Real World Speed
Performance profile from 7,034 user samples
7,034 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 91% 220GB free
Worst Bench: 55% 47GB free (System drive)
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
SPEED RANK: 553rd / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
76.2 % 96.3 % Faster effective speed.
+26%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
375 MB/s 453 MB/s Faster read speed.
+21%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
232 MB/s 399 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+72%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
30 MB/s 32.1 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+7%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
77.4 MB/s 85.6 MB/s Faster random write.
+11%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
253 MB/s 340 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+35%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
34.7 MB/s 41.8 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+20%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
172 MB/s 311 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+81%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
436 MB/s 503 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+15%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
260 MB/s 483 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+86%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
36.7 MB/s 40.1 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+9%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
115 MB/s 120 MB/s +5%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
276 MB/s 403 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+46%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
43.9 MB/s 54 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+23%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
212 MB/s 416 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+96%
Market Share
Based on 75,668,908 SSDs tested
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % 56.1 % More popular.
+10%
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.16 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,467%
Price
Price (score)
$200 89.8 USD Hugely cheaper.
+123%
Value
Value For Money
5.68 % 16.3 % Hugely better value.
+187%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
302 MB/s 365 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+21%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
241 MB/s 357 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+48%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
240 MB/s 295 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+23%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
272 MB/s 324 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+19%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
203 MB/s 286 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+41%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
191 MB/s 233 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+22%
Age
Newest
146 Months 94.3 Months Much more recent.
+55%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
965 Pts 1,228 Pts Stronger server IO.
+27%
Capacity
Capacity
240GB   —
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The Sandisk Extreme was once a good choice of SSD thanks to its extremely (pun intended) competitive price. In terms of performance the Extreme would of course obliterate any regular hard drive but at 16 months old the Extreme can no longer compete with more recent SSDs. In terms of typical consumer workloads the Sandisk delivers below average performance and is even less capable when it comes to server workloads scoring a total of just 761 on the AS-SSD benchmark. The weaknesses in performance are a consequence of the now dated Sandforce SF2281VB1 controller which delivers sub-optimal compressible transfer rates. The best thing the Sandisk Extreme has going for it is that its successor, the Extreme II, was just recently released. [Jun '13 SSDrivePro]

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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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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
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