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

1322 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
Lexar ARES PRO 2TB	2048 GB	14900 MB/s	10066 MB/s	n/a	8494
Lexar NM990 2TB	2048 GB	14859 MB/s	12885 MB/s	544 $	9011
Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 1TB	1024 GB	7216 MB/s	5480 MB/s	190 $	6034
PNY CS3250 1TB	1024 GB	14916 MB/s	14042 MB/s	200 $	11292
Crucial T705 2TB	2048 GB	14477 MB/s	12729 MB/s	413 $	12269
Crucial P510 1TB	1024 GB	10974 MB/s	9573 MB/s	210 $	10371
MSI SPATIUM M560 1TB	1024 GB	10259 MB/s	8390 MB/s	267 $	9734

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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
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	475 $	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
TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z 2TB	2048 GB	550 MB/s	463 MB/s	220 $	631

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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
MSI DATAMAG 40 Gbps 2TB	2048 GB	4062 MB/s	3708 MB/s	n/a	3022
SanDisk Extreme PRO mit USB4 2TB	2048 GB	3717 MB/s	3704 MB/s	416 $	2478
Netac ZX20 II 2TB	2048 GB	2069 MB/s	1877 MB/s	180 $	1219
ZIKE Z791C 2TB	2048 GB	1089 MB/s	1035 MB/s	300 $	1012
Netac ZX20 II 1TB	1024 GB	2078 MB/s	1875 MB/s	113 $	1265

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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
fanxiang F955 512GB	512 GB	2088 MB/s	1882 MB/s	80 $	1305
Amazon Basics Dual 512GB	512 GB	416 MB/s	421 MB/s	66 $	208
TeamGroup Team C212 256GB	256 GB	639 MB/s	625 MB/s	n/a	900
SanDisk Extreme Go (neue Version) 256GB	256 GB	404 MB/s	0 MB/s	60 $	0
SSK SD304 512GB	512 GB	562 MB/s	494 MB/s	n/a	489

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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 PCIe 5.0 SSDs and USB 4.0.

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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