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 1258 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 14728 MB/s | 14064 MB/s | 0,11 $ | 13183 |
| Timetec MS47 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 7385 MB/s | 6633 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 7970 |
| Patriot P400 Lite 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 3673 MB/s | 3567 MB/s | 0,05 $ | 4405 |
| SSK 7400 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 7418 MB/s | 6483 MB/s | 0,07 $ | 6764 |
| ADATA LEGEND 860 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 7452 MB/s | 6634 MB/s | 0,07 $ | 7629 |
| Acer FA100 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 3634 MB/s | 3137 MB/s | 0,11 $ | 4136 |
| ADATA LEGEND 900 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 7416 MB/s | 6579 MB/s | 0,07 $ | 6812 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital WD Red SA500 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 547 MB/s | 460 MB/s | 0,15 $ | 737 |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADATA Elite SE880 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 2073 MB/s | 1869 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 1319 |
| 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 | 0,08 $ | 1250 |
| Verbatim Vx500 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 567 MB/s | 521 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 684 |
| Silicon Power PC60 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 566 MB/s | 432 MB/s | 0,15 $ | 309 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSK SD301 512GB |  |
512 GB | 556 MB/s | 515 MB/s | 0,10 $ | 469 |
| Transcend ESD330C 512GB |  |
512 GB | 1081 MB/s | 1026 MB/s | 0,10 $ | 952 |
| Patriot Xporter X550 512GB |  |
512 GB | 165 MB/s | 98 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 49 |
| Transcend ESD310C 512GB |  |
512 GB | 1089 MB/s | 967 MB/s | 0,11 $ | 847 |
| Philips Vivid 512GB |  |
512 GB | 166 MB/s | 98 MB/s | 0,07 $ | 52 |
| PNY PRO Elite V3 (USB-C) 512GB |  |
512 GB | 1052 MB/s | 922 MB/s | 0,10 $ | 1035 |
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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