Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

ASUS TUF Gaming AS1000 vs ASUS ROG Strix Arion S500

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 14identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • SSD capacity
    • TUF Gaming AS1000:1 TB
    • ROG Strix Arion S500:500 GB
  • Read speed
    • TUF Gaming AS1000:10000 MB/s
    • ROG Strix Arion S500:1050 MB/s
  • Hardware encryption
    • TUF Gaming AS1000:No
    • ROG Strix Arion S500:Yes
  • Password protection
    • TUF Gaming AS1000:No
    • ROG Strix Arion S500:Yes
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • TUF Gaming AS1000:-40 - 60 °C
    • ROG Strix Arion S500:-20 - 60 °C
  • Width
    • TUF Gaming AS1000:54 mm
    • ROG Strix Arion S500:47.8 mm
  • Depth
    • TUF Gaming AS1000:13 mm
    • ROG Strix Arion S500:124.6 mm
  • Height
    • TUF Gaming AS1000:125 mm
    • ROG Strix Arion S500:10.8 mm

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Comparison of AS1000, ROG Strix Arion S500
41 specifications
Solid state drive2 differ
SSD capacityDiffers1 TB500 GB
SSD form factorKnown for oneM.2Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for oneUSB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)Unknown — not stated by the source
NVMeYesYes
Read speedDiffers10000 MB/s1050 MB/s
Write speedKnown for one10000 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSLC
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
Thunderbolt technologyNoNo
Wi-FiNoNo
Data transfer rate10 Gbit/s10 Gbit/s
Features2 differ
Product colourBlackBlack
Housing materialAluminiumAluminium
Protection featuresKnown for oneDrop resistant, Dust resistant, Shock resistant, Water resistantUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Mobile operating systems supportedAndroidAndroid
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceChina
Security2 differ
Hardware encryptionDiffersNoYes
Password protectionDiffersNoYes
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for oneIP68Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256-bit AES
Poweridentical
Operating voltage5 V5 V
CurrentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.6 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 60 °C-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)15 - 90%15 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers54 mm47.8 mm
DepthDiffers13 mm124.6 mm
HeightDiffers125 mm10.8 mm
WeightDiffers157 g107 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one178 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one99 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one39 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one334 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBox
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualYesYes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84717070

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