SSD Speed Test (Solid-State-Disks Tester)
Here you can find detailed performance, speed and benchmark tests of M.2 NVMe SSDs, SATA SSDs and USB flash drives. These can help you with a purchase decision. Soon, Gen. 5 SSDs will also be tested here. However, the availability of these SSDs is still very low. Presumably, the first products will only be available for purchase in 2023.
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 P3 Plus 512GB |  |
512 GB | 4699 MB/s | 1935 MB/s | 0,09 $ | 3430 |
| fanxiang S500 Pro 512GB |  |
512 GB | 3651 MB/s | 2764 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 3427 |
| Mushkin Vortex Redline 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 7439 MB/s | 6971 MB/s | 0,10 $ | 8090 |
| Crucial P3 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 3666 MB/s | 3217 MB/s | 0,07 $ | 4322 |
| Kingston FURY RENEGADE 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 7366 MB/s | 7075 MB/s | 0,10 $ | 8473 |
| Patriot P300 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 3454 MB/s | 3035 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 5619 |
| fanxiang S500 Pro 256GB | |
256 GB | 3635 MB/s | 1353 MB/s | 0,11 $ | 2136 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot P210 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 516 MB/s | 385 MB/s | 0,05 $ | 691 |
| Patriot P210 256GB | |
256 GB | 538 MB/s | 420 MB/s | 0,07 $ | 607 |
| Patriot Burst Elite 1.88TB |  |
1920 GB | 513 MB/s | 385 MB/s | 0,05 $ | 679 |
| Patriot Burst Elite 240GB | |
240 GB | 543 MB/s | 454 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 640 |
| Western Digital WD Green 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 542 MB/s | 451 MB/s | 0,07 $ | 422 |
External hard drives Test
External USB-C hard drives are tested here. A maximum of 20 Gbit/s (~1900 MB/s in practice) is theoretically possible.
| Product | Image | Capacity | Read | Write | Price/GB | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 1085 MB/s | 1049 MB/s | 0,11 $ | 943 |
| Samsung Portable SSD T7 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 1003 MB/s | 1017 MB/s | 0,12 $ | 889 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK P50 Game Drive SSD 500GB |  |
500 GB | 1954 MB/s | 1991 MB/s | 0,22 $ | 1631 |
| Lexar SL660 BLAZE Gaming Portable SSD 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 2076 MB/s | 1868 MB/s | 0,17 $ | 1229 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 935 MB/s | 841 MB/s | 0,11 $ | 874 |
| ADATA Elite SE880 512GB |  |
512 GB | 2078 MB/s | 1822 MB/s | 0,15 $ | 1319 |
USB flash drive Test
Here you will find performance tests of USB 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SanDisk Ultra Eco 64GB |  |
64 GB | 107 MB/s | 38 MB/s | 0,19 $ | 35 |
| TeamGroup C145 64GB |  |
64 GB | 136 MB/s | 119 MB/s | 0,13 $ | 51 |
| TeamGroup C145 128GB |  |
128 GB | 126 MB/s | 50 MB/s | 0,09 $ | 32 |
| TeamGroup C183 32GB |  |
32 GB | 99 MB/s | 23 MB/s | 0,31 $ | 0 |
| TeamGroup C183 64GB |  |
64 GB | 141 MB/s | 45 MB/s | 0,17 $ | 0 |
| TeamGroup C183 128GB |  |
128 GB | 119 MB/s | 71 MB/s | 0,15 $ | 40 |
Test programs:
The following benchmark programs are used for the SSD speed test:
Test environment:
The latest high-end hardware (2021) is used for the tests so that the full performance of the storage media can 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
By using the AMD X570 chipset, Gen. 4 SSDs (PCIe 4.0) can now also be tested.