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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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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	WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $140 Samples 17k	▲ 71 ▼ 100^th	244 99^th	510 293 - 672 100^th	2TB 98^th	3929 100^th	0.45 97^th	15+ 100^th	$140 40^th
2	Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $80 Samples 206k	▲ 69 ▼ 100^th	166 97^th	386 251 - 478 99^th	1TB 93^rd	2792 98^th	1.79 100^th	38+ 97^th	$80 64^th
3	WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $83 Samples 23k	▲ 68 ▼ 100^th	184 98^th	437 251 - 598 99^th	1TB 93^rd	3724 99^th	0.38 97^th	15+ 100^th	$83 63^rd
4	Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $130 Samples 89k	▲ 68 ▼ 100^th	217 99^th	431 290 - 533 99^th	2TB 98^th	2928 98^th	1.43 99^th	34+ 98^th	$130 43^rd
5	Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $74 Samples 455k	▲ 66 ▼ 100^th	142 96^th	310 188 - 410 97^th	1TB 93^rd	2066 98^th	1.85 100^th	58+ 93^rd	$74 69^th
6	Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB $31 Samples 367k	▲ 65 ▼ 100^th	144 96^th	276 178 - 355 96^th	500GB 78^th	2034 97^th	0.82 99^th	58+ 93^rd	$31 96^th
7	WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB $240 Samples 3.1k	▲ 63 ▼ 99^th	280 100^th	523 286 - 678 100^th	4TB 100^th	3783 100^th	0.17 94^th	15+ 100^th	$240 18^th
8	HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $220 Samples 2.5k	▲ 62 ▼ 99^th	102 93^rd	300 194 - 379 97^th	2TB 98^th	1794 95^th	0 76^th	57+ 94^th	$220 20^th
9	Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB $42 Samples 74k	▲ 62 ▼ 99^th	103 93^rd	242 147 - 311 94^th	512GB 86^th	1494 93^rd	0.15 96^th	60+ 92^nd	$42 89^th
10	Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $45 Samples 171k	▲ 61 ▼ 99^th	141 96^th	212 130 - 295 92^nd	1TB 93^rd	1270 92^nd	0.29 97^th	61+ 92^nd	$45 87^th
11	Samsung 860 Evo 2TB $239 Samples 44k	▲ 61 ▼ 99^th	36 77^th	113 89 - 133 81^st	2TB 98^th	440 81^st	0.07 91^st	70+ 86^th	$239 18^th
12	Crucial MX500 250GB $30 Samples 77k	▲ 61 ▼ 99^th	32.2 74^th	101 73 - 123 77^th	250GB 52^nd	394 68^th	0.18 95^th	71 85^th	$30 97^th
13	Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $70 Samples 85k	▲ 61 ▼ 99^th	136 95^th	279 175 - 372 97^th	1TB 96^th	1652 94^th	0.18 96^th	60+ 92^nd	$70 72^nd
14	Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB $45 Samples 87k	▲ 61 ▼ 99^th	55.1 85^th	234 152 - 302 94^th	250GB 52^nd	1841 96^th	0.11 95^th	57+ 94^th	$45 86^th
15	Crucial MX500 1TB $57 Samples 202k	▲ 60 ▼ 99^th	59.1 87^th	106 75 - 125 79^th	1TB 93^rd	420 76^th	0.5 98^th	71+ 85^th	$57 79^th
16	HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $126 Samples 5.1k	▲ 60 ▼ 99^th	88.8 91^st	284 170 - 380 97^th	1TB 96^th	1700 95^th	0.01 76^th	58+ 93^rd	$126 45^th
17	HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB $71 Samples 2.2k	▲ 59 ▼ 98^th	72.9 89^th	255 155 - 339 95^th	512GB 86^th	1469 93^rd	0.01 76^th	58+ 93^rd	$71 70^th
18	Crucial MX500 2TB $104 Samples 44k	▲ 59 ▼ 98^th	64.5 88^th	108 83 - 125 79^th	2TB 98^th	420 76^th	0.14 93^rd	70+ 85^th	$104 52^nd
19	Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB $31 Samples 381k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th	143 96^th	273 199 - 340 96^th	500GB 78^th	2063 98^th	0.56 99^th	67+ 88^th	$31 96^th
20	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB Samples 69k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th		96 64 - 115 75^th	120GB 22^nd	431 78^th	0.05 86^th	108 57^th
21	Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $115 Samples 113k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th	189 98^th	342 223 - 442 98^th	2TB 98^th	2122 98^th	1.07 99^th	54+ 95^th	$115 49^th
22	Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB Samples 78k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th		179 103 - 242 89^th	500GB 78^th	835 88^th	0.13 94^th	61+ 92^nd
23	Crucial MX500 500GB $35 Samples 237k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th	50.8 84^th	106 78 - 125 79^th	500GB 78^th	425 77^th	0.53 98^th	70+ 85^th	$35 93^rd
24	Samsung 860 Evo 500GB $50 Samples 762k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th	38.5 79^th	105 74 - 129 78^th	500GB 78^th	401 70^th	1.04 100^th	70+ 86^th	$50 82^nd
25	Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB Samples 34k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th		213 139 - 271 92^nd	256GB 67^th	957 89^th	0.04 92^nd	60+ 92^nd
26	Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB $150 Samples 154k	▲ 57 ▼ 98^th	22.4 64^th	235 160 - 280 94^th	250GB 52^nd	1408 93^rd	0.12 96^th	67+ 88^th	$150 36^th
