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 819 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	Capacity	Read	Write	Price/GB	Score
Verbatim Vi7000G 1TB	1024 GB	7231 MB/s	5238 MB/s	0,13 $	7202
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB	2048 GB	7360 MB/s	6685 MB/s	0,07 $	8735
TeamGroup MP44L 1TB	1024 GB	5133 MB/s	4837 MB/s	0,05 $	7238
TeamGroup MP44L 2TB	2048 GB	4918 MB/s	4603 MB/s	0,04 $	6196
Crucial P3 2TB	2048 GB	3666 MB/s	3265 MB/s	0,05 $	4827
Crucial T700 2TB	2048 GB	12408 MB/s	11858 MB/s	0,13 $	10081
MSI SPATIUM M461 1TB	1024 GB	5109 MB/s	3902 MB/s	0,17 $	6268

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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	Capacity	Read	Write	Price/GB	Score
KIOXIA EXCERIA 480GB	480 GB	499 MB/s	469 MB/s	0,13 $	724
KIOXIA EXCERIA 960GB	960 GB	470 MB/s	480 MB/s	0,15 $	735
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB	240 GB	530 MB/s	421 MB/s	0,13 $	397
Verbatim Vi550 S3 2TB	2048 GB	550 MB/s	462 MB/s	0,06 $	658
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB	1024 GB	549 MB/s	486 MB/s	0,08 $	808

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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	Capacity	Read	Write	Price/GB	Score
Western Digital WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive SSD 2TB	2048 GB	2070 MB/s	2062 MB/s	0,08 $	1387
Verbatim Store 'n' Go Portable SSD 1TB	1024 GB	468 MB/s	223 MB/s	0,11 $	287
Samsung Portable SSD T9 1TB	1024 GB	2021 MB/s	1879 MB/s	0,16 $	1082
LaCie Portable SSD 1TB	1024 GB	1052 MB/s	1028 MB/s	0,11 $	915
Western Digital WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive SSD 1TB	1024 GB	2072 MB/s	2051 MB/s	0,10 $	1343
Western Digital WD My Passport SSD 500GB	500 GB	1092 MB/s	1046 MB/s	0,15 $	1149

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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	Capacity	Read	Write	Price/GB	Score
Verbatim PinStripe Drive 128GB	128 GB	96 MB/s	17 MB/s	0,12 $	33
HP x796w 128GB	128 GB	126 MB/s	26 MB/s	0,11 $	0
SanDisk Ultra Fit (Version 2023) 256GB	256 GB	351 MB/s	69 MB/s	0,08 $	0
Verbatim PinStripe Drive 256GB	256 GB	121 MB/s	44 MB/s	0,09 $	28
SanDisk Ultra Curve 128GB	128 GB	111 MB/s	44 MB/s	0,10 $	35
Kingston DataTraveler microDuo 3C 256GB	256 GB	239 MB/s	104 MB/s	0,10 $	0

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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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