Real World Speed
Performance profile from 5,775 user samples
5,775 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% 966GB free
Worst Bench: 59% 177GB free (System drive)
Poor: 59% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 398th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
85.4 % 96.3 % Faster effective speed.
+13%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
453 MB/s +0% 453 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
341 MB/s 399 MB/s Faster write speed.
+17%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
32.2 MB/s +0% 32.1 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
78.2 MB/s 85.6 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+10%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
248 MB/s 340 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+37%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
38.6 MB/s 41.8 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+8%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
183 MB/s 311 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+70%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
513 MB/s +2% 503 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
482 MB/s 483 MB/s +0%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
40.9 MB/s +2% 40.1 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
116 MB/s 120 MB/s +4%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
348 MB/s 403 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+16%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
52.7 MB/s 54 MB/s +2%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
227 MB/s 416 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+83%
Market Share
Based on 75,668,908 SSDs tested
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 56.1 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.16 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,467%
Price
Price (score)
$50 Much cheaper.
+80%
89.8 USD
Value
Value For Money
18.6 % Better value.
+14%
16.3 %
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
380 MB/s +4% 365 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
328 MB/s 357 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue write.
+9%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
282 MB/s 295 MB/s +5%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
335 MB/s +4% 324 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
253 MB/s 286 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+13%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
230 MB/s 233 MB/s +1%
Age
Newest
81 Months More recent.
+16%
94.3 Months
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,219 Pts 1,228 Pts +1%
Capacity
Capacity
250GB   —
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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