SSD Speed Test

This website provides detailed performance, speed, and benchmark reviews of M.2 NVMe SSDs, SATA SSDs, and USB flash drives to assist you in making an informed purchase decision. Gen5 SSDs are now also tested here. Which is the best SSD and which is the fastest SSD? You can find the answer here.

Current winner

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Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB

1399 Storage media

New models are tested regularly

NVMe & SATA

Including PCIe Gen 5.0 / 4.0 / 3.0

Current prices

Daily updated shop prices

M.2 SSD Test

Tests of the newer PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs of the 5th generation, PCIe 4.0 as well as the slower PCIe 3.0 x4.

Product name	Capacity	Read	Write	Price	Score
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850P 1TB	1024 GB	7299 MB/s	6364 MB/s	225 $	15035
Samsung 990 1TB	1024 GB	7221 MB/s	5651 MB/s	200 $	12560
Apacer AS2280Q4U 1TB	1024 GB	7243 MB/s	6072 MB/s	391 $	12487
Apacer AS2280Q4X 1TB	1024 GB	5061 MB/s	4504 MB/s	n/a	13262
KIOXIA EXCERIA PRO G2 2TB	2048 GB	14899 MB/s	13304 MB/s	751 $	18965
Taimi Vulcan 512GB	512 GB	3626 MB/s	2863 MB/s	85 $	6988
Taimi Vulcan 256GB	256 GB	3269 MB/s	2767 MB/s	50 $	6900

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SATA SSD Test

SATA 6 Gb/s SSDs are tested here. Theoretical maximum is 600 MB/s (practically ~560 MB/s).

Product name	Capacity	Read	Write	Price	Score
Taimi Aurora 512GB	512 GB	538 MB/s	465 MB/s	70 $	1224
Taimi Aurora 256GB	256 GB	530 MB/s	464 MB/s	40 $	1224
TeamGroup QX 1TB	1024 GB	527 MB/s	445 MB/s	134 $	1224
Acer SA100 1.87TB	1920 GB	549 MB/s	475 MB/s	n/a	1368
Western Digital WD Red SA500 2TB	2048 GB	547 MB/s	460 MB/s	n/a	1237

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External Drives Test

USB-C drives are tested here. With USB 4.0, a theoretical maximum of 40 Gbit/s (practically ~3,700 MB/s) is possible.

Product name	Capacity	Read	Write	Price	Score
DIGIERA LPS2000M 1TB	1024 GB	2073 MB/s	1881 MB/s	170 $	1747
Verbatim Store 'n' Go Mini Diamond 512GB	512 GB	1081 MB/s	1018 MB/s	89 $	1426
OWC Envoy Ultra 2TB	2048 GB	6231 MB/s	5196 MB/s	700 $	6170
LinkMore NR P100 512GB	512 GB	914 MB/s	855 MB/s	120 $	1653
Verbatim TurboMetal 1TB	1024 GB	3831 MB/s	2878 MB/s	204 $	4839

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USB Flash Drive Test

Here you will find performance tests of USB 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 drives (USB 2.0 drives are not tested because they are no longer up to date).

Product name	Capacity	Read	Write	Price	Score
MOVE SPEED SP05 128GB	128 GB	520 MB/s	519 MB/s	37 $	1062
DIGIERA LUS320 128GB	128 GB	520 MB/s	520 MB/s	34 $	1062
DIGIERA CUS310 128GB	128 GB	154 MB/s	67 MB/s	21 $	78
Intenso Flex Line 32GB	32 GB	131 MB/s	77 MB/s	18 $	158
Kingston DataTraveler Exodia Gen 2 256GB	256 GB	109 MB/s	21 MB/s	26 $	79

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Best test tools:

The following benchmark tools are used for the SSD speed test:

Test environment:

High-end hardware (as of 2021) is used for the tests so that the full performance of the storage media can be utilized. Since the same test system is used for all tests, the results are comparable with each other:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, 12x 3.80GHz
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB, DDR4-3200MHz, CL16-18-18-36
Motherboard: ASUS Mainboard Prime X570-Pro
SSD: Corsair Force Series Gen.4 PCIe MP600 2TB
GPU: MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit (Version 2004)
Other: be quiet! case, CPU cooler and power supply

By using the AMD X570 chipset, Gen 4 (PCIe 4.0) SSDs can now also be tested.

NEW - Test environment for PCIe 5.0 SSD tests:

Since 2023, a new test PC has been used, which can also test Gen 5.0 and USB 4.0 SSDs.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900, 12x 3.70-5.40GHz
RAM: Kingston FURY 64GB DDR5-6000MHz, CL36-38-38
Motherboard: GIGABYTE X870 AORUS Elite WIFI7
SSD: Intel Optane SSD 900P
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
OS: Windows 11 Pro 64 Bit (Version 22H2)

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