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 1013 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
Fikwot FX991 2TB	2048 GB	7359 MB/s	6360 MB/s	0,06 $	6622
fanxiang S880E 1TB	1024 GB	7229 MB/s	6208 MB/s	0,08 $	6976
Crucial P310 2TB	2048 GB	7230 MB/s	6358 MB/s	0,07 $	7681
Lexar Professional NM1090 2TB	2048 GB	12364 MB/s	12078 MB/s	0,18 $	12571
Kingston NV3 1TB	1024 GB	6098 MB/s	5325 MB/s	0,06 $	7248
Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7300 2TB	2048 GB	7363 MB/s	7035 MB/s	0,07 $	8301
Kingston DC2000B (Boot Drive) 960GB	960 GB	7424 MB/s	1300 MB/s	0,20 $	3908

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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
Philips S130 2TB	2048 GB	533 MB/s	471 MB/s	0,06 $	652
ADATA XPG SX900 512GB	512 GB	549 MB/s	268 MB/s	0,10 $	586
ADATA Ultimate SU630 480GB	480 GB	550 MB/s	465 MB/s	0,09 $	605
Western Digital WD Blue SA510 500GB	500 GB	551 MB/s	478 MB/s	0,09 $	637
fanxiang S101Q 512GB	512 GB	524 MB/s	459 MB/s	0,06 $	699

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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
Intenso TX500 2TB	2048 GB	1088 MB/s	1091 MB/s	0,07 $	1348
PNY RP60 1TB	1024 GB	2078 MB/s	1857 MB/s	0,11 $	1294
ADATA SE920 1TB	1024 GB	3692 MB/s	3672 MB/s	0,16 $	3318
ADATA SE920 (@20Gbps) 1TB	1024 GB	2076 MB/s	2077 MB/s	0,16 $	1802
Transcend ESD410C 2TB	2048 GB	2076 MB/s	1873 MB/s	0,10 $	1268
Silicon Power PX10 2TB	2048 GB	1089 MB/s	1056 MB/s	0,07 $	1145

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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
fanxiang FF911 512GB	512 GB	1027 MB/s	646 MB/s	0,11 $	905
SSK SD311 Pro 512GB	512 GB	1031 MB/s	932 MB/s	0,12 $	985
Netac US9 512GB	512 GB	1089 MB/s	1027 MB/s	0,12 $	935
SanDisk Ultra Curve 256GB	256 GB	105 MB/s	61 MB/s	0,09 $	28
Intenso Jet Line 128GB	128 GB	117 MB/s	26 MB/s	0,11 $	31
Intenso Flash Line 128GB	128 GB	134 MB/s	74 MB/s	0,08 $	40

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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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