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▲ 5261 ▼

Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

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▲ 5124 ▼

Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Effective Speed 
+86%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 67,774 user samples
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58,572 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 442% 446GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 206% 339GB free (System drive)
Poor: 206% Great: 442%
SPEED RANK: 19th / 1072
9,202 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 243% 29GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 119% 21GB free (System drive)
Poor: 119% Great: 243%
SPEED RANK: 117th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		341 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+86% 		183 %
Average Score 
+124%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		2539 MB/s Much faster read speed.
+71% 		1484 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		2616 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+210% 		845 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		69.7 MB/s Much faster random read.
+36% 		51.2 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		167 MB/s Much faster random write.
+49% 		112 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		2402 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+280% 		632 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		93.2 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+89% 		49.3 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		1423 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+130% 		618 MB/s
Peak Score 
+117%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		3076 MB/s Much faster peak read speed.
+63% 		1882 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		3447 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+183% 		1220 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		88.1 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+69% 		52.2 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		254 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+55% 		164 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		3065 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+262% 		846 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		129 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+105% 		62.8 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		2130 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+81% 		1178 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+308%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.27 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,250% 		0.02 %
Value
Value For Money 		81.7 % Much better value.
+43% 		57.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % +2% 51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$88 $31 Much cheaper.
+64%
Nice To Haves 
+173%
Age
Newest 		42+ Months Much more recent.
+60% 		105+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		2234 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+83% 		1224 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		1795 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+361% 		389 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		6,401 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+123% 		2,865 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		1958 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+241% 		574 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1429 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+61% 		886 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		1097 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+278% 		290 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		1224 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+177% 		442 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		500GB 256GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 341%
Average Bench 183%
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You will not be able to purchase a Samsung SM951 directly from a retailer, as this is SSD is manufactured for OEMs. However, I was recently gifted this from a friend who picked it up in used condition. Great SSD for the value, as this tends to go for $30. Not the best choice if you are going to be storing tons of games, as 256GB is quite limited. But as a boot or file storing drive, this drive has excellent value and mid-tier performance. Pretty much what you'd expect from Samsung. [Oct '20 NorthStar]

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