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Top Scores (SBC) - Benchmarks for SSD/SDCard/HDD/Portable/Flash - Page #666

Test #74,504 - 11/17/23 5:46 pm
Score:8,511
User:Anonymous
Brand:Silicon Power A55 M.2 Series
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.5
Silicon Power A55 M.2 Series
AmazonAliExpress
Device:SP M.2SSD
Class:SSD (M.2 SATA)
Test #129,555 - 12/14/25 2:18 pm
Score:8,511
User:Anonymous
Brand:Kingston A400S Series
Board:NanoPi R4S
Kingston A400S Series
AmazonAliExpress
Device:Kingston SA400S37120G
Class:SSD (2.5" SATA)
Note:SSD
Test #11,217 - 3/2/20 1:04 pm
Score:8,511
User:dial
Brand:THU Portable SSD
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.2
THU Portable SSD
AmazonAliExpress
Device:THU SSDX1128G
Class:SSD (Portable)
Note:THU 128GB External SSD Portable Solid State Drive USB 3.1 Gen 1 Typ-c on Pi 4
Test #11,005 - 2/29/20 6:14 pm
Score:8,510
User:Anonymous
Brand:Samsung T5 Portable
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.1
Samsung T5 Portable
AmazonAliExpress
Device:Samsung PortableSSDT5
Class:SSD (Portable)
Note:Samsung T5 500G on Pi4
Test #68,402 - 3/17/23 7:55 am
Score:8,510
User:Anonymous
Brand:Samsung 870 EVO
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.4
Samsung 870 EVO
AmazonAliExpress
Device:Samsung SSD870EVO500GB
Class:SSD (2.5" SATA)
Note:Samsung SSD 870 EVO 500GB on Pi 4 using StarTech USB 3.1 to 2.5 SATA Hard Drive Adapter (without quirks)
Test #69,437 - 4/17/23 3:06 pm
Score:8,510
User:Anonymous
Brand:Argon Forty M.2 SATA Pi Enclosure
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.4
Argon Forty M.2 SATA Pi Enclosure
AmazonAliExpress
Device:Argon Forty
Class:SSD (M.2 SATA)
Note:cheap aliexpress ssd 512gb
Test #48,274 - 7/25/21 12:40 pm
Score:8,509
User:Anonymous
Brand:Crucial MX100 Series
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.4
Crucial MX100 Series
AmazonAliExpress
Device:Crucial CT512MX100SSD1
Class:SSD (2.5" SATA)
Note:Crucial MX100 SSD on Pi4 using UGreen External HDD Enclosure (ASM1153 chipset)
Test #127,036 - 9/20/25 3:53 pm
Score:8,509
User:Anonymous
Brand:Orico USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA Enclosure
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.5
Orico USB 3.0 to 2.5
AmazonAliExpress
Device:Orico
Class:SSD (Portable)
Test #13,325 - 3/22/20 5:47 am
Score:8,509
User:Anonymous
Brand:KingSpec Z3 Portable Series
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.1
KingSpec Z3 Portable Series
AmazonAliExpress
Device:KingSpec Z3-128
Class:SSD (Portable)
Note:Rerun of 3/22/20 5:04 am on a different USB
Test #1,227 - 8/7/19 9:52 pm
Score:8,509
User:bettsr
Brand:Samsung T5 Portable
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.1
Samsung T5 Portable
AmazonAliExpress
Device:Samsung PortableSSDT5
Class:SSD (Portable)
Test #59,405 - 5/3/22 6:02 pm
Score:8,508
User:T4
Brand:Seagate Expansion (Adapter)
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.5
Seagate Expansion (Adapter)
AmazonAliExpress
Device:Seagate USB
Class:SSD (Portable)
Note:OC to 2147
Test #27,068 - 6/14/20 2:57 pm
Score:8,508
User:Anonymous
Brand:Generic SSD
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.1
Generic SSD
AmazonAliExpress
Device:Generic GenericSSD
Class:SSD (Portable)
Note:PiSSD
Test #28,440 - 7/2/20 4:41 am
Score:8,508
User:Anonymous
Brand:Undentified JMicron USB to SATA Adapter
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.1
Undentified JMicron USB to SATA Adapter
AmazonAliExpress
Device:JMicron JMicronTech
Class:SSD (2.5" SATA)
Note:Samsun PM961
Test #16,370 - 4/10/20 9:52 am
Score:8,508
User:linlar
Brand:Samsung T5 Portable
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.1
Samsung T5 Portable
AmazonAliExpress
Device:Samsung PortableSSDT5
Class:SSD (Portable)
Note:Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB
Test #20,698 - 4/26/20 2:05 am
Score:8,507
User:Anonymous
Brand:KingSpec Z3 Portable Series
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.2
KingSpec Z3 Portable Series
AmazonAliExpress
Device:KingSpec Z3-256
Class:SSD (Portable)
Note:rpi4 with Z3-256 SSD
Test #11,178 - 3/2/20 6:17 am
Score:8,506
User:Anonymous
Brand:Crucial MX500 Series
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.1
Crucial MX500 Series
AmazonAliExpress
Device:Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1
Class:SSD (2.5" SATA)
Test #49,975 - 9/6/21 2:41 pm
Score:8,506
User:Anonymous
Brand:Samsung 860 EVO M.2
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.4
Samsung 860 EVO M.2
AmazonAliExpress
Device:Samsung SSD860EVOM.2250GB
Class:SSD (M.2 SATA)
Test #59,651 - 5/13/22 7:26 am
Score:8,506
User:Anonymous
Brand:Kingston A400M Series
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.4
Kingston A400M Series
AmazonAliExpress
Device:Kingston SA400M8240G
Class:SSD (M.2 NVMe)
Test #72,924 - 9/8/23 4:52 pm
Score:8,506
User:Anonymous
Brand:Kioxia OEM PCIe NVMe SSD
Board:Raspberry Pi 400 1.0
Kioxia OEM PCIe NVMe SSD
AmazonAliExpress
Device:Kioxia KBG40ZNS128GNVMeKIOXIA
Class:SSD (PCIe NVMe)
Note:Kioxia 128 on RPI 400
Test #17,898 - 4/14/20 2:01 am
Score:8,505
User:Anonymous
Brand:SSK USB to M.2 NVMe Enclosure
Board:Raspberry Pi 4B 1.1
SSK USB to M.2 NVMe Enclosure
Amazon
Device:SSK SSKSSKStorage
Class:SSD (Portable)
Note:Intel Optane Memory M10 MEMPEK1J016GAH on Pi 4 using SSK SHE-C35 NVMe to USB 3.1 Gen 2 enclosure
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