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 STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 3identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology has 400 MB/s more read speed than the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black (1000 MB/s vs 600 MB/s). The Seagate STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology has 400 MB/s more write speed than the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black (1000 MB/s vs 600 MB/s). The ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black has 16.4 mm more width than the Seagate STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology (36.8 mm vs 20.4 mm). Only the Seagate STMX2000400 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, 1 TB on the Seagate STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology.

  • SSD capacity
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:512 GB
    • STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:1 TB
  • Read speed
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:600 MB/s
    • STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:1000 MB/s
  • Write speed
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:600 MB/s
    • STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:1000 MB/s
  • Thunderbolt technology
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:No
    • STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:Yes
  • Product colour
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:Black
    • STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:Grey
  • Housing material
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:Plastic
    • STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:Silicone
  • Windows operating systems supported
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:Windows 10, Windows 11
    • STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:Yes
  • Width
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:36.8 mm
    • STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:20.4 mm

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Comparison of SC730, STMX2000400
27 specifications
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers512 GB1 TB
NVMeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Read speedDiffers600 MB/s1000 MB/s
Write speedDiffers600 MB/s1000 MB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
Thunderbolt technologyDiffersNoYes
Wi-FiNoNo
Data transfer rateKnown for one10 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Features5 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey
Housing materialDiffersPlasticSilicone
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 SequoiaYes
Mobile operating systems supportedDiffersAndroid 13.0, Android 14.0, iOSAndroid, iOS, iPadOS
Securityidentical
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIP54
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers36.8 mm20.4 mm
DepthDiffers9.7 mm12.5 mm
HeightDiffers23.8 mm70 mm
WeightDiffers7.8 g24 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source138 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source17 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 year(s)
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source

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