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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(43.9)
Avg. bench(96.7)
Capacity(398)
Write(459)
Mkt. share(0.04)
Age months(93)
Price(140)
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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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Compare Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $80
Samples 206k
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100th
167
98th
386
251 - 478
99th
1TB
93rd
2792
98th
1.65
100th
29+
97th
$80
68th
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Compare Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $160
Samples 66k
67
100th
186
99th
432
289 - 536
99th
2TB
98th
2916
98th
1.24
99th
25+
98th
$160
36th
3
Compare Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $55
Samples 455k
66
100th
177
99th
310
188 - 410
97th
1TB
93rd
2066
98th
1.78
100th
50+
93rd
$55
83rd
4
Compare Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB $50
Samples 367k
65
100th
101
95th
276
178 - 355
96th
500GB
79th
2034
97th
0.97
99th
49+
93rd
$50
86th
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Compare HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $140
Samples 2.5k
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143
97th
300
194 - 379
97th
2TB
98th
1794
95th
0.01
77th
49+
94th
$140
44th
6
Compare Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB $43
Samples 74k
62
100th
101
95th
242
147 - 311
94th
512GB
86th
1494
93rd
0.17
96th
52+
92nd
$43
91st
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Compare Samsung 860 Evo 2TB $260
Samples 44k
61
99th
33.8
77th
113
89 - 133
81st
2TB
98th
440
81st
0.06
91st
61+
86th
$260
17th
8
Compare Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $74
Samples 171k
61
99th
97.3
94th
212
130 - 295
92nd
1TB
93rd
1270
92nd
0.38
97th
53+
92nd
$74
72nd
9
Compare Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB $43
Samples 87k
61
99th
57
88th
234
152 - 302
94th
250GB
52nd
1841
96th
0.13
95th
49+
94th
$43
91st
10
Compare Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $55
Samples 85k
61
99th
162
98th
279
175 - 372
97th
1TB
96th
1652
94th
0.21
96th
51+
93rd
$55
84th
11
Compare Crucial MX500 1TB $52
Samples 202k
60
99th
63.8
90th
106
75 - 125
79th
1TB
93rd
420
76th
0.75
99th
62+
85th
$52
85th
12
Compare Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Samples 77k
60
99th
29.4
73rd
101
73 - 123
77th
250GB
52nd
394
68th
0.21
95th
63
85th
$34
96th
13
Compare HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $160
Samples 5.1k
60
99th
74.2
92nd
284
170 - 380
97th
1TB
96th
1700
95th
0.01
77th
49+
93rd
$160
36th
14
Compare HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
Samples 2.2k
59
99th
255
155 - 339
95th
512GB
86th
1469
93rd
0.02
77th
49+
93rd
15
Compare Samsung 860 Evo 500GB $75
Samples 762k
59
99th
28.4
72nd
105
74 - 129
79th
500GB
79th
401
70th
1.13
100th
61+
86th
$75
71st
16
Compare Crucial MX500 2TB $115
Samples 44k
59
99th
59.9
89th
108
83 - 125
79th
2TB
98th
420
76th
0.11
94th
62+
85th
$115
51st
17
Compare Samsung 850 Evo 120GB
Samples 69k
58
98th
96
64 - 115
74th
120GB
22nd
431
78th
0.13
86th
99
57th
18
Compare Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB $79
Samples 154k
58
98th
36.2
79th
235
160 - 280
94th
250GB
52nd
1408
93rd
0.19
96th
58+
88th
$79
69th
19
Compare Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
Samples 78k
58
98th
179
103 - 242
88th
500GB
79th
835
88th
0.1
94th
52+
92nd
20
Compare Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $129
Samples 113k
58
98th
174
99th
342
223 - 442
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2TB
98th
2122
98th
0.82
99th
46+
95th
$129
47th
21
Compare Crucial MX500 500GB $40
Samples 237k
58
98th
46.2
83rd
106
78 - 125
79th
500GB
79th
425
77th
0.54
98th
62+
85th
$40
93rd
22
Compare Samsung 870 EVO 500GB $40
Samples 39k
57
98th
45.1
83rd
104
72 - 132
78th
500GB
79th
405
72nd
0.35
97th
26+
98th
$40
92nd
23
Compare Samsung 870 EVO 1TB $65
Samples 48k
57
98th
56.9
88th
113
78 - 137
81st
1TB
93rd
437
80th
0.49
97th
26+
98th
$65
77th
24
