Real World Speed
Performance profile from 397,479 user samples
381,216 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 340% 0GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 199% 29GB free (System drive)
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
SPEED RANK: 45th / 1072
16,263 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 355% 893GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 158% 363GB free (System drive)
Poor: 158% Great: 355%
SPEED RANK: 48th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
273 % +2% 267 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
2343 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+10%
2131 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
2063 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+66%
1243 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
63.3 MB/s Faster random read.
+29%
49.2 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
148 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+6%
140 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
1489 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+48%
1006 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
82 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+16%
70.5 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
710 MB/s 1139 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+60%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
2648 MB/s +0% 2635 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
2404 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+39%
1727 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
74 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+8%
68.7 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
232 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+12%
208 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
1835 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+35%
1356 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
107 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+6%
101 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
910 MB/s 1627 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+79%
Market Share
Based on 75,697,178 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.48 % Hugely higher market share.
+860%
0.05 %
Value
Value For Money
111 % Better value.
+25%
88.9 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
58 % More popular.
+12%
52 %
Price
Price (score)
$43 Much cheaper.
+63%
$116
Age
Newest
71+ Months +1% 72+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
1864 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+39%
1339 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
1599 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+44%
1111 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
5,400 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+35%
3,987 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
1724 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+40%
1228 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
1263 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+38%
915 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
959 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+19%
807 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
1065 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+33%
799 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
500GB 1TB
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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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  • - CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
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  • - Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
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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 $15Nvidia 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
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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