Real World Speed
Performance profile from 102,189 user samples
38,669 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 425% 532GB free
Worst Bench: 215% 153GB free
Poor: 215% Great: 425%
SPEED RANK: 24th / 1072
63,520 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 353% 383GB free
Worst Bench: 159% 72GB free (System drive)
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
SPEED RANK: 49th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
327 % Faster effective speed.
+23%
266 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
2310 MB/s Faster read speed.
+15%
2013 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
1969 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+45%
1359 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
52.5 MB/s Faster random read.
+12%
46.7 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
152 MB/s Faster random write.
+15%
132 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
1271 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+59%
799 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
74.1 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+19%
62.3 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
1764 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+44%
1222 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
2744 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+5%
2601 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
2511 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+31%
1921 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
61.8 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+11%
55.5 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
218 MB/s +5% 208 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
1592 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+60%
995 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
92 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+15%
80.1 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
2461 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+29%
1915 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 75,880,126 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.06 % Higher market share.
+20%
0.05 %
Value
Value For Money
50.9 % Better value.
+11%
46 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 55 %
Price
Price (score)
$320 $139 Much cheaper.
+57%
Age
Newest
72+ Months More recent.
+21%
91+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
2052 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+56%
1318 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
1631 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+23%
1327 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
5,702 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+37%
4,171 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
1772 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+55%
1142 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
1248 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+13%
1107 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
918 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+8%
852 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
1045 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+19%
881 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
1TB 512GB
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Good SSD, one of my first NVMe SSD's and very happy with boot times and how quick it can speed up some of my larger games if not running it off a HDD. Has not let me down yet and have been using it for 2 years so far. [Dec '22 Baconmaster2890]

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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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Solid State Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) May 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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