (80 Gbit/s vs 10 Gbit/s). Only the Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has Thunderbolt technology. SSD capacity: 512 GB on the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, 4 TB on the Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology.

SSD capacity
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:512 GB
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:4 TB
Read speed
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:600 MB/s
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:6700 MB/s
Write speed
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:600 MB/s
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:5300 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)
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:USB4 Gen 2x2
Thunderbolt technology
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:No
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:Yes
Data transfer rate
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:10 Gbit/s
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:80 Gbit/s
Product colour
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:Black
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:Blue
Width
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:36.8 mm
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:98 mm

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Comparison of SC730, Pro5
22 specifications	A ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black Model SC730 View product	B Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology Model Pro5 View product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	512 GB	4 TB
Read speedDiffers	600 MB/s	6700 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	600 MB/s	5300 MB/s
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB connector	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)	USB4 Gen 2x2
Thunderbolt technologyDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateDiffers	10 Gbit/s	80 Gbit/s
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
Housing materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	36.8 mm	98 mm
DepthDiffers	9.7 mm	65 mm
HeightDiffers	23.8 mm	17 mm
WeightDiffers	7.8 g	150 g
Securityidentical
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP68

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