Average Bench: 185% (114th of 1072)

Based on 5,772 user benchmarks.  Models: SAMSUNG MZHPV512HDGL-00000, SAMSUNG MZHPV512HDGL-000L1

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 512GB averaged 84.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 486MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,353MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 512GB is 127%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 346MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 99.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,772 samples)
Min Avg Max
751 Read 1,353 1,560
445 Write 1,096 1,489
507 Mixed 799 986
266 SusWrite 910 1,486
233% 1,039 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.1 4K Read 40.1 45.6
43.8 4K Write 99.9 144
27.7 4K Mixed 48.7 61.4
176% 62.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
341 DQ Read 609 701
196 DQ Write 346 425
198 DQ Mixed 486 593
359% 480 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
477GB free
Firmware: BXW25L0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1149 1098 1337 1497 1500 1499 MB/s
Read 1,470
Write 1,476
Mixed 967
SusWrite 1,346
296% 1,315 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 56.8
201% 78.1 MB/s
DQ Read 695
DQ Write 378
DQ Mixed 561
411% 545 MB/s
309GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 685 892 952 953 933 889 MB/s
Read 1,510
Write 1170
Mixed 980
SusWrite 884
254% 1,136 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 52.3
179% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 701
DQ Write 377
DQ Mixed 554
408% 544 MB/s
94GB free
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 501 443 502 450 425 454 MB/s
Read 1,527
Write 1,195
Mixed 934
SusWrite 462
229% 1,030 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 68.6
4K Mixed 42.4
141% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 696
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 545
400% 533 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 313 261 271 275 298 MB/s
Read 1,398
Write 487
Mixed 659
SusWrite 294
156% 709 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 47.6
162% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 695
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 482
361% 492 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 407 393 378 375 356 MB/s
Read 1,105
Write 830
Mixed 672
SusWrite 394
167% 750 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 27.9
4K Mixed 26.8
98% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 72
DQ Mixed 115
97% 148 MB/s
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Typical SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 512GB Builds (Compare 139 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Asus N501JW

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 18% - Very poor Total price: $290

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