Samsung MZVLW256HEHP

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
BENCHMARKS (82,013)
MKT (0.2%)
BUILDS
(4)
BUY • $35

Effective Speed +86% Effective Speed 86%Average Score +83% Read 214%, Write 148%, 4K Read 58%, 4K Write 32%, Mixed 85%, 4K Mixed 41%, SusWrite 2%Peak Score +100% Read 293%, Write 174%, 4K Read 45%, 4K Write 39%, Mixed 119%, 4K Mixed 41%, SusWrite -9%Value & Sentiment +102% User Rating -9%, Market Share -34%, Price 225%, Value 227%Nice To Haves +191% DQ Read 314%, DQ Write 215%, DQ Mixed 215%, ADQ Read 201%, ADQ Write 154%, ADQ Mixed 192%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total 231%

Average Bench: 183% (108^th of 1058)

Based on 82,013 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: 112%Average: 183% Great: 242%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 83.1% 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 761MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 970MB/s

See where your SSD ranks →

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 305MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 668MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 82,013 samples)

Rank 108183%

Min	Avg	Max
745	Read 1,453	1,994
529	Write 1,004	1,332
433	Mixed 668	924
179	SusWrite 305	355
190% 857 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
29.8	4K Read 54	62.2
46.5	4K Write 114	166
30.3	4K Mixed 63.4	82
224% 77.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
412	DQ Read 970	1,520
151	DQ Write 729	1,129
209	DQ Mixed 761	1,042
593% 820 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

SWE-User, 5 hrs ago.

201GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 325 104 0 0 0 MB/s

163% Outstanding

Write 1066

Mixed 622

SusWrite 149

165% 743 MB/s

4K Read 51.3

4K Write 99.8

4K Mixed 61.5

209% 70.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,105

DQ Write 876

DQ Mixed 835

667% 939 MB/s

TUR-User, 7 hrs ago.

79GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 137 122 117 117 118 MB/s

154% Outstanding

Write 768

Mixed 599

SusWrite 158

148% 671 MB/s

4K Read 53.4

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 66.2

221% 74.9 MB/s

DQ Read 815

DQ Write 516

DQ Mixed 679

502% 670 MB/s

IND-User, 4 hrs ago.

119GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 314 189 126 121 110 MB/s

152% Outstanding

Write 1,179

Mixed 751

SusWrite 223

196% 881 MB/s

4K Read 43.5

4K Write 97.1

4K Mixed 57.8

191% 66.1 MB/s

DQ Read 626

DQ Write 453

DQ Mixed 579

422% 553 MB/s

IND-User, 4 hrs ago.

119GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 254 189 115 116 113 MB/s

144% Outstanding

Write 1,137

Mixed 818

SusWrite 203

197% 886 MB/s

4K Read 40.4

4K Write 78.2

4K Mixed 52.9

170% 57.2 MB/s

DQ Read 587

DQ Write 424

DQ Mixed 489

370% 500 MB/s

TUR-User, 8 hrs ago.

131GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 105 111 113 113 MB/s

135% Outstanding

Write 1,051

Mixed 609

SusWrite 104

176% 796 MB/s

4K Read 53.3

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 60

218% 75.6 MB/s

DQ Read 58.4

DQ Write 152

DQ Mixed 67.3

62% 92.7 MB/s

82,013 MORE »

Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 44,172,041 SSDs tested.

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money.

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB Builds (Compare 10,900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 80WK

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 69%, 402,676 samples	5,451x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 67%, 153,479 samples	5,449x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 244,772 samples	5,999x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 25%, 140,985 samples	3,055x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 31%, 91,911 samples	1,843x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $35Bench 183%, 82,013 samples	1,002x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 107,096 samples	1,933x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 69%, 55,218 samples	1,536x
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 37%, 11,405 samples	1,187x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $35

Popular PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB systems:

How Fast Is Your SSD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute.

Welcome to our freeware PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming

Desktop

ProGaming

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

USB

How it works

- Download and run UserBenchMark.
- CPU tests include: integer, floating and string.
- GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations.
- Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO.
- RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency.
- Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com.
- Identify the strongest components in your PC.
- See speed test results from other users.
- Compare your components to the current market leaders.
- Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build.
- Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware.
- Share your opinion by voting.

Solid State Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) June 2021 SSD Rankings.

Welcome to our 2.5" and M.2 SSD comparison. We calculate effective speed for both SATA and NVMe drives based on real world performance then adjust by current prices per GB to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top SSDs. ^[SSDrivePro]

Group Test Results

Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

Comments

Added n/a ago.

USA-User

level
7,886

Liked (edit your comment) Add link

14 months ago.

TUR-User

level
4,690

Good

1 month ago.

Simply there are faster alternatives in the market

GRC-User

level
2,655

Good

8 months ago.

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

Drakorvich

level
48

Excellent

16 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.

Your
opinion?

▲Like ▼Dislike

Ready to retire
Age: 4 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Crucial MX500 250GB
vs Samsung 850 Evo 120GB
vs Samsung 860 Evo 250GB
vs Samsung 850 Pro 512GB
vs Samsung 870 Evo 250GB
vs HyperX Savage 240GB
vs Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
vs Crucial MX300 275GB
vs Samsung 850 Evo 1TB

1058 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list.

See how consistently different SSDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ

What is sustained sequential write speed?

What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?

What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?

What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?

What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?

What is sequential write speed?

What is sequential read speed?

What is incompressible data?

What is queue depth?

Solid State Drives

What is the SSD value for money rating?

What is 4K 64 thread write speed?

Can CPU power saving states (C1,C2,C3) impact SSD speed?

What is the effective SSD speed index?

How is the AS SSD write score calculated?

How is the AS SSD read score calculated?

How is the AS SSD total score calculated?

ALL FAQs »

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $259	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $277	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $94	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZVLW256HEHP

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 183% (108^th of 1058)

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

Strengths

Terrible consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

Prices

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

System: Lenovo 80WK

Popular PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB systems:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Comments

Liked (edit your comment) Add link

Good

Good

Excellent

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

Samsung MZVLW256HEHP

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 183% (108th of 1058)

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

Strengths

Terrible consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

Prices

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

System: Lenovo 80WK

Popular PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB systems:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Share a related link

Comments

Liked (edit your comment) Add link

Good

Good

Excellent

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

Feedback

Average Bench: 183% (108^th of 1058)