Average Bench: 175% (128th of 1072)

Based on 7,621 user benchmarks.  Models: SAMSUNG MZHPV256HDGL-00000, SAMSUNG MZHPV256HDGL-000L1

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 74.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 445MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,337MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB is 111%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 323MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 97.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,621 samples)
Min Avg Max
731 Read 1,337 1,562
418 Write 973 1,225
443 Mixed 681 861
236 SusWrite 784 1,192
211% 943 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.2 4K Read 42.2 46
38.8 4K Write 97.9 141
23.2 4K Mixed 45.2 57.9
174% 61.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
338 DQ Read 608 701
126 DQ Write 323 395
164 DQ Mixed 445 534
336% 459 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
148GB free
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1093 1177 1074 1135 1176 1071 MB/s
Read 1,525
Write 1,170
Mixed 790
SusWrite 1121
258% 1,152 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 52.4
186% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 698
DQ Write 389
DQ Mixed 527
396% 538 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW25L0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1016 1053 1061 1059 1072 982 MB/s
Read 1,279
Write 1,175
Mixed 652
SusWrite 1,040
232% 1,036 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 64.7
4K Mixed 39
132% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 628
DQ Write 382
DQ Mixed 492
370% 501 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 364 356 368 356 352 MB/s
Read 1,300
Write 750
Mixed 533
SusWrite 360
162% 736 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 47.9
175% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 696
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 384
302% 433 MB/s
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Typical SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB Builds (Compare 578 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard

System: Asus G751JY

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 13% - Very poor Total price: $223

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