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Speed test your SSD in less than a minute.

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]

1,071 SSDs
Form factor
Brand
Seller
User rating(50.9)
Value(52.1)
Avg. bench(96.6)
Capacity(398)
Write(459)
Mkt. share(0.04)
Age months(96)
Price(117)
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FAQ

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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1
Compare Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
Samples 206k
68
100th
207
98th
386
251 - 478
99th
1TB
93rd
2792
98th
1.71
100th
33+
97th
€52
77th
2
Compare Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB
Samples 89k
67
100th
228
99th
431
290 - 533
99th
2TB
98th
2928
98th
1.34
99th
28+
98th
€105
46th
3
Compare Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
Samples 455k
66
100th
177
98th
310
188 - 410
97th
1TB
93rd
2066
98th
1.96
100th
53+
93rd
€47
81st
4
Compare Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
Samples 367k
65
100th
121
95th
276
178 - 355
96th
500GB
79th
2034
97th
0.99
99th
53+
93rd
€34
92nd
5
Compare HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB
Samples 2.5k
62
100th
98.7
93rd
300
194 - 379
97th
2TB
98th
1794
95th
0
76th
52+
94th
€198
20th
6
Compare Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
Samples 74k
62
100th
132
96th
242
147 - 311
94th
512GB
86th
1494
93rd
0.13
96th
55+
92nd
€26
97th
7
Compare Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
Samples 171k
61
99th
115
94th
212
130 - 295
92nd
1TB
93rd
1270
92nd
0.24
97th
56+
92nd
€51
79th
8
Compare Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
Samples 85k
61
99th
189
98th
279
175 - 372
97th
1TB
96th
1652
94th
0.21
96th
55+
93rd
€39
88th
9
Compare Samsung 860 Evo 2TB
Samples 44k
61
99th
36
77th
113
89 - 133
81st
2TB
98th
440
81st
0.08
91st
64+
86th
€205
19th
10
Compare Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB
Samples 87k
61
99th
65.1
88th
234
152 - 302
94th
250GB
53rd
1841
96th
0.17
95th
52+
94th
€31
93rd
11
Compare HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
Samples 5.1k
60
99th
88.8
91st
284
170 - 380
97th
1TB
96th
1700
95th
0.01
76th
52+
93rd
€108
45th
12
Compare Crucial MX500 1TB
Samples 202k
60
99th
63.5
87th
106
75 - 125
79th
1TB
93rd
420
76th
0.54
99th
66+
85th
€45
82nd
13
Compare Crucial MX500 250GB
Samples 77k
60
99th
32.2
75th
101
73 - 123
77th
250GB
53rd
394
68th
0.17
95th
66
85th
€26
97th
14
Compare HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
Samples 2.2k
59
99th
69.2
89th
255
155 - 339
95th
512GB
86th
1469
93rd
0.01
76th
52+
93rd
€65
68th
15
Compare Crucial MX500 2TB
Samples 44k
59
99th
64
87th
108
83 - 125
79th
2TB
98th
420
76th
0.12
93rd
65+
85th
€90
52nd
16
Compare Crucial MX500 500GB
Samples 237k
59
99th
50.8
83rd
106
78 - 125
79th
500GB
79th
425
77th
0.48
98th
65+
85th
€30
94th
17
Compare Samsung 850 Evo 120GB
Samples 69k
58
98th
96
64 - 115
75th
120GB
22nd
431
78th
0.08
86th
102
57th
18
Compare Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
Samples 78k
58
98th
179
103 - 242
89th
500GB
79th
835
88th
0.12
94th
56+
92nd
19
Compare Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB
Samples 113k
58
98th
210
99th
342
223 - 442
98th
2TB
98th
2122
98th
1.16
99th
49+
95th
€86
54th
20
Compare Samsung 860 Evo 500GB
Samples 762k
58
98th
28.4
71st
105
74 - 129
79th
500GB
79th
401
70th
1.01
100th
65+
86th
€64
69th
21
Compare Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
Samples 34k
58
98th
38.6
78th
213
139 - 271
92nd
256GB
67th
957
89th
0.09
93rd
55+
92nd
€56
74th
22
Compare Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB
Samples 154k
58
98th
51
84th
235
160 - 280
94th
250GB
53rd
1408
93rd
0.15
96th
61+
88th
€43
83rd
23
Compare Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
Samples 381k
57
98th
118
94th
273
199 - 340
96th
500GB
79th
2063
98th
0.56
99th
61+
88th
€34
90th
24
Compare Samsung 860 Evo 250GB
Samples 296k
