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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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Avg. bench(96.7)

Capacity(398)

Write(459)

Mkt. share(0.04)

Age months(93)

Price(144)

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How is the AS SSD total score calculated?

By taking a combination of speed readings with a strong emphasis on deep queue depth (server) IO... more

How is the AS SSD read score calculated?

Benchmarks read workloads with an emphasis on deep queue depth (server) reads... more

How is the AS SSD write score calculated?

Benchmarks write workloads with an emphasis on deep queue depth (server) writes... more

What is the effective SSD speed index?

A measure of how well an SSD performs under typical consumer workloads. Samsung 850 Pro ≈ 100%... more

Can CPU power saving states (C1,C2,C3) impact SSD speed?

Yes, mostly on shallow queue random 4k operations... more

What is 4K 64 thread write speed?

A server orientated measure of a drives ability to write 64 files in parallel... more

What is the SSD value for money rating?

A measure of real world consumer performance and capacity per unit cost... more

What is queue depth?

The number of simultaneous requests on a drive's request queue... more

What is incompressible data?

Data that cannot be compressed e.g. most music, video and image file formats... more

What is sequential read speed?

A measure of how quickly large files can be read from a device... more

What is sequential write speed?

A measure of how quickly large files can be written to a device... more

What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?

NAND and V-NAND are both types of flash memory which is a class of non-volatile memory that retains data even in the absence of an electrical current... more

What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?

NVMe, AHCI and IDE are transfer protocols (languages). They run on top of transfer interfaces such as PCIe or SATA (spoken, written)... more

What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?

3D XPoint is the name given by Intel and Micron to their jointly developed, revolutionary storage technology as employed in Intel’s Optane memory... more

What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?

In terms or write performance, durability and price SLC > MLC > TLC... more

What is sustained sequential write speed?

