M.2 NVMe PCIe solid state drives. Updated daily from Amazon.
6 NVMe SSD drives compared
| # | Product | Capacity | Read | Write | TBW | Warranty | Score | $/TB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung 990 Pro 2TBBest value Samsung | 2TB | 7.5 GB/s | 6.9 GB/s | 1200 TBW | 5 years | 74.2 | $75.00/TB | $141.41 | $141.41 |
| 2 | Kingston | 1TB | 7.3 GB/s | 6.0 GB/s | 1000 TBW | 5 years | 70.8 | $89.99/TB | $88.87 | $88.87 |
| 3 | Crucial | 1TB | 5.0 GB/s | 3.6 GB/s | 220 TBW | 5 years | 69.3 | $59.99/TB | $52.96 | $52.96 |
| 4 | Seagate | 1TB | 7.3 GB/s | 6.9 GB/s | 1275 TBW | 5 years | 69 | $99.99/TB | $97.80 | $97.80 |
| 5 | Samsung | 1TB | 3.5 GB/s | 3.0 GB/s | 600 TBW | 5 years | 67.9 | $64.99/TB | $68.34 | $68.34 |
| 6 | 1TB | 7.3 GB/s | 6.3 GB/s | 600 TBW | 5 years | 49.2 | $109.99/TB | $104.42 | $104.42 |
NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) is a high-performance protocol for SSDs using PCIe lanes. NVMe drives are 3–10× faster than SATA SSDs, with PCIe 4.0 drives reaching 7,000 MB/s and PCIe 5.0 reaching 14,000 MB/s sequential read.
PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives offer excellent real-world performance at lower prices and with less heat output. PCIe 5.0 drives are faster in benchmarks but cost significantly more and require active cooling. For most users, a top PCIe 4.0 drive is the better value.
Check your motherboard manual or manufacturer's website. Most desktop motherboards from 2020+ have at least one PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot. Laptops with 12th-gen Intel or AMD Ryzen 5000+ processors typically support PCIe 4.0. Older systems may be limited to PCIe 3.0.