SSD Speed Test (Solid-State Drive Tester)
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. Gen. 5 SSDs are now also tested here. Which is the best SSD and which is the fastest SSD? You can find the answer here.
We have reviewed 1221 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial T705 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 13612 MB/s | 10226 MB/s | 0,14 $ | 11746 |
| Lexar EQ790 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 7455 MB/s | 5447 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 6624 |
| KIOXIA EXCERIA Plus G4 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 10433 MB/s | 8805 MB/s | 0,10 $ | 10435 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 Pro 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 14194 MB/s | 13253 MB/s | 0,13 $ | 12264 |
| PNY CS2150 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 10293 MB/s | 8267 MB/s | 0,09 $ | 9623 |
| addlink G55 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 10248 MB/s | 8394 MB/s | 0,10 $ | 9768 |
| TeamGroup T-Force GE PRO 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 13977 MB/s | 11792 MB/s | 0,15 $ | 12311 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORICO i560 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 550 MB/s | 472 MB/s | 0,05 $ | 699 |
| Integral V Series 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 550 MB/s | 476 MB/s | 0,05 $ | 674 |
| TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 550 MB/s | 463 MB/s | 0,04 $ | 631 |
| Fikwot FX815 PLUTO 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 543 MB/s | 474 MB/s | 0,05 $ | 678 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SA510 500GB |  |
500 GB | 551 MB/s | 478 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaCie Portable SSD 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 1052 MB/s | 1039 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 1047 |
| TeamGroup T-Force M200 Portable SSD 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 1919 MB/s | 2117 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 1838 |
| Integral SlimXpress Pro 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 2046 MB/s | 1877 MB/s | 0,09 $ | 1250 |
| Verbatim Vx500 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 567 MB/s | 521 MB/s | 0,07 $ | 684 |
| Silicon Power PC60 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 566 MB/s | 432 MB/s | 0,15 $ | 309 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming AS2000 Plus 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 2013 MB/s | 2095 MB/s | 0,11 $ | 1830 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips Vivid 512GB |  |
512 GB | 166 MB/s | 98 MB/s | 0,05 $ | 52 |
| PNY PRO Elite V3 (USB-C) 512GB |  |
512 GB | 1052 MB/s | 922 MB/s | 0,10 $ | 1035 |
| PNY PRO Elite V3 256GB |  |
256 GB | 934 MB/s | 863 MB/s | 0,12 $ | 978 |
| fanxiang FF951 512GB |  |
512 GB | 2088 MB/s | 1827 MB/s | 0,14 $ | 1288 |
| Seagate Ultra Compact 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 1052 MB/s | 1023 MB/s | 0,09 $ | 1153 |
| Lexar Dual Drive D40E 256GB |  |
256 GB | 184 MB/s | 82 MB/s | 0,10 $ | 56 |
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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