Average Bench: 219% (82nd of 1071)

more Based on 21,747 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

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 119.2% 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 758MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,036MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 158%. 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 522MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 116MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 21,747 samples)
Min Avg Max
730 Read 1,526 2,274
366 Write 994 1,372
310 Mixed 522 760
257 SusWrite 914 1,437
220% 989 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.1 4K Read 48.8 55.8
51.7 4K Write 116 165
33.5 4K Mixed 57.2 71.4
209% 74.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
482 DQ Read 1,036 1,470
242 DQ Write 696 1,101
291 DQ Mixed 758 994
595% 830 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ7500Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1272 1251 1209 1137 1074 1052 MB/s
Read 1,827
Write 1,162
Mixed 523
SusWrite 1,166
260% 1,170 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 95.4
4K Mixed 54.7
186% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,480
DQ Write 997
DQ Mixed 956
790% 1,144 MB/s
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ7500Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1033 806 603 523 510 488 MB/s
Read 1,708
Write 1,078
Mixed 733
SusWrite 660
232% 1,045 MB/s
4K Read 51.9
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 65
262% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,588
DQ Write 889
DQ Mixed 901
761% 1,126 MB/s
216GB free
Firmware: CXZ73H0Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1378 1436 1443 1464 927 884 MB/s
Read 1,832
Write 1,360
Mixed 611
SusWrite 1,255
282% 1,265 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 51.7
173% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 824
DQ Write 481
DQ Mixed 669
494% 658 MB/s
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6L6QCXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1355 1325 1279 1308 1187 1260 MB/s
Read 1,686
Write 1,356
Mixed 564
SusWrite 1,286
273% 1,223 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 41.9
137% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 622
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 563
394% 503 MB/s
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ73H0Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1147 1136 1100 1046 1028 972 MB/s
Read 1,356
Write 1,163
Mixed 479
SusWrite 1,071
228% 1,017 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 52.3
175% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 906
DQ Write 579
DQ Mixed 705
536% 730 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 973 890 813 805 757 665 MB/s
Read 1,578
Write 986
Mixed 514
SusWrite 817
216% 974 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 47.3
157% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 849
DQ Write 575
DQ Mixed 680
516% 702 MB/s
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1005 914 882 916 871 813 MB/s
Read 1,347
Write 1,021
Mixed 485
SusWrite 900
209% 938 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 58.5
4K Mixed 39.7
131% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 618
DQ Write 387
DQ Mixed 545
395% 517 MB/s
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ7500Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 297 258 249 244 235 MB/s
Read 1,429
Write 382
Mixed 325
SusWrite 274
131% 602 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 85.9
4K Mixed 46.1
162% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,145
DQ Write 392
DQ Mixed 597
486% 711 MB/s
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Typical SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB Builds (Compare 237 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht

System: Asus Zephyrus M GM501GS

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Excellent

3 years ago.

Very good Read/Write Performance for a low cost price


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