Samsung

SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
BENCHMARKS (11,499)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed +129% Effective Speed 129%Average Score +108% Read 239%, Write 147%, 4K Read 43%, 4K Write 38%, Mixed 49%, 4K Mixed 33%, SusWrite 210%Peak Score +137% Read 333%, Write 183%, 4K Read 37%, 4K Write 43%, Mixed 69%, 4K Mixed 31%, SusWrite 267%Value & Sentiment -532%User Rating -35%, Market Share -1,029%Nice To Haves +198% DQ Read 306%, DQ Write 209%, DQ Mixed 212%, ADQ Read 232%, ADQ Write 166%, ADQ Mixed 211%, Age 17%, AS-SSD Total 228%

Average Bench: 223% (54^th of 1021)

Based on 11,499 user benchmarks. Models: SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-00000, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000L7, SM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 256GB, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H7, NVMe SM961 NVMe SAMSU, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000L2, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVPW256, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H1

Poor: 147%Average: 223% Great: 287%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 123.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 788MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,060MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 140%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 530MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 121MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11,499 samples)

Rank 54223%

Min	Avg	Max
842	Read 1,551	2,170
389	Write 1,010	1,370
327	Mixed 530	697
263	SusWrite 907	1,428
222% 1,000 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
33.2	4K Read 47.7	56
60.5	4K Write 121	173
37.5	4K Mixed 59.1	74
212% 76 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
478	DQ Read 1,060	1,486
267	DQ Write 765	1,102
261	DQ Mixed 788	990
623% 871 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

171GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXZ74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1119 1230 1245 1248 1182 1172 MB/s

265% Outstanding

Write 1,206

Mixed 571

SusWrite 1,199

269% 1,208 MB/s

4K Read 49.4

4K Write 129

4K Mixed 61.3

222% 79.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,238

DQ Write 998

DQ Mixed 956

760% 1,064 MB/s

KOR-User, 7 hrs ago.

194GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1403 1402 1404 1388 1387 1409 MB/s

260% Outstanding

Write 1,283

Mixed 520

SusWrite 1,399

269% 1,204 MB/s

4K Read 41.1

4K Write 132

4K Mixed 54

202% 75.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,253

DQ Write 928

DQ Mixed 923

735% 1,035 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

185GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXZ73H0Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 1307 1271 1168 758 758 MB/s

256% Outstanding

Write 1,218

Mixed 526

SusWrite 1,097

259% 1,163 MB/s

4K Read 52.8

4K Write 138

4K Mixed 66.6

239% 86 MB/s

DQ Read 1,035

DQ Write 898

DQ Mixed 951

717% 962 MB/s

USA-User, 33 mins ago.

87GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 796 680 626 576 549 539 MB/s

236% Outstanding

Write 788

Mixed 514

SusWrite 628

208% 945 MB/s

4K Read 53.1

4K Write 154

4K Mixed 68.9

250% 92 MB/s

DQ Read 1,281

DQ Write 810

DQ Mixed 854

688% 982 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

98GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXZ74H6Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1191 1048 943 864 795 743 MB/s

234% Outstanding

Write 1,188

Mixed 621

SusWrite 931

250% 1,123 MB/s

4K Read 47.9

4K Write 122

4K Mixed 61.3

216% 77.1 MB/s

DQ Read 983

DQ Write 852

DQ Mixed 914

686% 916 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 hr ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXZ7500Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1163 1227 1098 711 481 401 MB/s

212% Outstanding

Write 922

Mixed 563

SusWrite 847

201% 898 MB/s

4K Read 50.4

4K Write 132

4K Mixed 54.7

216% 78.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,080

DQ Write 914

DQ Mixed 926

713% 973 MB/s

CHL-User, 2 hrs ago.

133GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXZ7500Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1061 979 1001 961 883 860 MB/s

207% Outstanding

Write 1,083

Mixed 537

SusWrite 958

204% 907 MB/s

4K Read 46.3

4K Write 99.7

4K Mixed 57.1

196% 67.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,196

DQ Write 881

DQ Mixed 899

710% 992 MB/s

CHN-User, 1 hr ago.

23GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 6L6QCXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 90 73 84 87 87 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 118

Mixed 169

SusWrite 90.8

68% 317 MB/s

4K Read 36.8

4K Write 98.6

4K Mixed 40.1

159% 58.5 MB/s

DQ Read 944

DQ Write 168

DQ Mixed 297

284% 470 MB/s

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Typical SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB Builds (Compare 1,025 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 67%

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Desktop 100%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 75%

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System: Asus Zephyrus M GM501GS

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 79%, 252,909 samples	1,025x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 66%, 51,795 samples	739x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 6%, 213,538 samples	283x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,160Bench 169%, 130,362 samples	2x

SSD
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 223%, 11,499 samples	625x

RAM
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 44%, 19,063 samples	672x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 21,669 samples	72x
HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 87%, 3,345 samples	35x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $165	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-9600K $199	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $681	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16