Samsung

SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
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Effective Speed +127% Effective Speed 127%Average Score +108% Read 247%, Write 142%, 4K Read 52%, 4K Write 34%, Mixed 51%, 4K Mixed 32%, SusWrite 197%Peak Score +142% Read 358%, Write 184%, 4K Read 38%, 4K Write 40%, Mixed 79%, 4K Mixed 30%, SusWrite 266%Value & Sentiment -435%User Rating -36%, Market Share -833%Nice To Haves +193% DQ Read 294%, DQ Write 209%, DQ Mixed 212%, ADQ Read 225%, ADQ Write 153%, ADQ Mixed 206%, Age 18%, AS-SSD Total 224%

Average Bench: 223% (61^st of 1034)

Based on 13,628 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: 151%Average: 223% Great: 292%

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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 786MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,047MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 141%. 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 539MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 119MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13,628 samples)

Rank 61223%

Min	Avg	Max
742	Read 1,595	2,296
406	Write 993	1,372
327	Mixed 539	742
273	SusWrite 885	1,435
223% 1,003 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
33.9	4K Read 50.7	56.6
61.2	4K Write 119	169
40.6	4K Mixed 58.9	72.9
215% 76.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
570	DQ Read 1,047	1,444
216	DQ Write 744	1,105
245	DQ Mixed 786	990
617% 859 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NLD-User, 7 hrs ago.

146GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1329 1361 1328 1272 1198 1040 MB/s

308% Outstanding

Write 1,380

Mixed 669

SusWrite 1,254

300% 1,351 MB/s

4K Read 60

4K Write 202

4K Mixed 80.4

301% 114 MB/s

DQ Read 1357

DQ Write 1,122

DQ Mixed 990

810% 1,157 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

94GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1091 1011 970 922 884 840 MB/s

250% Outstanding

Write 1,135

Mixed 522

SusWrite 953

237% 1,067 MB/s

4K Read 48.1

4K Write 145

4K Mixed 66

234% 86.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1,463

DQ Write 948

DQ Mixed 930

768% 1,113 MB/s

NLD-User, 6 hrs ago.

76GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 531 456 429 417 411 MB/s

158% Outstanding

Write 1,128

Mixed 447

SusWrite 506

179% 802 MB/s

4K Read 31.8

4K Write 86.1

4K Mixed 42.3

148% 53.4 MB/s

DQ Read 909

DQ Write 723

DQ Mixed 838

621% 823 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 31,505,750 SSDs tested.

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Typical SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB Builds (Compare 286 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 56%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 48%

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System: Asus Zephyrus M GM501GS

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 79%, 283,073 samples	286x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 69%, 55,440 samples	215x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 6%, 250,394 samples	67x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,343Bench 173%, 182,508 samples	2x

SSD
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 223%, 13,628 samples	148x

RAM
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 44%, 24,094 samples	186x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 26,787 samples	18x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 859B CT16G4SFD8266.M16FJ 32GBHynixBench 82%, 57 samples	8x

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Intel Core i5-9600K $193	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $43
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $66	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
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