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
![Samsung's new 980 NVMe SSDs offer 3,500MB/s sequential read speeds starting at just $50 for 250GB: Digital Photography Review Samsung's new 980 NVMe SSDs offer 3,500MB/s sequential read speeds starting at just $50 for 250GB: Digital Photography Review](https://2.img-dpreview.com/files/p/E~TC4x3S590x0~articles/4107820896/Samsung_Evo_980_SSD_2.jpeg)
Samsung's new 980 NVMe SSDs offer 3,500MB/s sequential read speeds starting at just $50 for 250GB: Digital Photography Review
![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/3a82c40f73dd8a5cc6176c7b649af6ad-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
![Qumox 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 Internal Solid State Drive - Ultra-Fast Read Speed 3300MB/s, Write Speed 2900MB/s : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Qumox 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 Internal Solid State Drive - Ultra-Fast Read Speed 3300MB/s, Write Speed 2900MB/s : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61WbLSs7v1L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Qumox 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 Internal Solid State Drive - Ultra-Fast Read Speed 3300MB/s, Write Speed 2900MB/s : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
![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/6Zvy6.png)
performance - Very slow random read of SSD on desktop (9,000 IOPS) but normal on laptop - Super User
![Samsung's new 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD offers read speeds up to 7,000MB/s: Digital Photography Review Samsung's new 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD offers read speeds up to 7,000MB/s: Digital Photography Review](https://www.dpreview.com/files/p/articles/6468720911/Samsung_980_Pro_SSD_14.jpeg)