Samsung

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
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Effective Speed +128% Effective Speed 128%Average Score +131% Read 240%, Write 215%, 4K Read 50%, 4K Write 27%, Mixed 130%, 4K Mixed 40%, SusWrite 212%Peak Score +143% Read 287%, Write 219%, 4K Read 43%, 4K Write 41%, Mixed 148%, 4K Mixed 47%, SusWrite 216%Value & Sentiment -906%User Rating -11%, Market Share -1,800%Nice To Haves +215% DQ Read 338%, DQ Write 255%, DQ Mixed 287%, ADQ Read 209%, ADQ Write 155%, ADQ Mixed 216%, Age 3%, AS-SSD Total 255%

Average Bench: 225% (77^th of 1072)

Based on 6,967 user benchmarks. Models: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLW1T0, NVMe PM961 NVMe SAMSU, PM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 1024GB, SAMSUNG MZVLW1T0HMLH-00000

Poor: 131%Average: 225% Great: 294%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB averaged 124.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 821MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,008MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB is 163%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 111MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 825MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,967 samples)

Rank 77225%

Min	Avg	Max
811	Read 1,555	1,961
687	Write 1,277	1,545
516	Mixed 825	1,049
315	SusWrite 925	1,225
256% 1,145 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.2	4K Read 51.6	61.4
39.5	4K Write 111	172
29.8	4K Mixed 63.1	85.6
218% 75.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
354	DQ Read 1,008	1,606
147	DQ Write 738	1,270
186	DQ Mixed 821	1,282
628% 855 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 11 days ago.

655GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1306 1106 1155 1190 1177 1159 MB/s

248% Outstanding

Write 1,466

Mixed 834

SusWrite 1,182

293% 1,309 MB/s

4K Read 48.4

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 59.7

207% 72.3 MB/s

DQ Read 1,073

DQ Write 808

DQ Mixed 922

694% 934 MB/s

USA-User, 13 days ago.

906GB free

Firmware: 4D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 944 1181 1191 1185 1180 1182 MB/s

247% Outstanding

Write 1,514

Mixed 927

SusWrite 1,144

308% 1,380 MB/s

4K Read 48.1

4K Write 96.1

4K Mixed 61.8

203% 68.7 MB/s

DQ Read 890

DQ Write 742

DQ Mixed 808

607% 814 MB/s

USA-User, 8 days ago.

903GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1313 1158 1168 1194 1190 1186 MB/s

238% Outstanding

Write 1,365

Mixed 752

SusWrite 1,202

274% 1,223 MB/s

4K Read 51.5

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 67

221% 75.5 MB/s

DQ Read 822

DQ Write 671

DQ Mixed 763

567% 752 MB/s

USA-User, 8 days ago.

295GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXY7501Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1115 1095 1099 1042 576 611 MB/s

177% Outstanding

Write 910

Mixed 633

SusWrite 923

195% 866 MB/s

4K Read 43.1

4K Write 77.4

4K Mixed 52.1

173% 57.5 MB/s

DQ Read 734

DQ Write 487

DQ Mixed 631

465% 617 MB/s

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Gaming 11%

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Desktop 63%

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Workstation 11%

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System: Dell XPS 15 9560 - $1,300

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	3,720x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	301x
Core i3-7100HIntelBench 56%, 141 samples	13x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,592x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	1,412x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	6x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 225%, 6,967 samples	1x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	1,175x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBHynixBench 73%, 6,356 samples	264x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBMicronBench 67%, 2,004 samples	235x

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Total price: $1,300

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

Average Bench: 225% (77^th of 1072)

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