A measure of how quickly large files can be written to a device... more

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» «		User rating %	Value %	Avg. bench %	Capacity	Write MB/s	Mkt. share %	Age months	Price	»
1	Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $80 Samples 206k	▲ 68 ▼ 100^th	167 98^th	386 251 - 478 99^th	1TB 93^rd	2792 98^th	1.67 100^th	30+ 97^th	$80 68^th
2	Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $159 Samples 66k	▲ 67 ▼ 100^th	187 99^th	432 289 - 536 99^th	2TB 98^th	2916 98^th	1.19 99^th	25+ 98^th	$159 36^th
3	Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $70 Samples 455k	▲ 66 ▼ 100^th	148 97^th	310 188 - 410 97^th	1TB 93^rd	2066 98^th	1.93 100^th	50+ 93^rd	$70 74^th
4	Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB $50 Samples 367k	▲ 65 ▼ 100^th	101 95^th	276 178 - 355 96^th	500GB 79^th	2034 97^th	0.98 99^th	50+ 93^rd	$50 86^th
5	HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $140 Samples 2.5k	▲ 62 ▼ 100^th	143 97^th	300 194 - 379 97^th	2TB 98^th	1794 95^th	0 77^th	49+ 94^th	$140 43^rd
6	Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB $43 Samples 74k	▲ 62 ▼ 100^th	101 95^th	242 147 - 311 94^th	512GB 86^th	1494 93^rd	0.2 96^th	52+ 92^nd	$43 90^th
7	Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $74 Samples 171k	▲ 61 ▼ 99^th	97.3 94^th	212 130 - 295 92^nd	1TB 93^rd	1270 92^nd	0.31 97^th	53+ 92^nd	$74 72^nd
8	Samsung 860 Evo 2TB $260 Samples 44k	▲ 61 ▼ 99^th	33.8 77^th	113 89 - 133 81^st	2TB 98^th	440 81^st	0.07 91^st	62+ 86^th	$260 17^th
9	Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $55 Samples 85k	▲ 61 ▼ 99^th	162 98^th	279 175 - 372 97^th	1TB 96^th	1652 94^th	0.19 96^th	52+ 92^nd	$55 84^th
10	Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB $48 Samples 87k	▲ 61 ▼ 99^th	52.4 86^th	234 152 - 302 94^th	250GB 52^nd	1841 96^th	0.17 95^th	49+ 94^th	$48 88^th
11	HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $160 Samples 5.1k	▲ 60 ▼ 99^th	74.2 92^nd	284 170 - 380 97^th	1TB 96^th	1700 95^th	0.03 77^th	49+ 93^rd	$160 35^th
12	Crucial MX500 1TB $57 Samples 202k	▲ 60 ▼ 99^th	59.3 89^th	106 75 - 125 79^th	1TB 93^rd	420 76^th	0.62 99^th	63+ 85^th	$57 83^rd
13	Crucial MX500 250GB $31 Samples 77k	▲ 60 ▼ 99^th	31.5 75^th	101 73 - 123 77^th	250GB 52^nd	394 68^th	0.2 95^th	63 85^th	$31 97^th
14	HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB Samples 2.2k	▲ 59 ▼ 99^th		255 155 - 339 95^th	512GB 86^th	1469 93^rd	0.02 77^th	49+ 93^rd
15	Samsung 860 Evo 500GB $75 Samples 762k	▲ 59 ▼ 99^th	28.4 72^nd	105 74 - 129 79^th	500GB 79^th	401 70^th	1.13 100^th	62+ 86^th	$75 71^st
16	Crucial MX500 2TB $108 Samples 44k	▲ 59 ▼ 99^th	62.7 89^th	108 83 - 125 79^th	2TB 98^th	420 76^th	0.11 94^th	62+ 85^th	$108 54^th
17	Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB $79 Samples 154k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th	36.2 79^th	235 160 - 280 94^th	250GB 52^nd	1408 93^rd	0.2 96^th	58+ 88^th	$79 69^th
18	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB Samples 69k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th		96 64 - 115 74^th	120GB 22^nd	431 78^th	0.08 86^th	99 57^th
19	Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB Samples 78k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th		179 103 - 242 88^th	500GB 79^th	835 88^th	0.1 94^th	53+ 92^nd
20	Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $127 Samples 113k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th	176 99^th	342 223 - 442 98^th	2TB 98^th	2122 98^th	0.93 99^th	46+ 95^th	$127 47^th
21	Crucial MX500 500GB $40 Samples 237k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th	46.4 83^rd	106 78 - 125 79^th	500GB 79^th	425 77^th	0.56 98^th	62+ 85^th	$40 93^rd
22	Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB $50 Samples 381k	▲ 57 ▼ 98^th	99.7 94^th	273 199 - 340 96^th	500GB 79^th	2063 98^th	0.67 99^th	58+ 88^th	$50 86^th
23	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $60 Samples 296k	▲ 57 ▼ 98^th	19.6 61^st	104 75 - 128 78^th	250GB 52^nd	381 64^th	0.52 98^th	62 86^th	$60 82^nd
24	Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB $42 Samples 34k	▲ 57 ▼ 98^th	53.6 87^th	213 139 - 271 92^nd	256GB 67^th	957 89^th	0.07 93^rd	52+ 92^nd	$42 91^st
25	Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $186 Samples 15k	▲ 57 ▼ 98^th	77.8 92^nd	339 215 - 491 98^th	1TB 93^rd	3054 99^th	0.03 87^th	44+ 95^th	$186 30^th
26	Samsung 870 EVO 500GB $40 Samples 39k	▲ 57 ▼ 98^th	45.1 82^nd	104 72 - 132 78^th	500GB 79^th	405 72^nd	0.44 97^th	26+ 98^th	$40 92^nd
