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.

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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
Fikwot FX550 MARS 2TB	2048 GB	3120 MB/s	1778 MB/s	0,05 $	2664
Gigabyte Gen3 2500E 1TB	1024 GB	2254 MB/s	1852 MB/s	0,06 $	2275
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB	2048 GB	14775 MB/s	13500 MB/s	0,13 $	12540
Patriot P320 2TB	2048 GB	3553 MB/s	2580 MB/s	0,05 $	4024
TeamGroup T-Force Z540 2TB	2048 GB	12362 MB/s	12072 MB/s	0,12 $	12062
TeamGroup T-Force GE PRO 2TB	2048 GB	13977 MB/s	11792 MB/s	0,17 $	12311
TeamGroup T-Force G70 PRO 2TB	2048 GB	7464 MB/s	6868 MB/s	0,08 $	9024

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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
Acer SA100 960GB	960 GB	541 MB/s	470 MB/s	0,05 $	675
GiGimundo G500 2TB	2048 GB	534 MB/s	451 MB/s	0,06 $	414
Netac N530S 2TB	2048 GB	544 MB/s	453 MB/s	0,05 $	643
ORICO Y-20 2TB	2048 GB	526 MB/s	436 MB/s	0,05 $	634
PHIXERO P500 2TB	2048 GB	521 MB/s	463 MB/s	0,05 $	582

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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
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	0,07 $	309
ASUS TUF Gaming AS2000 Plus 2TB	2048 GB	2013 MB/s	2095 MB/s	0,11 $	1830
Sabrent Rocket Nano V2 2TB	2048 GB	1541 MB/s	1522 MB/s	0,10 $	1279
Verbatim Metal Mini 1TB	1024 GB	2056 MB/s	1869 MB/s	0,11 $	1268

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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
Seagate Ultra Compact 1TB	1024 GB	1052 MB/s	1023 MB/s	0,11 $	1153
HIKSEMI RAPIDS Pro 256GB	256 GB	1090 MB/s	995 MB/s	0,14 $	869
Lexar Dual Drive D40E 256GB	256 GB	184 MB/s	82 MB/s	0,10 $	56
ADATA SC610 500GB	500 GB	568 MB/s	503 MB/s	0,08 $	683
Samsung USB Flash Drive Type-C 512GB	512 GB	440 MB/s	117 MB/s	0,09 $	171
Kingston DataTraveler Max (USB-C) 512GB	512 GB	1088 MB/s	1025 MB/s	0,09 $	981

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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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