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 1175 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biwin Black Opal NV7400 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 7416 MB/s | 6617 MB/s | 0,07 $ | 6735 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 7296 MB/s | 6028 MB/s | 0,06 $ | 8485 |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fikwot FX815 PLUTO 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 543 MB/s | 474 MB/s | 0,05 $ | 678 |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate Ultra Compact 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 1052 MB/s | 1023 MB/s | 0,10 $ | 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 | 0,10 $ | 171 |
| Kingston DataTraveler Max (USB-C) 512GB |  |
512 GB | 1088 MB/s | 1025 MB/s | 0,11 $ | 981 |
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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