57
98th
22.2
64th
104
75 - 128
78th
250GB
53rd
381
64th
0.42
98th
65
86th
€44
83rd
25
Compare Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
Samples 15k
57
98th
339
215 - 491
98th
1TB
93rd
3054
99th
0.01
87th
47+
95th
26
Compare Samsung 870 EVO 500GB
Samples 39k
57
98th
45.7
82nd
104
72 - 132
78th
500GB
79th
405
72nd
0.43
97th
29+
98th
€34
91st
27
Compare Samsung 870 EVO 1TB
Samples 65k
57
98th
69.2
89th
112
81 - 137
81st
1TB
93rd
437
80th
0.63
98th
29+
98th
€43
85th
28
Compare HyperX Savage 240GB
Samples 39k
56
97th
9.19
32nd
89.3
59 - 111
68th
240GB
49th
393
67th
0.05
89th
98
63rd
€112
43rd
29
Compare Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB
Samples 495
56
97th
191
98th
271
175 - 359
96th
2TB
99th
1606
94th
0
76th
45+
96th
€73
64th
30
Compare Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB
Samples 240k
56
97th
42.7
81st
199
142 - 236
91st
250GB
53rd
1260
92nd
0.14
96th
79+
78th
€44
83rd
31
Compare Samsung 860 Evo 1TB
Samples 602k
56
97th
40.3
79th
112
81 - 133
81st
1TB
93rd
433
79th
0.85
99th
65+
85th
€88
53rd
32
Compare Samsung 870 Evo 250GB
Samples 14k
56
97th
30.6
73rd
101
67 - 128
77th
250GB
53rd
395
68th
0.14
93rd
29
98th
€28
95th
33
Compare Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB
Samples 5k
56
97th
213
99th
360
194 - 496
99th
2TB
98th
2997
99th
0.01
84th
47+
95th
€90
52nd
34
Compare Samsung 850 Pro 512GB
Samples 68k
56
97th
14.6
51st
102
71 - 124
77th
512GB
86th
408
73rd
0.09
93rd
107
48th
€153
30th
35
Compare Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
Samples 951k
56
97th
17.5
56th
103
72 - 124
78th
250GB
53rd
434
79th
0.86
99th
102
57th
€60
72nd
36
Compare Crucial MX200 250GB
Samples 26k
55
97th
94.8
69 - 113
74th
250GB
53rd
411
73rd
0.03
76th
101
59th
37
Compare Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
Samples 63k
55
97th
35
76th
266
159 - 353
96th
512GB
86th
1359
92nd
0.08
91st
80+
76th
€172
24th
38
Compare SanDisk Ultra II 480GB
Samples 62k
55
97th
10.8
38th
86.2
59 - 108
64th
480GB
74th
392
67th
0.03
89th
105
53rd
€172
24th
39
Compare Crucial MX300 275GB
Samples 67k
55
97th
8.13
27th
79.4
53 - 95
54th
275GB
68th
380
64th
0.07
81st
84
73rd
€129
37th
40
Compare Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
Samples 93k
55
97th
44.3
82nd
322
195 - 393
98th
512GB
86th
1892
96th
0.14
94th
61+
89th
€162
29th
41
Compare Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
Samples 38k
55
97th
60.1
86th
327
215 - 425
98th
1TB
96th
1969
97th
0.11
91st
61+
89th
€220
16th
42
Compare Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB
Samples 8.2k
55
97th
171
97th
359
207 - 500
98th
2TB
98th
3039
99th
0.01
86th
47+
95th
€120
41st
43
Compare Samsung 850 Evo 1TB
Samples 154k
55
97th
34.2
76th
110
80 - 133
80th
1TB
93rd
432
79th
0.12
90th
102
57th
€107
46th
44
Compare OCZ ARC 100 120GB
Samples 4.7k
54
96th
83.8
63 - 98
60th
120GB
22nd
361
59th
0
76th
106
51st
45
Compare SanDisk Extreme II 240GB
Samples 3k
54
96th
90.1
65 - 109
69th
240GB
49th
393
67th
0
76th
121
5th
46
Compare Crucial MX100 256GB
Samples 55k
54
96th
82.8
65 - 97
59th
256GB
67th
318
51st
0.03
86th
108
46th
47
Compare Samsung 840 Pro 128GB
Samples 34k
54
96th
89.5
62 - 110
69th
128GB
36th
336
54th
0.05
76th
128
4th
48
Compare HyperX Fury 120GB
Samples 11k
54
96th
63.7
52 - 75
29th
120GB
22nd
125
15th
0.03
86th
108
46th
49
Compare SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB
Samples 9.2k
54
96th
11.7
42nd
93.2
62 - 114
73rd
480GB
74th
415
74th
0.01
51st
108
46th
€172
24th
50
Compare Crucial MX300 525GB
Samples 105k
54
96th
85.8
65 - 99
63rd
525GB
87th
404
71st
0.05
89th
84
73rd
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $276Nvidia RTX 3060 $280Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $200Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $795Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $51
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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