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Samsung MZVKW512HMJP-00000

SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
BENCHMARKS (21,542)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -129%Effective Speed -129%Average Score -194%Read -153%, Write -288%, 4K Read -93%, 4K Write -77%, Mixed -486%, 4K Mixed -92%, SusWrite -171%Peak Score -252%Read -147%, Write -327%, 4K Read -257%, 4K Write -125%, Mixed -525%, 4K Mixed -200%, SusWrite -181%Value & Sentiment -502%User Rating -32%, Market Share -973%Nice To Haves -124%DQ Read -77%, DQ Write -65%, DQ Mixed -97%, ADQ Read -74%, ADQ Write -75%, ADQ Mixed -90%, Age -414%, AS-SSD Total -99%

Average Bench: 238% (74^th of 1080)

Based on 21,542 user benchmarks. Models: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVKW512, SAMSUNG MZVKW512HMJP-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVKW512HMJP-00007, SM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 512GB, SAMSUNG MZVKW512HMJP-000L2, NVMe SM961 NVMe SAMSU, SAMSUNG MZVKW512HMJP-00000, SAMSUNG MZVKW512HMJP-000H7, SAMSUNG MZVKW512HMJP-000L7

Poor: 149%Average: 238% Great: 306%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB averaged 138.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 783MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 986MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB is 157%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 552MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 117MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 21,542 samples)

Rank 74238%

Min	Avg	Max
823	Read 1,657	2,401
448	Write 1,205	1,508
353	Mixed 552	749
308	SusWrite 1,169	1,627
255% 1,146 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
29.2	4K Read 45.6	52.8
58.9	4K Write 117	168
33.2	4K Mixed 57.5	72.6
205% 73.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
524	DQ Read 986	1,313
225	DQ Write 717	1,154
316	DQ Mixed 783	1,065
604% 829 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 3 days ago.

402GB free

Firmware: CXA73H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1602 1597 1578 1610 1609 1568 MB/s

292% Outstanding

Write 1,447

Mixed 938

SusWrite 1,594

336% 1,502 MB/s

4K Read 47.4

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 63.7

216% 76.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1,220

DQ Write 904

DQ Mixed 953

742% 1,025 MB/s

GBR-User, 13 hrs ago.

402GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXA7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1569 1569 1580 1584 1614 1525 MB/s

248% Outstanding

Write 1,400

Mixed 554

SusWrite 1,574

280% 1,244 MB/s

4K Read 43.6

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 57.4

193% 67 MB/s

DQ Read 907

DQ Write 618

DQ Mixed 781

578% 769 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 days ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1039 1152 1077 866 672 559 MB/s

186% Outstanding

Write 1,208

Mixed 484

SusWrite 894

230% 1,035 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 68.5

4K Mixed 45.1

149% 49.9 MB/s

DQ Read 651

DQ Write 402

DQ Mixed 522

390% 525 MB/s

AUS-User, 22 hrs ago.

416GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1109 1260 1091 959 1083 1089 MB/s

179% Outstanding

Write 1,051

Mixed 429

SusWrite 1,099

198% 877 MB/s

4K Read 38.2

4K Write 77.7

4K Mixed 45.8

158% 53.9 MB/s

DQ Read 692

DQ Write 460

DQ Mixed 553

419% 569 MB/s

USA-User, 4 hrs ago.

393GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 963 976 1060 1020 1075 1079 MB/s

142% Outstanding

Write 1,038

Mixed 419

SusWrite 1,029

196% 873 MB/s

4K Read 33.8

4K Write 20.4

4K Mixed 23.6

92% 25.9 MB/s

DQ Read 430

DQ Write 58.5

DQ Mixed 110

115% 200 MB/s

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Workstation 45%

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System: Asus GX501VIK

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	196x
Core i9-12900HIntelBench 71%, 1 sample	1x

GPU
GTX 1080 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 78%, 3,293 samples	197x

SSD
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	127x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 16GBHynixBench 70%, 3,373 samples	106x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 24GBHynixBench 66%, 395 samples	56x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH Kingston KHX2400C14S4/16G 24GBHynixBench 60%, 139 samples	3x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $130
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Samsung MZVKW512HMJP-00000

SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

Average Bench: 238% (74^th of 1080)

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SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

Average Bench: 238% (74th of 1080)

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