Real World Speed
Performance profile from 419,885 user samples
38,669 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 425% 532GB free
Worst Bench: 215% 153GB free
Poor: 215% Great: 425%
SPEED RANK: 24th / 1072
381,216 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 340% 0GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 199% 29GB free (System drive)
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
SPEED RANK: 45th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
327 % Faster effective speed.
+20%
273 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
2310 MB/s 2343 MB/s +1%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
1969 MB/s 2063 MB/s +5%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
52.5 MB/s 63.3 MB/s Faster random read.
+21%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
152 MB/s +3% 148 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
1271 MB/s 1489 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+17%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
74.1 MB/s 82 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+11%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
1764 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+148%
710 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
2744 MB/s +4% 2648 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
2511 MB/s +4% 2404 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
61.8 MB/s 74 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+20%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
218 MB/s 232 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+6%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
1592 MB/s 1835 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+15%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
92 MB/s 107 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+16%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
2461 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+170%
910 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 75,652,597 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.03 % 0.5 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,567%
Value
Value For Money
50.9 % 111 % Hugely better value.
+118%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 58 % Slightly more popular.
+5%
Price
Price (score)
$320 $43 Hugely cheaper.
+86%
Age
Newest
71+ Months 71+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
2052 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+10%
1864 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
1631 MB/s +2% 1599 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
5,702 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+6%
5,400 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
1772 MB/s +3% 1724 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
1248 MB/s 1263 MB/s +1%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
918 MB/s 959 MB/s +4%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
1045 MB/s 1065 MB/s +2%
Capacity
Capacity
1TB 500GB
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Good SSD, one of my first NVMe SSD's and very happy with boot times and how quick it can speed up some of my larger games if not running it off a HDD. Has not let me down yet and have been using it for 2 years so far. [Dec '22 Baconmaster2890]

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Like it, will compare to the PLUS when I get it [Dec '19 Strauby]

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Solid State Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 SSD Rankings

Welcome to our 2.5" and M.2 SSD comparison. We calculate effective speed for both SATA and NVMe drives based on real world performance then adjust by current prices per GB to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top SSDs. [SSDrivePro]

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  • - Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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