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SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
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Effective Speed -147%Effective Speed -147%Average Score -219%Read -172%, Write -364%, 4K Read -76%, 4K Write -77%, Mixed -510%, 4K Mixed -89%, SusWrite -247%Peak Score -261%Read -159%, Write -362%, 4K Read -243%, 4K Write -130%, Mixed -508%, 4K Mixed -207%, SusWrite -218%Value & Sentiment -645%User Rating -34%, Market Share -1,256%Nice To Haves -137%DQ Read -58%, DQ Write -72%, DQ Mixed -111%, ADQ Read -65%, ADQ Write -81%, ADQ Mixed -96%, Age -519%, AS-SSD Total -91%

Average Bench: 219% (90^th of 1080)

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

Poor: 134%Average: 219% Great: 292%

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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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 21,747 samples)

Rank 90219%

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

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

CHE-User, 19 hrs ago.

167GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXZ73H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1370 1380 1439 1445 1386 830 MB/s

264% Outstanding

Write 1,358

Mixed 591

SusWrite 1,308

291% 1,306 MB/s

4K Read 44.7

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 62.3

202% 70 MB/s

DQ Read 1062

DQ Write 829

DQ Mixed 943

706% 945 MB/s

CHE-User, 19 hrs ago.

167GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXZ73H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1420 1411 1434 1410 1231 722 MB/s

263% Outstanding

Write 1,361

Mixed 571

SusWrite 1,271

289% 1,299 MB/s

4K Read 46.7

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 61.3

208% 72.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,063

DQ Write 807

DQ Mixed 938

700% 936 MB/s

CHE-User, 19 hrs ago.

177GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXZ73H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1381 1300 1316 1355 1329 1373 MB/s

260% Outstanding

Write 1,200

Mixed 427

SusWrite 1,342

267% 1,200 MB/s

4K Read 47.5

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 60

207% 72.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1061

DQ Write 779

DQ Mixed 933

694% 924 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

90GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXZ74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1455 1443 1203 510 409 364 MB/s

254% Outstanding

Write 1,363

Mixed 686

SusWrite 898

285% 1,289 MB/s

4K Read 48.6

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 59.9

206% 71.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1,170

DQ Write 942

DQ Mixed 988

758% 1,034 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

238GB free

Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1456 1449 1435 917 600 504 MB/s

228% Outstanding

Write 1,367

Mixed 653

SusWrite 1,060

279% 1,256 MB/s

4K Read 47.8

4K Write 90.6

4K Mixed 56.9

193% 65.1 MB/s

DQ Read 651

DQ Write 477

DQ Mixed 582

430% 570 MB/s

GBR-User, 23 hrs ago.

52GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 547 638 602 559 543 519 MB/s

207% Outstanding

Write 620

Mixed 423

SusWrite 568

206% 946 MB/s

4K Read 42

4K Write 92

4K Mixed 53.4

181% 62.5 MB/s

DQ Read 750

DQ Write 551

DQ Mixed 646

484% 649 MB/s

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 46%

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System: Asus Zephyrus M GM501GS

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	285x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	213x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	70x
RX 6700-XTAMD $480Bench 122%, 20,231 samples	1x

SSD
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 219%, 21,747 samples	152x

RAM
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 44%, 33,430 samples	161x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	21x
HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 85%, 10,266 samples	12x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342

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SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 219% (90th of 1080)

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Outstanding average bench

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System: Asus Zephyrus M GM501GS

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Average Bench: 219% (90^th of 1080)