Samsung MZVLW256HEHP

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
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Effective Speed +85% Effective Speed 85%Average Score +82% Read 207%, Write 144%, 4K Read 67%, 4K Write 25%, Mixed 88%, 4K Mixed 40%, SusWrite 6%Peak Score +102% Read 291%, Write 172%, 4K Read 46%, 4K Write 35%, Mixed 128%, 4K Mixed 44%, SusWrite -6%Value & Sentiment +65% User Rating -9%, Market Share -5%, Price 120%, Value 155%Nice To Haves +191% DQ Read 318%, DQ Write 215%, DQ Mixed 223%, ADQ Read 198%, ADQ Write 141%, ADQ Mixed 195%, Age 4%, AS-SSD Total 232%

Average Bench: 179% (115^th of 1058)

Based on 85,393 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: 104%Average: 179% Great: 240%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 78.8% 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 732MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 968MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 136%. 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 303MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 651MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 85,393 samples)

Rank 115179%

Min	Avg	Max
670	Read 1,400	1,984
341	Write 979	1,324
309	Mixed 651	945
175	SusWrite 303	355
185% 833 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.5	4K Read 56	61.7
42.1	4K Write 109	164
26.3	4K Mixed 61.4	82.1
221% 75.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
369	DQ Read 968	1,538
220	DQ Write 685	1,110
260	DQ Mixed 732	1,027
572% 795 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

COL-User, 2 hrs ago.

168GB free

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 506 322 323 325 324 319 MB/s

249% Outstanding

Write 1,259

Mixed 886

SusWrite 353

247% 1,119 MB/s

4K Read 62.3

4K Write 167

4K Mixed 84

291% 105 MB/s

DQ Read 1487

DQ Write 1,127

DQ Mixed 1,030

846% 1,215 MB/s

BIH-User, 1 hr ago.

143GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 292 292 294 298 297 MB/s

201% Outstanding

Write 1,093

Mixed 745

SusWrite 324

224% 1,015 MB/s

4K Read 51

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 65.2

220% 76.2 MB/s

DQ Read 969

DQ Write 686

DQ Mixed 802

606% 819 MB/s

MDA-User, 2 hrs ago.

75GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 185 181 174 164 160 MB/s

193% Outstanding

Write 1,066

Mixed 784

SusWrite 208

204% 923 MB/s

4K Read 54.3

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 70

236% 81.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,110

DQ Write 748

DQ Mixed 819

641% 893 MB/s

USA-User, 25 mins ago.

92GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 197 192 187 183 180 MB/s

153% Outstanding

Write 646

Mixed 501

SusWrite 218

116% 517 MB/s

4K Read 53.5

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 69

232% 79.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,028

DQ Write 754

DQ Mixed 826

635% 869 MB/s

ZAF-User, 4 hrs ago.

202GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 300 316 316 307 285 MB/s

132% Outstanding

Write 714

Mixed 609

SusWrite 309

138% 620 MB/s

4K Read 33.1

4K Write 73.1

4K Mixed 51.8

155% 52.7 MB/s

DQ Read 826

DQ Write 542

DQ Mixed 664

501% 678 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

131GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 314 326 325 328 329 MB/s

128% Outstanding

Write 638

Mixed 485

SusWrite 331

118% 527 MB/s

4K Read 41

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 46

178% 64.9 MB/s

DQ Read 825

DQ Write 383

DQ Mixed 544

419% 584 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 80WK

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 68%, 485,617 samples	7,282x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 67%, 153,784 samples	7,217x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 284,509 samples	8,095x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 25%, 163,454 samples	4,027x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 31%, 118,461 samples	2,372x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $49Bench 179%, 85,393 samples	1,306x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 38%, 124,589 samples	2,441x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 56,646 samples	2,079x
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 38%, 12,827 samples	1,501x

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Value: 40% - Average

Total price: $49

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TUR-User

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Good

12 months ago.

Simply there are faster alternatives in the market

GRC-User

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Good

19 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

2 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 $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
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Samsung MZVLW256HEHP

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 179% (115^th of 1058)

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Average Bench: 179% (115th of 1058)

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