SSD Speed Test (Solid-State Drive Tester)
On this website you will find performance, speed and benchmark reviews of M.2 NVMe SSDs, SATA SSDs and USB flash drives to help you make your purchase decision. Gen. 5 SSDs are now also tested here.
We have reviewed 1037 products.
M.2 SSD Test
We test the new 4th generation PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD as well as the slower PCIe 3.0 x4.
| Product | Image | Capacity | Read | Write | Price/GB | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY XLR8 CS3150 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 11703 MB/s | 10119 MB/s | 0,15 $ | 11930 |
| Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 14000 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 13626 MB/s | 10637 MB/s | 0,41 $ | 11938 |
| Fikwot FX991 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 7359 MB/s | 6360 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 6622 |
| fanxiang S880E 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 7229 MB/s | 6208 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 6976 |
| Crucial P310 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 7230 MB/s | 6358 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 7681 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 12364 MB/s | 12078 MB/s | 0,14 $ | 12571 |
| Kingston NV3 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 6098 MB/s | 5325 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 7248 |
SATA SSD Test
SATA 6 Gb/s SSDs are tested here. A maximum of 600 MB/s is theoretically possible (~550 MB/s in practice).
| Product | Image | Capacity | Read | Write | Price/GB | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KingSpec P3 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 549 MB/s | 464 MB/s | 0,05 $ | 635 |
| fanxiang S101Q 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 529 MB/s | 437 MB/s | 0,05 $ | 721 |
| ADATA XPG SX900 512GB |  |
512 GB | 549 MB/s | 268 MB/s | 0,53 $ | 586 |
| ADATA Ultimate SU630 480GB |  |
480 GB | 550 MB/s | 465 MB/s | 0,07 $ | 605 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SA510 500GB |  |
500 GB | 551 MB/s | 478 MB/s | 0,09 $ | 637 |
External hard drives Test
External USB-C hard drives are tested here. A maximum of 20 Gbit/s (~2.000 MB/s in practice) is theoretically possible.
| Product | Image | Capacity | Read | Write | Price/GB | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emtec X210 Elite 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 567 MB/s | 140 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 371 |
| KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS Portable 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 1068 MB/s | 1059 MB/s | 0,10 $ | 1346 |
| SSK SD600 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 2059 MB/s | 1885 MB/s | 0,07 $ | 1338 |
| Intenso TX500 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 1088 MB/s | 1091 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 1348 |
| PNY RP60 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 2078 MB/s | 1857 MB/s | 0,09 $ | 1294 |
| ADATA SE920 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 3692 MB/s | 3672 MB/s | 0,14 $ | 3318 |
USB flash drive Test
Here you can find performance tests of USB 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 memory sticks (USB 2.0 sticks are no longer tested as they are out of date).
| Product | Image | Capacity | Read | Write | Price/GB | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fanxiang FF511 512GB |  |
512 GB | 456 MB/s | 453 MB/s | 0,09 $ | 447 |
| KIOXIA TransMemory U365 256GB |  |
256 GB | 239 MB/s | 11 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 0 |
| LinkMore NR34 256GB |  |
256 GB | 129 MB/s | 75 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 36 |
| LinkMore NR D55 128GB |  |
128 GB | 192 MB/s | 147 MB/s | 0,12 $ | 60 |
| SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Go (neue Version) 256GB |  |
256 GB | 420 MB/s | 186 MB/s | 0,11 $ | 105 |
| LinkMore NR770 Pro 250GB |  |
250 GB | 934 MB/s | 864 MB/s | 0,16 $ | 1012 |
Test programs:
The following benchmark programs are used for SSD speed testing:
Test environment:
The latest high-end hardware (2021) is used for the tests. This allows the full performance of the storage media to be exploited:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, 12x 3.80GHz
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB, DDR4-3200, CL16-18-18-36
- Mainboard: 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! Housing, CPU Cooler and Power supply
Gen. 4 SSDs (PCIe 4.0) can now also be tested using the AMD X570 chipsets.
NEW - Test environment for PCIe 5.0 SSD testing:
Since 2023 we have a new test PC that allows us to test PCIe 5.0 SSDs.
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900, 12x 3,70-5,40GHz
- RAM: Kingston FURY 64GB DDR5-6000MHz, CL36-38-38
- Mainboard: GIGABYTE X670 AORUS Elite AX
- SSD: Intel Optane SSD 900P
- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
- OS: Windows 11 Pro 64 Bit (Version 22H2)
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