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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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How is the AS SSD total score calculated?

By taking a combination of speed readings with a strong emphasis on deep queue depth (server) IO... more

How is the AS SSD read score calculated?

Benchmarks read workloads with an emphasis on deep queue depth (server) reads... more

How is the AS SSD write score calculated?

Benchmarks write workloads with an emphasis on deep queue depth (server) writes... more

What is the effective SSD speed index?

A measure of how well an SSD performs under typical consumer workloads. Samsung 850 Pro ≈ 100%... more

Can CPU power saving states (C1,C2,C3) impact SSD speed?

Yes, mostly on shallow queue random 4k operations... more

What is 4K 64 thread write speed?

A server orientated measure of a drives ability to write 64 files in parallel... more

What is the SSD value for money rating?

A measure of real world consumer performance and capacity per unit cost... more

What is queue depth?

The number of simultaneous requests on a drive's request queue... more

What is incompressible data?

Data that cannot be compressed e.g. most music, video and image file formats... more

What is sequential read speed?

A measure of how quickly large files can be read from a device... more

What is sequential write speed?

A measure of how quickly large files can be written to a device... more

What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?

NAND and V-NAND are both types of flash memory which is a class of non-volatile memory that retains data even in the absence of an electrical current... more

What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?

NVMe, AHCI and IDE are transfer protocols (languages). They run on top of transfer interfaces such as PCIe or SATA (spoken, written)... more

What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?

3D XPoint is the name given by Intel and Micron to their jointly developed, revolutionary storage technology as employed in Intel’s Optane memory... more

What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?

In terms or write performance, durability and price SLC > MLC > TLC... more

What is sustained sequential write speed?

