![This SSD is barely a few months old, why are the read/write speeds so slow? Its rated to go above 500mb/s : r/hardware This SSD is barely a few months old, why are the read/write speeds so slow? Its rated to go above 500mb/s : r/hardware](https://external-preview.redd.it/KUR5KGb6T1lO6OM912nxOVBit_s8ceimvH1RIBRIWes.png?auto=webp&s=78c470938598b9e0c8bc2e1ed8a69dc9a1d0f363)
This SSD is barely a few months old, why are the read/write speeds so slow? Its rated to go above 500mb/s : r/hardware
![performance - Very slow random read of SSD on desktop (9,000 IOPS) but normal on laptop - Super User performance - Very slow random read of SSD on desktop (9,000 IOPS) but normal on laptop - Super User](https://i.stack.imgur.com/T0GP7.jpg)
performance - Very slow random read of SSD on desktop (9,000 IOPS) but normal on laptop - Super User
![Random & Sequential Performance - Samsung SSD 840 EVO Review: 120GB, 250GB, 500GB, 750GB & 1TB Models Tested Random & Sequential Performance - Samsung SSD 840 EVO Review: 120GB, 250GB, 500GB, 750GB & 1TB Models Tested](https://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph7173/56409.png)
Random & Sequential Performance - Samsung SSD 840 EVO Review: 120GB, 250GB, 500GB, 750GB & 1TB Models Tested
![Why Is There a Big Difference in Read/Write Speed Between HDD & SSD? Why Are People Still Willing to Buy a Slow-Speed HDD?-TEAMGROUP Why Is There a Big Difference in Read/Write Speed Between HDD & SSD? Why Are People Still Willing to Buy a Slow-Speed HDD?-TEAMGROUP](https://www.teamgroupinc.com/en/upload/product_blog_m/2bddc62a114a8952276442627888180f-20221011140855.jpg)
Why Is There a Big Difference in Read/Write Speed Between HDD & SSD? Why Are People Still Willing to Buy a Slow-Speed HDD?-TEAMGROUP
![Mixed Read/Write Performance - The Best NVMe SSD for Laptops and Notebooks: SK hynix Gold P31 1TB SSD Reviewed Mixed Read/Write Performance - The Best NVMe SSD for Laptops and Notebooks: SK hynix Gold P31 1TB SSD Reviewed](https://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph16012/sustained-rm.png)
Mixed Read/Write Performance - The Best NVMe SSD for Laptops and Notebooks: SK hynix Gold P31 1TB SSD Reviewed
Do NVMe SSD's actually read and write at the speed advertised? Mine says it had read and write speeds of 3.2 read and 2.9 write gb/s (2Tb for $225) but I have
![hard drive - Why does a WD HDD have 12 mb/s random write speed, 24 times as fast as its random read speed? - Super User hard drive - Why does a WD HDD have 12 mb/s random write speed, 24 times as fast as its random read speed? - Super User](https://i.stack.imgur.com/shISL.jpg)