Compare Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50
Samples 296k
57
98th
22.5
66th
104
75 - 128
78th
250GB
52nd
381
64th
0.49
98th
62
86th
$50
86th
25
Compare Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB $50
Samples 381k
57
98th
99.7
94th
273
199 - 340
96th
500GB
79th
2063
98th
0.54
99th
58+
88th
$50
86th
26
Compare Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB $53
Samples 34k
57
98th
45
83rd
213
139 - 271
92nd
256GB
67th
957
89th
0.06
93rd
52+
93rd
$53
84th
27
Compare Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $198
Samples 15k
57
98th
74.3
92nd
339
215 - 491
98th
1TB
93rd
3054
99th
0.04
87th
44+
95th
$198
28th
28
Compare Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $194
Samples 68k
56
97th
13.7
50th
102
71 - 124
77th
512GB
86th
408
73rd
0.06
93rd
104
48th
$194
28th
29
Compare Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $70
Samples 951k
56
97th
17.5
57th
103
72 - 124
78th
250GB
52nd
434
79th
1.01
99th
99
57th
$70
75th
30
Compare HyperX Savage 240GB
Samples 39k
56
97th
89.3
59 - 111
68th
240GB
49th
393
67th
0.02
89th
95
63rd
31
Compare Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB $59
Samples 240k
56
97th
38.5
80th
199
142 - 236
91st
250GB
52nd
1260
92nd
0.16
96th
76+
78th
$59
82nd
32
Compare Samsung 860 Evo 1TB $139
Samples 602k
56
97th
31.9
76th
112
81 - 133
81st
1TB
93rd
433
79th
0.85
99th
62+
85th
$139
44th
33
Compare Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB
Samples 5k
56
97th
360
194 - 496
99th
2TB
98th
2997
99th
0.03
84th
44+
95th
34
Compare Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $110
Samples 495
56
97th
158
98th
271
175 - 359
96th
2TB
99th
1606
94th
0
77th
42+
96th
$110
52nd
35
Compare Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $40
Samples 10k
56
97th
26.4
71st
103
70 - 130
77th
250GB
52nd
393
67th
0.13
92nd
26
98th
$40
93rd
36
Compare Crucial MX200 250GB
Samples 26k
55
97th
94.8
69 - 113
74th
250GB
52nd
411
73rd
0.02
77th
98
59th
37
Compare SanDisk Ultra II 480GB $180
Samples 62k
55
97th
11.7
43rd
86.2
59 - 108
64th
480GB
74th
392
67th
0.04
89th
102
53rd
$180
31st
38
Compare Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $180
Samples 8.2k
55
97th
142
97th
359
207 - 500
98th
2TB
98th
3039
99th
0.03
86th
44+
95th
$180
31st
39
Compare Samsung 850 Evo 1TB $132
Samples 154k
55
97th
32.6
76th
110
80 - 133
80th
1TB
93rd
432
78th
0.13
90th
99
57th
$132
45th
40
Compare Crucial MX300 275GB $150
Samples 67k
55
97th
8.13
29th
79.4
53 - 95
54th
275GB
68th
380
64th
0.1
81st
81
73rd
$150
39th
41
Compare Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB $200
Samples 63k
55
97th
35
78th
266
159 - 353
96th
512GB
86th
1359
92nd
0.07
91st
77+
76th
$200
25th
42
Compare Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB $200
Samples 93k
55
97th
42.3
82nd
322
195 - 393
98th
512GB
86th
1892
96th
0.1
94th
58+
89th
$200
25th
43
Compare Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $280
Samples 38k
55
97th
56.2
87th
327
215 - 425
98th
1TB
96th
1969
97th
0.07
91st
58+
89th
$280
15th
44
Compare OCZ ARC 100 120GB
Samples 4.7k
54
96th
83.8
63 - 98
60th
120GB
22nd
361
59th
0.01
77th
103
51st
45
Compare SanDisk Extreme II 240GB
Samples 3k
54
96th
90.1
65 - 109
69th
240GB
49th
393
67th
0.01
77th
118
5th
46
Compare Crucial MX100 256GB
Samples 55k
54
96th
82.8
65 - 97
59th
256GB
67th
318
51st
0.06
86th
105
46th
47
Compare SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB $200
Samples 9.2k
54
96th
11.7
43rd
93.2
62 - 114
73rd
480GB
74th
415
74th
0.01
51st
105
46th
$200
25th
48
Compare Samsung 850 Pro 1TB $292
Samples 25k
54
96th
17.4
57th
105
77 - 124
78th
1TB
96th
420
76th
0.03
84th
104
48th
$292
14th
49
Compare Samsung 850 Pro 128GB $163
Samples 18k
54
96th
5.37
13th
98.7
71 - 119
76th
128GB
36th
397
69th
0.02
81st
104
48th
$163
34th
50
Compare Samsung 840 Pro 128GB $70
Samples 34k
54
96th
9.15
33rd
89.5
62 - 110
69th
128GB
36th
336
53rd
0.03
77th
125
4th
$70
75th
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320Nvidia RTX 3060 $350Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $158Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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