Real World Speed
Performance profile from 3,009 user samples
3,009 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 109% 170GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 65% 77GB free (System drive)
Poor: 65% Great: 109%
SPEED RANK: 331st / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
90.1 % 96.3 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
459 MB/s +1% 453 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
393 MB/s 399 MB/s +1%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
28.2 MB/s 32.1 MB/s Faster random read.
+14%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
77.1 MB/s 85.6 MB/s Faster random write.
+11%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
228 MB/s 340 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+49%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
32.2 MB/s 41.8 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+30%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
341 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+10%
311 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
507 MB/s +1% 503 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
469 MB/s 483 MB/s +3%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
34.1 MB/s 40.1 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+18%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
112 MB/s 120 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+7%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
272 MB/s 403 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+48%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
39.7 MB/s 54 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+36%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
466 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+12%
416 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 75,635,351 SSDs tested
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % 56.1 % +4%
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.17 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Price
Price (score)
$110 85.6 USD Cheaper.
+28%
Value
Value For Money
10.5 % 16.6 % Much better value.
+58%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
361 MB/s 365 MB/s +1%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
306 MB/s 357 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+17%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
154 MB/s 295 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+92%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
313 MB/s 324 MB/s +3%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
260 MB/s 286 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+10%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
139 MB/s 233 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+68%
Age
Newest
131 Months 94.1 Months Much more recent.
+39%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,149 Pts 1,228 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+7%
Capacity
Capacity
240GB   —
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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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  • Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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