SSD Speed Test (Solid-State Drive Tester)
On this website you will find reviews of performance, speed and benchmark of M.2 NVMe SSDs, SATA SSDs and USB flash drives, which can assist you in your purchase decision. Meanwhile, Gen. 5 SSDs are also tested here.
We have already tested 911 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Spatium M570 Pro FROZR 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 12377 MB/s | 11698 MB/s | 0,15 $ | 11324 |
| Intenso Premium 500GB |  |
500 GB | 2136 MB/s | 1613 MB/s | 0,16 $ | 2163 |
| Samsung 990 EVO 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 5088 MB/s | 3724 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 6779 |
| Crucial T705 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 14481 MB/s | 12747 MB/s | 0,19 $ | 13013 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN580 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 4239 MB/s | 4136 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 4425 |
| Crucial P3 500GB |  |
500 GB | 3670 MB/s | 3340 MB/s | 0,09 $ | 6189 |
| Crucial T500 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 7336 MB/s | 6821 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 8755 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netac N530S 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 527 MB/s | 440 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 723 |
| Lexar NS100 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 527 MB/s | 444 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 710 |
| SanDisk SSD Plus 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 506 MB/s | 446 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 421 |
| Crucial MX500 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 534 MB/s | 469 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 793 |
| TeamGroup CX2 Classic 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 550 MB/s | 463 MB/s | 0,07 $ | 669 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY EliteX-PRO 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 1543 MB/s | 1505 MB/s | 0,10 $ | 1249 |
| PNY EliteX-PRO 500GB | |
500 GB | 1556 MB/s | 1513 MB/s | 0,12 $ | 1254 |
| Seagate One Touch SSD 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 1052 MB/s | 1028 MB/s | 0,09 $ | 1026 |
| Crucial X10 Pro 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 2072 MB/s | 1810 MB/s | 0,09 $ | 1307 |
| ADATA SD810 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 2075 MB/s | 1854 MB/s | 0,09 $ | 1345 |
| ADATA SE900G 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 2069 MB/s | 2074 MB/s | 0,07 $ | 1801 |
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 no longer up-to-date).
| Product | Image | Capacity | Read | Write | Price/GB | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbatim Store 'n' Go 64GB |  |
64 GB | 103 MB/s | 51 MB/s | 0,23 $ | 39 |
| PNY Elite-X 128GB |  |
128 GB | 231 MB/s | 61 MB/s | 0,13 $ | 43 |
| SanDisk Ultra 64GB |  |
64 GB | 177 MB/s | 50 MB/s | 0,14 $ | 54 |
| PNY Duo Link 256GB |  |
256 GB | 234 MB/s | 61 MB/s | 0,18 $ | 46 |
| Lexar JumpDrive S80 64GB |  |
64 GB | 180 MB/s | 106 MB/s | 0,14 $ | 65 |
| Intenso cMobile Line 32GB |  |
32 GB | 103 MB/s | 28 MB/s | 0,97 $ | 31 |
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 for exploiting the full performance of the storage media:
- 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 tests:
Since 2023 we have a new test PC with which we can also 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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