A measure of how quickly large files can be written to a device... more

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» «		User rating %	Value %	Avg. bench %	Capacity	Write MB/s	Mkt. share %	Age months	Price	»
1	WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $157 Samples 26k	▲ 72 ▼ 100^th	225 99^th	513 283 - 685 100^th	2TB 98^th	3927 100^th	0.77 98^th	20+ 100^th	$157 35^th
2	Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $98 Samples 276k	▲ 69 ▼ 100^th	146 98^th	394 274 - 488 99^th	1TB 93^rd	2779 98^th	1.87 100^th	42+ 97^th	$98 57^th
3	WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $95 Samples 23k	▲ 68 ▼ 100^th	166 99^th	437 251 - 598 99^th	1TB 93^rd	3724 99^th	0.6 97^th	19+ 100^th	$95 58^th
4	Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $168 Samples 138k	▲ 68 ▼ 100^th	174 99^th	416 283 - 526 99^th	2TB 98^th	2868 98^th	1.52 100^th	38+ 98^th	$168 32^nd
5	Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB $43 Samples 367k	▲ 66 ▼ 100^th	112 95^th	276 178 - 355 96^th	500GB 78^th	2034 97^th	0.83 99^th	62+ 93^rd	$43 90^th
6	Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $76 Samples 455k	▲ 66 ▼ 100^th	139 97^th	310 188 - 410 97^th	1TB 93^rd	2066 98^th	1.88 100^th	62+ 93^rd	$76 69^th
7	WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB $290 Samples 4.4k	▲ 63 ▼ 99^th	248 100^th	533 303 - 688 100^th	4TB 100^th	3823 100^th	0.22 95^th	19+ 100^th	$290 14^th
8	HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $218 Samples 2.5k	▲ 62 ▼ 99^th	103 94^th	300 194 - 379 97^th	2TB 98^th	1794 95^th	0.01 76^th	62+ 94^th	$218 21^st
9	Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB $82 Samples 74k	▲ 62 ▼ 99^th	61.8 88^th	242 147 - 311 94^th	512GB 86^th	1494 93^rd	0.15 96^th	64+ 92^nd	$82 65^th
10	Crucial MX500 250GB $40 Samples 77k	▲ 61 ▼ 99^th	26 69^th	101 73 - 123 77^th	250GB 52^nd	394 68^th	0.11 95^th	75 85^th	$40 91^st
11	Samsung 860 Evo 2TB $275 Samples 44k	▲ 61 ▼ 99^th	32.4 76^th	113 89 - 133 81^st	2TB 98^th	440 81^st	0.05 91^st	74+ 86^th	$275 15^th
12	Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $74 Samples 171k	▲ 61 ▼ 99^th	97.3 94^th	212 130 - 295 92^nd	1TB 93^rd	1270 92^nd	0.33 97^th	65+ 92^nd	$74 72^nd
13	Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB Samples 85k	▲ 61 ▼ 99^th		279 175 - 372 96^th	1TB 96^th	1652 94^th	0.22 96^th	64+ 92^nd
14	Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB $46 Samples 87k	▲ 61 ▼ 99^th	54.5 87^th	234 152 - 302 94^th	250GB 52^nd	1841 96^th	0.11 95^th	62+ 94^th	$46 88^th
15	Crucial MX500 1TB $84 Samples 202k	▲ 60 ▼ 99^th	44.1 83^rd	106 75 - 125 79^th	1TB 93^rd	420 76^th	0.51 98^th	75+ 85^th	$84 65^th
16	HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $126 Samples 5.1k	▲ 60 ▼ 99^th	88.8 93^rd	284 170 - 380 97^th	1TB 96^th	1700 95^th	0.01 76^th	62+ 93^rd	$126 45^th
17	Crucial MX500 2TB $132 Samples 44k	▲ 59 ▼ 98^th	54.1 87^th	108 83 - 125 79^th	2TB 98^th	420 76^th	0.11 93^rd	74+ 85^th	$132 43^rd
18	HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB $80 Samples 2.2k	▲ 59 ▼ 98^th	66.6 90^th	255 155 - 339 95^th	512GB 86^th	1469 93^rd	0 76^th	62+ 93^rd	$80 67^th
19	Samsung 870 EVO 500GB $60 Samples 60k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th	33 77^th	104 73 - 130 78^th	500GB 78^th	407 72^nd	0.46 97^th	38+ 98^th	$60 78^th
20	Samsung 870 EVO 1TB $89 Samples 129k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th	44.7 83^rd	112 82 - 137 81^st	1TB 93^rd	436 80^th	0.68 97^th	38+ 98^th	$89 62^nd
21	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB Samples 69k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th		96 64 - 115 74^th	120GB 21^st	431 78^th	0.05 86^th	112 57^th
22	Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB $43 Samples 381k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th	111 95^th	273 199 - 340 96^th	500GB 78^th	2063 98^th	0.61 99^th	71+ 88^th	$43 90^th
23	Samsung 860 Evo 500GB $88 Samples 762k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th	25.2 68^th	105 74 - 129 78^th	500GB 78^th	401 70^th	0.98 99^th	74+ 86^th	$88 63^rd
24	Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB Samples 34k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th		213 139 - 271 92^nd	256GB 67^th	957 89^th	0.04 92^nd	64+ 92^nd
25	Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB Samples 78k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th		179 103 - 242 89^th	500GB 78^th	835 88^th	0.11 94^th	65+ 92^nd
