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Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue vs Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 1identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 5,650 MB/s more read speed than the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue (6700 MB/s vs 1050 MB/s). The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 4,300 MB/s more write speed than the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue (5300 MB/s vs 1000 MB/s). The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 70 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue (80 Gbit/s vs 10 Gbit/s). Only the Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has Thunderbolt technology. SSD capacity: 500 GB on the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue, 4 TB on the Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology.

  • SSD capacity
    • 500 GB
    • 4 TB
  • Read speed
    • 1050 MB/s
    • 6700 MB/s
  • Write speed
    • 1000 MB/s
    • 5300 MB/s
  • USB version
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
    • USB4 Gen 2x2
  • Thunderbolt technology
    • No
    • Yes
  • Data transfer rate
    • 10 Gbit/s
    • 80 Gbit/s
  • Product colour
    • Black, Blue
    • Blue
  • Width
    • 40.5 mm
    • 98 mm

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28 specifications
A

ADATA

SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue

Model SC740

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B

Seagate

Pro5 Thunderbolt technology

Model Pro5

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Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers500 GB4 TB
NVMeKnown for oneNo
Read speedDiffers1050 MB/s6700 MB/s
Write speedDiffers1000 MB/s5300 MB/s
SSD form factorKnown for one2.5"
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB versionDiffers3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)USB4 Gen 2x2
Thunderbolt technologyDiffersNoYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Data transfer rateDiffers10 Gbit/s80 Gbit/s
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one5
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, BlueBlue
Protection featuresKnown for oneDrop resistant, Impact resistant, Shock resistant
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneLinux Kernel 6.2, Linux Kernel 6.5
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid 13.0, Android 14.0
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for oneNo
Password protectionKnown for oneNo
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for oneIP68
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one5 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers40.5 mm98 mm
DepthDiffers121.8 mm65 mm
HeightDiffers22.3 mm17 mm
WeightDiffers40 g150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for oneBox
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes

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