SSD Speed Test

This website provides detailed performance, speed, and benchmark reviews of M.2 NVMe SSDs, SATA SSDs, and USB flash drives to assist you in making an informed purchase decision. Gen5 SSDs are now also tested here. Which is the best SSD and which is the fastest SSD? You can find the answer here.

Current winner

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Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB

1358 Storage media

New models are tested regularly

NVMe & SATA

Including PCIe Gen 5.0 / 4.0 / 3.0

Current prices

Daily updated prices per GB

M.2 SSD Test

Tests of the newer PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs of the 5th generation, PCIe 4.0 as well as the slower PCIe 3.0 x4.

Product name	Capacity	Read	Write	Price	Score
Intel Optane H10 512GB	512 GB	1445 MB/s	368 MB/s	189 $	2990
AGI AI858 2TB	2048 GB	14201 MB/s	13407 MB/s	513 $	7762
TeamGroup NV10000 1TB	1024 GB	10286 MB/s	8516 MB/s	211 $	9912
TeamGroup G50 1TB	1024 GB	5409 MB/s	4994 MB/s	188 $	7186
Crucial P510 2TB	2048 GB	10002 MB/s	9133 MB/s	340 $	10828
PNY CS2241 1TB	1024 GB	4949 MB/s	4551 MB/s	170 $	5727
Transcend MTE250H 2TB	2048 GB	7110 MB/s	6468 MB/s	n/a	7204

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SATA SSD Test

SATA 6 Gb/s SSDs are tested here. Theoretical maximum is 600 MB/s (practically ~560 MB/s).

Product name	Capacity	Read	Write	Price	Score
TeamGroup QX 1TB	1024 GB	527 MB/s	445 MB/s	143 $	678
Acer SA100 1.87TB	1920 GB	549 MB/s	475 MB/s	n/a	729
Western Digital WD Red SA500 2TB	2048 GB	547 MB/s	460 MB/s	n/a	737
ORICO i560 2TB	2048 GB	550 MB/s	472 MB/s	n/a	699
Integral V Series 2TB	2048 GB	550 MB/s	476 MB/s	n/a	674

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External Drives Test

USB-C drives are tested here. With USB 4.0, a theoretical maximum of 40 Gbit/s (practically ~3,700 MB/s) is possible.

Product name	Capacity	Read	Write	Price	Score
Verbatim SnapBack 512GB	512 GB	2052 MB/s	1850 MB/s	82 $	1118
TeamGroup PD20M 1TB	1024 GB	2079 MB/s	1827 MB/s	145 $	1206
Corsair EX400U Survivor 1TB	1024 GB	4062 MB/s	3625 MB/s	265 $	2967
KingSpec Z5 512GB	512 GB	2075 MB/s	1877 MB/s	90 $	1246
MSI DATAMAG 40 Gbps 2TB	2048 GB	4062 MB/s	3708 MB/s	n/a	3022

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USB Flash Drive Test

Here you will find performance tests of USB 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 drives (USB 2.0 drives are not tested because they are no longer up to date).

Product name	Capacity	Read	Write	Price	Score
PNY PRO Elite V3 (USB-C) 256GB	256 GB	1053 MB/s	927 MB/s	52 $	1046
Kingston Dual Portable SSD 512GB	512 GB	1081 MB/s	1007 MB/s	155 $	921
TeamGroup X1 MAX 512GB	512 GB	1089 MB/s	844 MB/s	n/a	878
AGI ED138 Pro 1TB	1024 GB	568 MB/s	519 MB/s	n/a	743
SanDisk DJ 512GB	512 GB	1057 MB/s	1019 MB/s	140 $	674

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Test tools:

The following benchmark tools are used for the SSD speed test:

Test environment:

High-end hardware (as of 2021) is used for the tests so that the full performance of the storage media can be utilized. Since the same test system is used for all tests, the results are comparable with each other:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, 12x 3.80GHz
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB, DDR4-3200MHz, CL16-18-18-36
Motherboard: ASUS Mainboard Prime X570-Pro
SSD: Corsair Force Series Gen.4 PCIe MP600 2TB
GPU: MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit (Version 2004)
Other: be quiet! case, CPU cooler and power supply

By using the AMD X570 chipset, Gen 4 (PCIe 4.0) SSDs can now also be tested.

NEW - Test environment for PCIe 5.0 SSD tests:

Since 2023, a new test PC has been used, which can also test Gen 5.0 and USB 4.0 SSDs.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900, 12x 3.70-5.40GHz
RAM: Kingston FURY 64GB DDR5-6000MHz, CL36-38-38
Motherboard: GIGABYTE X870 AORUS Elite WIFI7
SSD: Intel Optane SSD 900P
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
OS: Windows 11 Pro 64 Bit (Version 22H2)

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