27	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $60 Samples 296k	▲ 57 ▼ 98^th	19.6 59^th	104 75 - 128 78^th	250GB 52^nd	381 64^th	0.44 98^th	70 85^th	$60 77^th
28	Samsung 870 EVO 1TB Samples 65k	▲ 57 ▼ 98^th		112 81 - 137 81^st	1TB 93^rd	437 80^th	0.69 98^th	34+ 98^th
29	Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB Samples 15k	▲ 57 ▼ 98^th		339 215 - 491 98^th	1TB 93^rd	3054 99^th	0.02 87^th	52+ 95^th
30	Samsung 870 EVO 500GB $50 Samples 39k	▲ 57 ▼ 98^th	38.3 79^th	104 72 - 132 78^th	500GB 78^th	405 72^nd	0.45 97^th	34+ 98^th	$50 84^th
31	Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB Samples 5k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th		360 194 - 496 98^th	2TB 98^th	2997 99^th	0.01 83^rd	52+ 95^th
32	HyperX Savage 240GB $123 Samples 39k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	9.58 32^nd	89.3 59 - 111 68^th	240GB 49^th	393 67^th	0.03 89^th	104 63^rd	$123 45^th
33	Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $95 Samples 495	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	176 98^th	271 175 - 359 96^th	2TB 99^th	1606 94^th	0 76^th	51+ 96^th	$95 57^th
34	Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB $45 Samples 240k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	46.8 83^rd	199 142 - 236 91^st	250GB 52^nd	1260 92^nd	0.14 96^th	84+ 78^th	$45 86^th
35	Samsung 860 Evo 1TB $120 Samples 602k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	35.7 77^th	112 81 - 133 81^st	1TB 93^rd	433 79^th	0.87 99^th	70+ 85^th	$120 47^th
36	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $31 Samples 14k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	31.2 73^rd	101 67 - 128 77^th	250GB 52^nd	395 68^th	0.11 93^rd	34 98^th	$31 96^th
37	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $80 Samples 951k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	15.8 53^rd	103 72 - 124 78^th	250GB 52^nd	434 79^th	0.72 99^th	108 57^th	$80 65^th
38	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $219 Samples 68k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	12.5 44^th	102 71 - 124 77^th	512GB 86^th	408 72^nd	0.07 92^nd	113 48^th	$219 21^st
39	Crucial MX200 250GB Samples 26k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th		94.8 69 - 113 74^th	250GB 52^nd	411 73^rd	0.03 76^th	107 59^th
40	SanDisk Ultra II 480GB $170 Samples 62k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th	12.2 43^rd	86.2 59 - 108 64^th	480GB 74^th	392 67^th	0.04 89^th	111 53^rd	$170 31^st
41	Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB $135 Samples 63k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th	47 83^rd	266 159 - 353 96^th	512GB 86^th	1359 92^nd	0.06 91^st	85+ 76^th	$135 42^nd
42	Crucial MX300 275GB Samples 67k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th		79.4 53 - 95 54^th	275GB 68^th	380 64^th	0.07 81^st	90 73^rd
43	Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB $190 Samples 93k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th	44 81^st	322 195 - 393 98^th	512GB 86^th	1892 96^th	0.13 94^th	66+ 89^th	$190 27^th
44	Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $243 Samples 38k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th	62.7 87^th	327 215 - 425 98^th	1TB 96^th	1969 97^th	0.06 91^st	66+ 89^th	$243 18^th
45	Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $150 Samples 8.2k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th	163 97^th	359 207 - 500 98^th	2TB 98^th	3039 99^th	0.01 86^th	52+ 95^th	$150 36^th
46	Samsung 850 Evo 1TB $144 Samples 154k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th	30.7 72^nd	110 80 - 133 80^th	1TB 93^rd	432 79^th	0.12 90^th	108 57^th	$144 39^th
47	OCZ ARC 100 120GB Samples 4.7k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th		83.8 63 - 98 60^th	120GB 22^nd	361 59^th	0 76^th	112 51^st
48	SanDisk Extreme II 240GB Samples 3k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th		90.1 65 - 109 69^th	240GB 49^th	393 67^th	0 76^th	127 5^th
49	HyperX Fury 120GB Samples 11k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th		63.7 52 - 75 29^th	120GB 22^nd	125 15^th	0.04 86^th	114 46^th
50	Crucial MX100 256GB Samples 55k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th		82.8 65 - 97 59^th	256GB 67^th	318 50^th	0.05 86^th	114 46^th

The Best.

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $146	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $189	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $340	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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