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 -206%Effective Speed -206%Average Score -305%Read -201%, Write -375%, 4K Read -64%, 4K Write -90%, Mixed -390%, 4K Mixed -76%, SusWrite -938%Peak Score -380%Read -197%, Write -377%, 4K Read -212%, 4K Write -130%, Mixed -394%, 4K Mixed -171%, SusWrite -1,182%Value & Sentiment -101%User Rating -31%, Market Share -171%Nice To Haves -134%DQ Read -49%, DQ Write -70%, DQ Mixed -105%, ADQ Read -75%, ADQ Write -82%, ADQ Mixed -103%, Age -500%, 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%

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 301 299 299 297 295 MB/s

235% Outstanding

Write 1,248

Mixed 990

SusWrite 328

249% 1,127 MB/s

4K Read 58.7

4K Write 158

4K Mixed 79.9

275% 98.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,314

DQ Write 1,038

DQ Mixed 1,026

809% 1,126 MB/s

VNM-User, 1 hr ago.

182GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 310 313 318 322 307 MB/s

185% Outstanding

Write 1,308

Mixed 824

SusWrite 345

236% 1,067 MB/s

4K Read 47.4

4K Write 84.6

4K Mixed 59.4

193% 63.8 MB/s

DQ Read 853

DQ Write 583

DQ Mixed 704

529% 713 MB/s

NLD-User, 17 hrs ago.

88GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 218 213 211 208 207 MB/s

129% Outstanding

Write 1,028

Mixed 640

SusWrite 243

184% 830 MB/s

4K Read 36.3

4K Write 48.9

4K Mixed 39.8

132% 41.7 MB/s

DQ Read 420

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 382

282% 374 MB/s

HRV-User, 14 hrs ago.

83GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 219 213 203 196 195 MB/s

118% Outstanding

Write 1,197

Mixed 752

SusWrite 237

210% 950 MB/s

4K Read 36.1

4K Write 24

4K Mixed 24.9

99% 28.3 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 52.3

DQ Mixed 93.2

98% 170 MB/s

ZAF-User, 18 hrs ago.

136GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 283 292 272 242 247 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 587

Mixed 480

SusWrite 284

129% 583 MB/s

4K Read 34.2

4K Write 58.7

4K Mixed 40.5

135% 44.5 MB/s

DQ Read 307

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 251

206% 294 MB/s

PRT-User, 9 hrs ago.

184GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 282 309 309 307 304 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 939

Mixed 502

SusWrite 322

151% 677 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 46.3

4K Mixed 34.6

106% 35.1 MB/s

DQ Read 474

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 366

282% 389 MB/s

FRA-User, 12 hrs ago.

49GB free

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 131 163 144 155 162 MB/s

93.4% Outstanding

Write 346

Mixed 162

SusWrite 172

57% 253 MB/s

4K Read 43.9

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 34.3

172% 65 MB/s

DQ Read 672

DQ Write 161

DQ Mixed 271

237% 368 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	3,536x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	3,524x
Core i7-4770KIntel $100Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	4,276x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	1,767x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	1,012x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	632x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	1,003x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	909x
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 2x8GBRamaxelBench 71%, 6,014 samples	590x

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3 years ago.

Simply there are faster alternatives in the market

GRC-User

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Good

3 years ago.

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

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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 i5-12600K $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
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Samsung MZVLW256HEHP

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 177% (133rd of 1080)

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System: Lenovo 80WK

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