27	Samsung 870 EVO 1TB $65 Samples 48k	▲ 57 ▼ 98^th	56.9 88^th	113 78 - 137 81^st	1TB 93^rd	437 80^th	0.5 97^th	26+ 98^th	$65 78^th
28	HyperX Savage 240GB Samples 39k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th		89.3 59 - 111 68^th	240GB 49^th	393 67^th	0.03 89^th	95 63^rd
29	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $185 Samples 68k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	14.2 51^st	102 71 - 124 77^th	512GB 86^th	408 73^rd	0.07 93^rd	104 48^th	$185 30^th
30	Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $223 Samples 5k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	121 96^th	360 194 - 496 99^th	2TB 98^th	2997 99^th	0.02 84^th	44+ 95^th	$223 22^nd
31	Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $107 Samples 495	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	161 98^th	271 175 - 359 96^th	2TB 99^th	1606 94^th	0 77^th	42+ 96^th	$107 54^th
32	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $70 Samples 951k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	17.5 57^th	103 72 - 124 78^th	250GB 52^nd	434 79^th	0.97 99^th	99 57^th	$70 74^th
33	Samsung 860 Evo 1TB $138 Samples 602k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	32.2 76^th	112 81 - 133 81^st	1TB 93^rd	433 79^th	0.81 99^th	62+ 85^th	$138 44^th
34	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $40 Samples 10k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	26.4 71^st	103 70 - 130 77^th	250GB 52^nd	393 67^th	0.14 92^nd	26 98^th	$40 93^rd
35	Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB $56 Samples 240k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	39.8 80^th	199 142 - 236 91^st	250GB 52^nd	1260 92^nd	0.18 96^th	76+ 78^th	$56 84^th
36	Crucial MX200 250GB Samples 26k	▲ 55 ▼ 97^th		94.8 69 - 113 74^th	250GB 52^nd	411 73^rd	0.04 77^th	98 59^th
37	SanDisk Ultra II 480GB $180 Samples 62k	▲ 55 ▼ 97^th	11.7 43^rd	86.2 59 - 108 64^th	480GB 75^th	392 67^th	0.06 89^th	102 53^rd	$180 31^st
38	Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB $200 Samples 63k	▲ 55 ▼ 97^th	35 78^th	266 159 - 353 96^th	512GB 86^th	1359 92^nd	0.08 91^st	77+ 76^th	$200 25^th
39	Crucial MX300 275GB $100 Samples 67k	▲ 55 ▼ 97^th	11 40^th	79.4 53 - 95 54^th	275GB 68^th	380 64^th	0.09 81^st	81 73^rd	$100 57^th
40	Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB $192 Samples 93k	▲ 55 ▼ 97^th	43.6 82^nd	322 195 - 393 98^th	512GB 86^th	1892 96^th	0.14 94^th	58+ 89^th	$192 28^th
41	Samsung 850 Evo 1TB $128 Samples 154k	▲ 55 ▼ 97^th	33.5 77^th	110 80 - 133 80^th	1TB 93^rd	432 79^th	0.16 90^th	99 57^th	$128 47^th
42	Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $280 Samples 38k	▲ 55 ▼ 97^th	56.2 88^th	327 215 - 425 98^th	1TB 96^th	1969 97^th	0.08 91^st	58+ 89^th	$280 15^th
43	Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $180 Samples 8.2k	▲ 55 ▼ 97^th	142 97^th	359 207 - 500 98^th	2TB 98^th	3039 99^th	0.02 86^th	44+ 95^th	$180 31^st
44	OCZ ARC 100 120GB Samples 4.7k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th		83.8 63 - 98 60^th	120GB 22^nd	361 59^th	0.01 77^th	103 51^st
45	SanDisk Extreme II 240GB Samples 3k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th		90.1 65 - 109 69^th	240GB 49^th	393 67^th	0 77^th	118 5^th
46	Crucial MX100 256GB Samples 55k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th		82.8 65 - 97 59^th	256GB 67^th	318 51^st	0.05 86^th	105 46^th
47	Samsung 850 Pro 128GB $163 Samples 18k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th	5.37 13^th	98.7 71 - 119 76^th	128GB 36^th	397 69^th	0.01 81^st	104 48^th	$163 34^th
48	Samsung 840 Pro 128GB $70 Samples 34k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th	9.15 32^nd	89.5 62 - 110 69^th	128GB 36^th	336 53^rd	0.02 77^th	125 4^th	$70 74^th
49	Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB $40 Samples 339k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th	8.01 28^th	53.6 30 - 73 19^th	120GB 22^nd	122 14^th	0.33 96^th	124 4^th	$40 93^rd
50	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB $200 Samples 73k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th	7.43 25^th	95 68 - 116 74^th	256GB 67^th	367 60^th	0.11 87^th	125 4^th	$200 25^th

The Best.

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $153	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $41	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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