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 1319 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar NM990 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 14859 MB/s | 12885 MB/s | 0,27 $ | 9011 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 7216 MB/s | 5480 MB/s | 0,30 $ | 6034 |
| PNY CS3250 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 14916 MB/s | 14042 MB/s | 0,29 $ | 11292 |
| Crucial T705 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 14477 MB/s | 12729 MB/s | 0,20 $ | 12269 |
| Crucial P510 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 10974 MB/s | 9573 MB/s | 0,24 $ | 10371 |
| MSI SPATIUM M560 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 10259 MB/s | 8390 MB/s | 0,41 $ | 9734 |
| MSI SPATIUM M570 Pro FROZR 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 12375 MB/s | 12065 MB/s | 0,22 $ | 12030 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer SA100 1.88TB |  |
1920 GB | 549 MB/s | 475 MB/s | 0,13 $ | 729 |
| Western Digital WD Red SA500 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 547 MB/s | 460 MB/s | 0,23 $ | 737 |
| ORICO i560 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 550 MB/s | 472 MB/s | 0,09 $ | 699 |
| Integral V Series 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 550 MB/s | 476 MB/s | 0,24 $ | 674 |
| TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 550 MB/s | 463 MB/s | 0,20 $ | 631 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIKE Z791C 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 1089 MB/s | 1035 MB/s | 0,25 $ | 1012 |
| Netac ZX20 II 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 2078 MB/s | 1875 MB/s | 0,19 $ | 1265 |
| Fikwot FP80 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 2074 MB/s | 1866 MB/s | 0,13 $ | 1299 |
| Fikwot FP110 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 3674 MB/s | 3593 MB/s | 0,19 $ | 2310 |
| TeamGroup PD20 2TB |  |
2048 GB | 2075 MB/s | 1866 MB/s | 0,29 $ | 1252 |
| SSK SD501 1TB |  |
1024 GB | 2057 MB/s | 1837 MB/s | 0,17 $ | 1295 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TeamGroup Team C212 256GB |  |
256 GB | 639 MB/s | 625 MB/s | 0,39 $ | 900 |
| SanDisk Extreme Go (neue Version) 256GB |  |
256 GB | 404 MB/s | 0 MB/s | 0,34 $ | 0 |
| SSK SD304 512GB |  |
512 GB | 562 MB/s | 494 MB/s | 0,21 $ | 489 |
| SSK SD303 512GB |  |
512 GB | 1089 MB/s | 1028 MB/s | 0,25 $ | 1025 |
| AXE Speedy 256GB |  |
256 GB | 417 MB/s | 289 MB/s | 0,20 $ | 118 |
| ARCANITE AK58 256GB |  |
256 GB | 402 MB/s | 343 MB/s | 0,31 $ | 135 |
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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