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 1080 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 14000 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 14505 MB/s | 12798 MB/s | 0,15 $ | 12224 |
| KingSpec XG7000 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 7438 MB/s | 6761 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 7981 |
| PNY XLR8 CS3150 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 11703 MB/s | 10119 MB/s | 0,15 $ | 11930 |
| Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 14000 1TB | |
1024 GB | 13626 MB/s | 10637 MB/s | 0,19 $ | 11938 |
| 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 |
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 P220 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 549 MB/s | 460 MB/s | 0,05 $ | 649 |
| KingSpec P3 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 549 MB/s | 464 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 635 |
| fanxiang S101Q 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 529 MB/s | 437 MB/s | 0,05 $ | 721 |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar SL500 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 2080 MB/s | 1731 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 1160 |
| fanxiang PS3000 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 3668 MB/s | 3582 MB/s | 0,14 $ | 2619 |
| Crucial X9 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 1051 MB/s | 1017 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 1087 |
| Emtec X210 Gaming 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 1225 MB/s | 1225 MB/s | 0,11 $ | 1212 |
| Netac ZX20L 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 2055 MB/s | 2075 MB/s | 0,08 $ | 1658 |
| MOVE SPEED RX20 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 2077 MB/s | 1853 MB/s | 0,12 $ | 1339 |
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 | Image | Capacity | Read | Write | Price/GB | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot Rage R550 256GB |  |
256 GB | 109 MB/s | 74 MB/s | 0,07 $ | 26 |
| Samsung BAR Plus 512GB |  |
512 GB | 412 MB/s | 113 MB/s | 0,11 $ | 145 |
| Transcend JetFlash 750 32GB |  |
32 GB | 163 MB/s | 40 MB/s | 0,72 $ | 82 |
| ORICO UFSD-J 256GB |  |
256 GB | 406 MB/s | 349 MB/s | 0,10 $ | 223 |
| fanxiang FF520 256GB |  |
256 GB | 561 MB/s | 507 MB/s | 0,11 $ | 326 |
| ORICO UFSD-X 256GB |  |
256 GB | 405 MB/s | 361 MB/s | 0,09 $ | 219 |
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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