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Real World Speed
Performance profile from 64,264 user samples
63,520 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 353% 383GB free
Worst Bench: 159% 72GB free (System drive)
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
SPEED RANK: 57th / 1080
744 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 994% 1.5TB free
Poor bench: 415% 2.5TB free (System drive)
Poor: 415% Great: 994%
SPEED RANK: 3rd / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
266 % 735 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+176%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
2013 MB/s 6026 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+199%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
1359 MB/s 6092 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+348%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
46.7 MB/s 94.5 MB/s Hugely faster random read.
+102%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
132 MB/s 235 MB/s Much faster random write.
+78%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
799 MB/s 3358 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+320%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
62.3 MB/s 123 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+97%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
1222 MB/s 4851 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+297%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
2601 MB/s 7655 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+194%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
1921 MB/s 8214 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+328%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
55.5 MB/s 94.6 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+70%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
208 MB/s 363 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+75%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
995 MB/s 3955 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+297%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
80.1 MB/s 149 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+86%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
1915 MB/s 7376 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+285%
Market Share
Based on 76,882,556 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.05 % Higher market share.
+25%
0.04 %
Value
Value For Money
49 % 266 % Hugely better value.
+443%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 73 % Much more popular.
+33%
Price
Price (score)
$128 Much cheaper.
+68%
$406
Age
Newest
94+ Months 15 Months Hugely more recent.
+84%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
1318 MB/s 2321 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+76%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
1327 MB/s 1901 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+43%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
4,171 Pts 7,932 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+90%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
1142 MB/s 2067 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+81%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
1107 MB/s 1767 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+60%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
852 MB/s 1235 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+45%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
881 MB/s 1522 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+73%
Capacity
Capacity
512GB 4TB

Samsung’s NVMe SSD flagship, the 960 Pro, is one of the fastest consumer SSDs on the market, currently second only to Intel’s 900P Optane SSDs. This PCIe SSD offers high-end performance at a premium price and therefore, as the name suggests, is may be more suited towards professional users. Our real world benchmarks show that the 960 Pro has read/write speeds in excess of 4 times faster than the Samsung 850 Pro which is the next best SATA SSD. Compared to the now two year old NVMe 950 Pro the 960 Pro offers significantly higher write throughput and is less susceptible to thermal throttling. The 960 Pro is based on a denser version of Samsung’s V-NAND (3D) technology, featuring more layers of memory cells. The 960 Pro also features an upgraded and faster 5 ARM Polaris controller, compared to the 950 Pro’s 3 ARM UBX controller. The smallest capacity for the 960 Pro is 512 GB, which may make it prohibitively expensive for some. Fortunately, for those that still want the superb NVMe performance, the 250 GB Samsung 960 Evo offers a more affordable choice, albeit with lower sustained write speeds when compared to the 512 GB 960 Pro. The 960 Pro is based on MLC (2-bit) V-NAND whilst the 960 Evo is based on the slightly lower enduring TLC (3-bit) V-NAND, and this accounts for Samsung’s reduced warranty for the 960 Evo (3 years/200 TBW versus 5 years/400 TBW for the 512 GB versions of the 960 Evo and 960 Pro respectively). Unlike the 960 Evo, the 960 Pro doesn’t have an SLC cache which results in more consistent sustained write speeds. [Nov '17 SSDrivePro]

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The Crucial T700 is one of the first PCIe 5.0 SSDs, offering peak data rates double those of PCIe 4.0. The T700 can reach staggering burst sequential read and write speeds of 15 and 12 GB/s. However, out of cache performance still lies within PCIe 4.0 limits so the T700 doesn’t have a PCIe 5.0 advantage during sustained workloads. At current prices (1TB = $140, 2TB = $270, 4TB = $370) the T700 may be of interest to users looking for almost unparalleled burst performance, though most users won’t notice much improvement compared to the WD Black SN850X because of other bottlenecks in in a typical system. [Jun '24 SSDrivePro]

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Solid State Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) September 2024 SSD Rankings

Welcome to our 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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The Best
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169Nvidia RTX 4060 $299WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $146
Intel Core i5-12400F $112Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $379WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
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