26	Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $150 Samples 200k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th	152 98^th	336 223 - 435 98^th	2TB 98^th	2115 98^th	1.19 99^th	59+ 95^th	$150 38^th
27	Crucial MX500 500GB $48 Samples 237k	▲ 58 ▼ 98^th	40.1 81^st	106 78 - 125 79^th	500GB 78^th	425 77^th	0.53 98^th	75+ 85^th	$48 87^th
28	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $82 Samples 296k	▲ 57 ▼ 97^th	15.6 53^rd	104 75 - 128 78^th	250GB 52^nd	381 64^th	0.41 98^th	74 85^th	$82 66^th
29	Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB $100 Samples 154k	▲ 57 ▼ 97^th	30.3 74^th	235 160 - 280 94^th	250GB 52^nd	1408 93^rd	0.13 96^th	71+ 88^th	$100 55^th
30	Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB Samples 15k	▲ 57 ▼ 97^th		339 215 - 491 98^th	1TB 93^rd	3054 99^th	0.03 87^th	57+ 95^th
31	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB Samples 14k	▲ 57 ▼ 97^th		101 67 - 128 77^th	250GB 52^nd	395 68^th	0.09 93^rd	38 98^th
32	Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB Samples 5k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th		360 194 - 496 98^th	2TB 98^th	2997 99^th	0.01 83^rd	57+ 95^th
33	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $219 Samples 68k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	12.5 45^th	102 71 - 124 77^th	512GB 86^th	408 72^nd	0.07 92^nd	117 48^th	$219 21^st
34	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $100 Samples 951k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	12.9 46^th	103 72 - 124 78^th	250GB 52^nd	434 79^th	0.72 99^th	112 57^th	$105 53^rd
35	HyperX Savage 240GB $124 Samples 39k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	9.54 32^nd	89.3 59 - 111 68^th	240GB 49^th	393 67^th	0.03 89^th	108 63^rd	$124 46^th
36	Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB $45 Samples 240k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	46.8 84^th	199 142 - 236 91^st	250GB 52^nd	1260 92^nd	0.14 96^th	88+ 78^th	$45 88^th
37	Samsung 860 Evo 1TB $130 Samples 602k	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th	33.6 77^th	112 81 - 133 81^st	1TB 93^rd	433 79^th	0.88 99^th	74+ 85^th	$130 44^th
38	Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB $132 Samples 495	▲ 56 ▼ 97^th		271 175 - 359 96^th	2TB 99^th	1606 94^th	0 76^th	55+ 96^th
39	Crucial MX200 250GB Samples 26k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th		94.8 69 - 113 74^th	250GB 52^nd	411 73^rd	0.03 76^th	111 59^th
40	Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB $393 Samples 38k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th	43.6 83^rd	327 215 - 425 98^th	1TB 96^th	1969 97^th	0.09 91^st	71+ 89^th	$393 7^th
41	SanDisk Ultra II 480GB Samples 62k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th		86.2 59 - 108 64^th	480GB 74^th	392 67^th	0.05 89^th	115 53^rd
42	Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB Samples 8.2k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th		359 207 - 500 98^th	2TB 98^th	3039 99^th	0.01 86^th	57+ 95^th
43	Samsung 850 Evo 1TB $139 Samples 154k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th	31.5 75^th	110 80 - 133 80^th	1TB 93^rd	432 78^th	0.12 90^th	112 57^th	$139 42^nd
44	Crucial MX300 275GB $100 Samples 67k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th	11 39^th	79.4 53 - 95 54^th	275GB 68^th	380 63^rd	0.05 81^st	94 72^nd	$100 55^th
45	Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB $166 Samples 63k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th	40.3 81^st	266 159 - 353 96^th	512GB 86^th	1359 92^nd	0.08 91^st	90+ 76^th	$166 32^nd
46	Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB $200 Samples 93k	▲ 55 ▼ 96^th	42.3 82^nd	322 195 - 393 98^th	512GB 86^th	1892 96^th	0.12 94^th	71+ 89^th	$200 24^th
47	OCZ ARC 100 120GB Samples 4.7k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th		83.8 63 - 98 60^th	120GB 21^st	361 59^th	0 76^th	116 51^st
48	SanDisk Extreme II 240GB Samples 3k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th		90.1 65 - 109 69^th	240GB 49^th	393 67^th	0 76^th	131 5^th
49	HyperX Fury 120GB Samples 11k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th		63.7 52 - 75 29^th	120GB 21^st	125 15^th	0.04 86^th	118 46^th
50	SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB Samples 10k	▲ 54 ▼ 96^th		91.7 65 - 114 71^st	240GB 49^th	406 72^nd	0 81^st	118 46^th

The Best.

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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