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Samsung MZVLW256HEHP

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
BENCHMARKS (99,566)
MKT (0.2%)
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Effective Speed -208%Effective Speed -208%Average Score -308%Read -204%, Write -381%, 4K Read -67%, 4K Write -92%, Mixed -398%, 4K Mixed -80%, SusWrite -934%Peak Score -382%Read -199%, Write -384%, 4K Read -208%, 4K Write -129%, Mixed -400%, 4K Mixed -169%, SusWrite -1,186%Value & Sentiment -108%User Rating -32%, Market Share -185%Nice To Haves -122%DQ Read -49%, DQ Write -70%, DQ Mixed -106%, ADQ Read -75%, ADQ Write -82%, ADQ Mixed -102%, Age -404%, AS-SSD Total -86%

Average Bench: 177% (133^rd of 1080)

Based on 99,566 user benchmarks. Models: SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-00000, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L1, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLW256, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L7

Poor: 106%Average: 177% Great: 236%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 76.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 733MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 976MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 130%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 306MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 650MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 99,566 samples)

Rank 133177%

Min	Avg	Max
657	Read 1,379	1,988
410	Write 971	1,330
367	Mixed 650	937
170	SusWrite 306	356
183% 827 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.2	4K Read 52.5	61.3
40	4K Write 108	165
25.8	4K Mixed 61.2	80.9
215% 74 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
341	DQ Read 976	1,555
168	DQ Write 691	1,116
204	DQ Mixed 733	1,021
574% 800 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NLD-User, 2 hrs ago.

77GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 201 198 190 185 166 MB/s

224% Outstanding

Write 1,129

Mixed 698

SusWrite 222

212% 962 MB/s

4K Read 57.9

4K Write 143

4K Mixed 76.4

262% 92.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1,507

DQ Write 1,088

DQ Mixed 990

823% 1,195 MB/s

ITA-User, 29 mins ago.

99GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 504 327 327 326 328 325 MB/s

212% Outstanding

Write 1,166

Mixed 759

SusWrite 356

233% 1,055 MB/s

4K Read 54.6

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 69.5

236% 81.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1,021

DQ Write 738

DQ Mixed 824

631% 861 MB/s

CAN-User, 12 hrs ago.

121GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXB73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 286 287 284 284 282 MB/s

162% Outstanding

Write 1,068

Mixed 632

SusWrite 311

192% 866 MB/s

4K Read 42.5

4K Write 83.7

4K Mixed 55.4

180% 60.5 MB/s

DQ Read 724

DQ Write 550

DQ Mixed 632

474% 636 MB/s

GBR-User, 13 hrs ago.

154GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 280 277 277 275 270 MB/s

147% Outstanding

Write 921

Mixed 632

SusWrite 300

164% 735 MB/s

4K Read 46.3

4K Write 80.3

4K Mixed 53.5

181% 60 MB/s

DQ Read 809

DQ Write 488

DQ Mixed 655

486% 651 MB/s

KOR-User, 7 hrs ago.

180GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 328 325 327 325 323 MB/s

87.8% Excellent

Write 676

Mixed 558

SusWrite 349

131% 587 MB/s

4K Read 16.3

4K Write 31.6

4K Mixed 19.3

66% 22.4 MB/s

DQ Read 278

DQ Write 421

DQ Mixed 469

321% 389 MB/s

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Gaming 11%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 10%

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System: Lenovo 80WK

CPU
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	3,614x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	3,605x
Core i7-4770KIntel $75Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	4,390x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	1,800x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	1,024x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	644x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	1,021x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	924x
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 2x8GBRamaxelBench 71%, 6,014 samples	600x

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Good

3 years ago.

Simply there are faster alternatives in the market

GRC-User

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Good

4 years ago.

I have been using it on my Mi Notebook Pro and it is a monster in IO

Drakorvich

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Excellent

4 years ago.

Bought this used for $25, and it simply blew my 120 GB SSD out of the water! Fastest drive of any kind that I have ever had.

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
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Samsung MZVLW256HEHP

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 177% (133rd of 1080)

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Outstanding average bench

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System: Lenovo 80WK

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Average Bench: 177% (133^rd of 1080)