Samsung

SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
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Effective Speed +123% Effective Speed 123%Average Score +104% Read 238%, Write 141%, 4K Read 42%, 4K Write 36%, Mixed 43%, 4K Mixed 29%, SusWrite 201%Peak Score +140% Read 350%, Write 184%, 4K Read 31%, 4K Write 43%, Mixed 69%, 4K Mixed 25%, SusWrite 276%Value & Sentiment -344%User Rating -11%, Market Share -678%Nice To Haves +185% DQ Read 296%, DQ Write 208%, DQ Mixed 200%, ADQ Read 214%, ADQ Write 144%, ADQ Mixed 192%, Age -0%, AS-SSD Total 224%

Average Bench: 219% (75^th of 1058)

Based on 18,698 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: 148%Average: 219% Great: 294%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 119.1% 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 753MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,010MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 145%. 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 516MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 117MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 18,698 samples)

Rank 75219%

Min	Avg	Max
751	Read 1,559	2,280
358	Write 975	1,379
306	Mixed 516	716
241	SusWrite 893	1,451
219% 986 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32.2	4K Read 48.7	56.5
55.2	4K Write 117	170
31.2	4K Mixed 58	72.9
210% 74.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
436	DQ Read 1,010	1,454
222	DQ Write 696	1,104
262	DQ Mixed 753	993
589% 820 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 13 hrs ago.

116GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1332 1416 1378 852 726 689 MB/s

268% Outstanding

Write 1,406

Mixed 584

SusWrite 1,066

281% 1,265 MB/s

4K Read 50.4

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 67

226% 79.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1,321

DQ Write 1,040

DQ Mixed 992

794% 1,118 MB/s

USA-User, 10 hrs ago.

92GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 858 862 828 794 751 718 MB/s

248% Outstanding

Write 830

Mixed 618

SusWrite 802

233% 1,057 MB/s

4K Read 51.6

4K Write 142

4K Mixed 66.7

239% 86.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,187

DQ Write 892

DQ Mixed 927

724% 1,002 MB/s

UKR-User, 13 hrs ago.

116GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 884 772 733 797 731 562 MB/s

239% Outstanding

Write 971

Mixed 545

SusWrite 747

229% 1,036 MB/s

4K Read 51

4K Write 128

4K Mixed 64.1

227% 81.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1,236

DQ Write 904

DQ Mixed 898

718% 1,013 MB/s

USA-User, 17 hrs ago.

131GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1012 972 952 929 907 880 MB/s

234% Outstanding

Write 1,111

Mixed 637

SusWrite 942

264% 1,196 MB/s

4K Read 43.4

4K Write 96.7

4K Mixed 55.1

188% 65.1 MB/s

DQ Read 879

DQ Write 682

DQ Mixed 771

579% 777 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

71GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 389 334 317 288 273 MB/s

234% Outstanding

Write 845

Mixed 581

SusWrite 347

206% 941 MB/s

4K Read 54.9

4K Write 191

4K Mixed 73.2

278% 106 MB/s

DQ Read 1,396

DQ Write 752

DQ Mixed 824

679% 991 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 day ago.

237GB free

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1098 950 1093 1071 1068 1012 MB/s

227% Outstanding

Write 1,222

Mixed 751

SusWrite 1,048

238% 1,057 MB/s

4K Read 51.9

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 64.4

225% 79.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,167

DQ Write 864

DQ Mixed 960

733% 997 MB/s

MEX-User, 1 day ago.

201GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 745 874 911 890 871 880 MB/s

196% Outstanding

Write 900

Mixed 540

SusWrite 862

182% 812 MB/s

4K Read 43.9

4K Write 125

4K Mixed 62.9

213% 77.2 MB/s

DQ Read 978

DQ Write 780

DQ Mixed 897

666% 885 MB/s

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 48%

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System: Asus Zephyrus M GM501GS

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 77%, 360,654 samples	612x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 83,537 samples	462x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 401,310 samples	146x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,376Bench 174%, 289,499 samples	2x

SSD
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 219%, 18,698 samples	308x

RAM
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 45%, 32,061 samples	377x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 34,741 samples	40x
HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 86%, 8,125 samples	20x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $394	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 219% (75th of 1058)

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System: Asus Zephyrus M GM501GS

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Average Bench: 219% (75^th of 1058)