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▲ 5124 ▼

Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

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▲ 5262 ▼

Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Effective Speed 
+86%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 67,774 user samples
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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
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
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		183 % 341 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+86%
Average Score 
+124%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		1484 MB/s 2539 MB/s Much faster read speed.
+71%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		845 MB/s 2616 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+210%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		51.2 MB/s 69.7 MB/s Much faster random read.
+36%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		112 MB/s 167 MB/s Much faster random write.
+49%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		632 MB/s 2402 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+280%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		49.3 MB/s 93.2 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+89%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		618 MB/s 1423 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+130%
Peak Score 
+117%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		1882 MB/s 3076 MB/s Much faster peak read speed.
+63%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		1220 MB/s 3447 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+183%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		52.2 MB/s 88.1 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+69%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		164 MB/s 254 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+55%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		846 MB/s 3065 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+262%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		62.8 MB/s 129 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+105%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		1178 MB/s 2130 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+81%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.23 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		57.3 % 81.8 % Much better value.
+43%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 52 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$31 Much cheaper.
+64% 		$88
Nice To Haves 
+173%
Age
Newest 		105+ Months 42+ Months Much more recent.
+60%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1224 MB/s 2234 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+83%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		389 MB/s 1795 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+361%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		2,865 Pts 6,401 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+123%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		574 MB/s 1958 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+241%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		886 MB/s 1429 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+61%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		290 MB/s 1097 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+278%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		442 MB/s 1224 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+177%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		256GB 500GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 183%
Average Bench 341%
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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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