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The drive everyone feels. The index weights sustained real-world speed over headline numbers; a Gen 5 drive is faster on paper than in use.

Models, ranked from published review results; no visitor tests, no votes. Every ranked cell shows where the model stands among the 32 on this board. Click a column to sort by it; click again to flip.

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#DriveSpec scoreSizeReadWriteCachePer $100AgePrice
1Seagate BarraCuda 2TBHard drive, 220 MB/s12bottom quarter2 TBtop half220 MB/sbottom quarter220 MB/sbottom quarterNo21.8top half10 yrbottom quarter$55#1Amazon
2WD Blue 4TBHard drive, 180 MB/s12bottom quarter4 TBtop quarter180 MB/sbottom quarter180 MB/sbottom quarterNo15.2lower half7 yrbottom quarter$79top 4%Amazon
3Seagate IronWolf 8TBHard drive, 240 MB/s14bottom quarter8 TB#1240 MB/sbottom quarter240 MB/sbottom quarterNo8.3bottom quarter6 yrbottom quarter$169top 10%Amazon
4Samsung 870 EVO 1TBSATA SSD, 560 MB/s40bottom quarter1 TBlower half560 MB/sbottom quarter530 MB/sbottom quarterYes10.9bottom quarter5 yrbottom quarter$368top halfAmazon
5Samsung 870 EVO 2TBSATA SSD, 560 MB/s40bottom quarter2 TBtop half560 MB/sbottom quarter530 MB/sbottom quarterYes8.9bottom quarter5 yrbottom quarter$450lower halfAmazon
6Kingston NV3 1TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 6,000 MB/s58bottom quarter1 TBlower half6,000 MB/slower half4,000 MB/sbottom quarterNo36.9top 4%2 yrtop quarter$157top 7%Amazon
7Kingston NV3 2TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 6,000 MB/s60bottom quarter2 TBtop half6,000 MB/slower half5,000 MB/slower halfNo23.2top half2 yrtop quarter$259top halfAmazon
8Crucial P3 Plus 1TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 5,000 MB/s60bottom quarter1 TBlower half5,000 MB/sbottom quarter3,600 MB/sbottom quarterNo18.2lower half4 yrlower half$330top halfAmazon
9Crucial P3 Plus 2TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 5,000 MB/s62lower half2 TBtop half5,000 MB/sbottom quarter4,200 MB/slower halfNo17.7lower half4 yrlower half$350top halfAmazon
10WD Blue SN580 1TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 4,150 MB/s64lower half1 TBlower half4,150 MB/sbottom quarter4,150 MB/sbottom quarterNo21.5top half3 yrtop half$298top halfAmazon
11Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7,150 MB/s76lower half1 TBlower half7,150 MB/slower half6,300 MB/slower halfNo31.7top quarter2 yrtop quarter$240top quarterAmazon
12Lexar NM790 2TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7,400 MB/s76lower half2 TBtop half7,400 MB/stop half6,500 MB/slower halfNo25.3top quarter3 yrtop half$300top halfAmazon
13Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7,250 MB/s78lower half2 TBtop half7,250 MB/slower half6,300 MB/slower halfNo21.1lower half2 yrtop quarter$370top halfAmazon
14Lexar NM790 4TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7,400 MB/s79lower half4 TBtop quarter7,400 MB/stop half6,500 MB/slower halfNo14.1lower half3 yrtop half$562bottom quarterAmazon
15Crucial T500 1TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7,300 MB/s82lower half1 TBlower half7,300 MB/stop half6,800 MB/stop halfYes29.8top quarter3 yrtop half$275top halfAmazon
16Crucial T500 2TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7,400 MB/s84lower half2 TBtop half7,400 MB/stop half7,000 MB/stop halfYes21.5top half3 yrtop half$390lower halfAmazon
17WD Black SN850X 1TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7,300 MB/s86top half1 TBlower half7,300 MB/stop half6,300 MB/slower halfYes39.1#14 yrlower half$220top quarterAmazon
18Samsung 990 Pro 1TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7,450 MB/s86top half1 TBlower half7,450 MB/stop half6,900 MB/stop halfYes35.8top 10%4 yrlower half$240top quarterAmazon
19Samsung 990 Pro 2TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7,450 MB/s88top half2 TBtop half7,450 MB/stop half6,900 MB/stop halfYes22.6top half4 yrlower half$390lower halfAmazon
20WD Black SN850X 2TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7,300 MB/s88top half2 TBtop half7,300 MB/stop half6,600 MB/stop halfYes22.1top half4 yrlower half$399lower halfAmazon
21Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7,100 MB/s90top half8 TB#17,100 MB/slower half6,600 MB/stop halfYes2.4bottom quarter3 yrtop half$3,700bottom quarterAmazon
22WD Black SN850X 4TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7,300 MB/s91top half4 TBtop quarter7,300 MB/stop half6,600 MB/stop halfYes14.0lower half3 yrtop half$650bottom quarterAmazon
23Samsung 990 Pro 4TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7,450 MB/s91top half4 TBtop quarter7,450 MB/stop half6,900 MB/stop halfYes9.3bottom quarter3 yrtop half$980bottom quarterAmazon
24Crucial T705 1TBNVMe, PCIe 5.0, 13,600 MB/s92top half1 TBlower half13,600 MB/stop quarter10,200 MB/stop quarterYes36.8top 7%2 yrtop quarter$250top quarterAmazon
25WD Black SN850X 8TBNVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7,300 MB/s93top quarter8 TB#17,300 MB/stop half6,600 MB/stop halfYes5.8bottom quarter1 yr#1$1,600bottom quarterAmazon
26Crucial T705 2TBNVMe, PCIe 5.0, 14,500 MB/s96top quarter2 TBtop half14,500 MB/stop quarter12,700 MB/stop quarterYes24.0top half2 yrtop quarter$400lower halfAmazon
27Samsung 9100 Pro 2TBNVMe, PCIe 5.0, 14,700 MB/s97top quarter2 TBtop half14,700 MB/stop 10%13,400 MB/stop 7%Yes24.3top quarter1 yr#1$400lower halfAmazon
28WD Black SN8100 2TBNVMe, PCIe 5.0, 14,900 MB/s97top quarter2 TBtop half14,900 MB/s#114,000 MB/s#1Yes24.3top quarter1 yr#1$400lower halfAmazon
29Crucial T705 4TBNVMe, PCIe 5.0, 14,500 MB/s98top 10%4 TBtop quarter14,500 MB/stop quarter12,700 MB/stop quarterYes19.4lower half2 yrtop quarter$504lower halfAmazon
30WD Black SN8100 4TBNVMe, PCIe 5.0, 14,900 MB/s99top 4%4 TBtop quarter14,900 MB/s#114,000 MB/s#1Yes15.0lower half1 yr#1$660bottom quarterAmazon
31Samsung 9100 Pro 4TBNVMe, PCIe 5.0, 14,700 MB/s99top 4%4 TBtop quarter14,700 MB/stop 10%13,400 MB/stop 7%Yes7.7bottom quarter1 yr#1$1,290bottom quarterAmazon
32Samsung 9100 Pro 8TBNVMe, PCIe 5.0, 14,800 MB/s100#18 TB#114,800 MB/stop 7%13,400 MB/stop 7%Yes4.0bottom quarter1 yr#1$2,495bottom quarterAmazon

Standings are relative to this board. Green means the top quarter, blue the second, amber the third, red the bottom. Prices are typical, not live; the Amazon page decides.