Help me pick a ssd

Answer what you know. We rank on fit first, price second, and tell you which answer earned each result its place.

What are you putting it in?

How much room do you need?

What will it mostly do?

All models

1. Acer Predator GM7—

2. ADATA Ultimate SU650—

3. ADATA XPG Gammix S70 Blade—

4. Corsair MP600 CORE XT—

5. Corsair MP700 Pro SE—

6. Crucial BX500—

7. Crucial P3 Plus—

8. Crucial T700—

9. fanxiang S101Q—

10. KingSpec P3—

11. Kingston KC3000—

12. Kingston KC600—

13. Kingston NV3—

14. Kioxia Exceria Plus G3—

15. Kioxia Exceria Pro G2—

16. Kioxia Exceria SATA SSD—

17. KLEVV CRAS C910—

18. KLEVV NEO N410+—

19. Lexar NM790—

20. Lexar NS100—

21. Patriot P210—

22. Patriot P300—

23. PNY CS900—

24. PNY XLR8 CS3140—

25. Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus—

26. Sabrent Rocket 5—

27. Sabrent Rocket Q—

28. Samsung 870 EVO—

29. Samsung 990 EVO Plus—

30. Samsung 990 Pro—

31. SanDisk Optimus GX 7100—

32. SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100—

33. Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD—

34. Seagate BarraCuda Q5—

35. Seagate FireCuda 530—

36. Silicon Power Ace A55—

37. Silicon Power UD90—

38. SK hynix Gold P31—

39. SK hynix Gold S31—

40. SK hynix Platinum P41—

41. Solidigm P41 Plus—

42. Solidigm P44 Pro—

43. TeamGroup CX2—

44. TeamGroup MP44—

45. TeamGroup T-Force Z540—

46. Timetec Premium M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD—

47. Timetec Premium M.2 SATA SSD—

48. WD Blue SA510—

49. WD Blue SN5000—

50. WD_BLACK SN7100—

51. WD_BLACK SN850X—

Before you buy

How to choose an SSD
Four questions decide almost every SSD purchase — what fits, how big, how fast, and how much it should cost.
NVMe or SATA
Which interface your machine takes, how to tell without opening it, and what the speed difference actually buys you.
How much SSD capacity you actually need
How to size a drive from what you already use, why leaving headroom matters, and when one bigger drive beats two small ones.
M.2 sizes and SSD form factors
What 2280, 2242, and 2.5-inch mean, which one your machine takes, and how to check the keying before you buy.
What SSD speed numbers actually tell you
Sequential versus random performance, why the number on the box describes the rarer case, and how to read it without being misled.
PCIe generations for SSDs
What Gen 3, Gen 4, and Gen 5 change, why a newer drive always works in an older slot, and when the extra speed is worth paying for.
TLC, QLC, and DRAM-less SSDs
What the NAND type and the controller's cache change about how a drive behaves, and when either is worth caring about.
SSD endurance and warranties
What TBW and DWPD actually promise, how much a normal machine writes, and when endurance is worth paying extra for.
How to install an SSD
Fitting an M.2 or 2.5-inch drive, choosing between cloning and a clean install, and what to check on the first boot.
When an SSD deal is actually a deal
Why price per terabyte beats any discount percentage, and why a good price on one capacity says nothing about the others.