Real World Speed
Performance profile from 46,239 user samples
46,239 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% 1TB free
Worst Bench: 42% 57GB free (System drive)
Poor: 42% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 663rd / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
70.4 % 98.4 % Much faster effective speed.
+40%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
453 MB/s 457 MB/s +1%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
393 MB/s 405 MB/s +3%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
25.6 MB/s 34.3 MB/s Much faster random read.
+34%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
64.7 MB/s 87.6 MB/s Much faster random write.
+35%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
316 MB/s 359 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+14%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
15.8 MB/s 45 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+185%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
280 MB/s 296 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+6%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
510 MB/s +1% 507 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
459 MB/s 485 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+6%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
34.1 MB/s 43 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+26%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
113 MB/s 122 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+8%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
418 MB/s 423 MB/s +1%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
27 MB/s 58.3 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+116%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
458 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+18%
387 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 75,696,176 SSDs tested
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 56.8 % More popular.
+14%
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.24 % Much higher market share.
+33%
0.18 %
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
212 MB/s 367 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+73%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
346 MB/s 358 MB/s +4%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
37.9 MB/s 331 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+774%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
152 MB/s 326 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+115%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
213 MB/s 289 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+36%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
22.5 MB/s 260 MB/s Insanely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+1,056%
Age
Newest
53+ Months Much more recent.
+77%
93.9 Months
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
965 Pts 1,240 Pts Stronger server IO.
+29%
Capacity
Capacity
1TB   —
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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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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