Samsung MZVLW256HEHP

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
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Effective Speed +83% Effective Speed 83%Average Score +82% Read 219%, Write 145%, 4K Read 68%, 4K Write 23%, Mixed 82%, 4K Mixed 33%, SusWrite 1%Peak Score +98% Read 294%, Write 166%, 4K Read 45%, 4K Write 37%, Mixed 112%, 4K Mixed 39%, SusWrite -9%Value & Sentiment +64% User Rating -9%, Market Share -36%, Price 148%, Value 153%Nice To Haves +183% DQ Read 304%, DQ Write 215%, DQ Mixed 206%, ADQ Read 190%, ADQ Write 138%, ADQ Mixed 178%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total 226%

Average Bench: 181% (111^th of 1058)

Based on 75,757 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: 111%Average: 181% Great: 242%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 81.3% 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 724MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 939MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 131%. 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 304MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 658MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 75,757 samples)

Rank 111181%

Min	Avg	Max
727	Read 1,476	1,998
550	Write 996	1,294
440	Mixed 658	897
159	SusWrite 304	355
190% 859 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.7	4K Read 58.3	62.5
37.6	4K Write 108	164
24.6	4K Mixed 60.5	80.9
223% 75.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
347	DQ Read 939	1,483
159	DQ Write 685	1,128
215	DQ Mixed 724	1,014
565% 783 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

PRT-User, 2 hrs ago.

114GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXB70H1Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 20 18 15 16 16 MB/s

364% Outstanding

Write 34.9

Mixed 74.8

SusWrite 18.2

229% 1,102 MB/s

4K Read 472

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 5

723% 160 MB/s

AUS-User, 2 hrs ago.

130GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 328 327 305 281 262 MB/s

195% Outstanding

Write 1,159

Mixed 834

SusWrite 332

234% 1,058 MB/s

4K Read 50.9

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 64.5

214% 72.5 MB/s

DQ Read 857

DQ Write 582

DQ Mixed 729

541% 723 MB/s

DNK-User, 2 hrs ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXB73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 256 264 260 262 257 MB/s

184% Outstanding

Write 1,134

Mixed 632

SusWrite 284

208% 945 MB/s

4K Read 47.6

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 63.1

207% 71 MB/s

DQ Read 868

DQ Write 616

DQ Mixed 669

519% 718 MB/s

TUR-User, 1 hr ago.

197GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1L1QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 319 324 323 313 323 MB/s

168% Outstanding

Write 797

Mixed 574

SusWrite 344

144% 643 MB/s

4K Read 57.5

4K Write 130

4K Mixed 73.1

250% 86.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,021

DQ Write 556

DQ Mixed 690

540% 756 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 80WK

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 69%, 452,697 samples	6,022x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 68%, 152,271 samples	5,995x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 254,506 samples	6,657x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 25%, 161,517 samples	3,366x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 31%, 105,330 samples	1,991x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $46Bench 181%, 75,757 samples	1,103x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 115,185 samples	2,115x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 56,993 samples	1,707x
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 38%, 11,887 samples	1,277x

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Value: 43% - Average

Total price: $46

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TUR-User

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Good

4 months ago.

Simply there are faster alternatives in the market

GRC-User

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Good

11 months ago.

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

Drakorvich

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Excellent

19 months 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 i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	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
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Samsung MZVLW256HEHP

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 181% (111^th of 1058)

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PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 181% (111th of 1058)

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