The 256GB Samsung 850 Pro is the fastest consumer SSD we have seen to date. Thanks to Samsung's new 3D V-NAND the 850 Pro has lower power consumption and better performance, albeit marginally, than both the 840 Evo and 840 Pro. Looking at the benchmark figures for the 840 and 850 Pros shows that the effective performance improvement is 10% whereas the 850 Pro beats the 840 Evo by 16%. These drives effectively saturate SATA 3.0 making it difficult to distinguish between them in day-to-day use. At current prices the 850 Pro is prohibitively expensive, prices need to drop by 15% before it approaches the 840 Pro from a value perspective. Samsung may release a value orientated 850 Evo soon, but for now "most" users are better off with the 840 Pro. [Oct '14SSDrivePro]
Incredible drive, but I fear UserBenchmark is lumping multiple drives into this one. I benchmarked a new-to-market SSD called "Inland Performance Plus 2TB" that sports the new Phison-E18 controller for 7000MBps/6850MBps R/W speeds and it couldn't benchmark it because it "detected a RAM-cached drive". I think this is the previous version with the Phison-E16 controller called "Inland Performance" SSDs. It's confusing because the firmware on the SSD doesn't identify the drive as anything but PCIe SSD, thus the generic name on UserBenchmark, and the lumping together of two unique drives. [Jan '21bwmeyer96]
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]
Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.