Samsung

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
BENCHMARKS (44,403)
MKT (0.1%)
BUILDS
(3)

Effective Speed +99% Effective Speed 99%Average Score +102% Read 216%, Write 187%, 4K Read 48%, 4K Write 29%, Mixed 106%, 4K Mixed 39%, SusWrite 89%Peak Score +117% Read 288%, Write 214%, 4K Read 42%, 4K Write 35%, Mixed 122%, 4K Mixed 42%, SusWrite 75%Value & Sentiment -35%User Rating -11%, Market Share -59%Nice To Haves +198% DQ Read 323%, DQ Write 236%, DQ Mixed 243%, ADQ Read 198%, ADQ Write 143%, ADQ Mixed 193%, Age 4%, AS-SSD Total 242%

Average Bench: 196% (102^nd of 1072)

Based on 44,403 user benchmarks. Models: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLW512, NVMe PM961 NVMe SAMSU, PM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 512GB, SAMSUNG MZVLW512HMJP-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVLW512HMJP-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVLW512HMJP-000L7, SAMSUNG MZVLW512HMJP-00000

Poor: 126%Average: 196% Great: 259%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB averaged 96.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 762MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 974MB/s

See where your SSD ranks →

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB is 133%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 560MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 739MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 44,403 samples)

Rank 102196%

Min	Avg	Max
712	Read 1,444	1,964
562	Write 1,165	1,524
481	Mixed 739	938
265	SusWrite 560	677
218% 977 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
29.1	4K Read 50.8	61.1
45.6	4K Write 113	165
29.8	4K Mixed 62.7	82.7
217% 75.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
405	DQ Read 974	1,554
196	DQ Write 701	1,202
244	DQ Mixed 762	1,135
590% 812 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 1 day ago.

104GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXY70H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 660 404 406 398 390 393 MB/s

274% Outstanding

Write 1,331

Mixed 902

SusWrite 442

261% 1,178 MB/s

4K Read 63.6

4K Write 202

4K Mixed 90.1

319% 119 MB/s

DQ Read 1,636

DQ Write 1,367

DQ Mixed 996

884% 1,333 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

267GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXY73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 820 602 600 596 595 592 MB/s

251% Outstanding

Write 1,552

Mixed 956

SusWrite 634

280% 1,256 MB/s

4K Read 58.2

4K Write 154

4K Mixed 78.4

270% 96.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,335

DQ Write 1,054

DQ Mixed 1,101

850% 1,164 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

475GB free

Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 852 645 640 639 632 636 MB/s

235% Outstanding

Write 1,291

Mixed 844

SusWrite 674

242% 1,087 MB/s

4K Read 47.7

4K Write 125

4K Mixed 60.6

216% 77.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1664

DQ Write 1,324

DQ Mixed 1,168

963% 1,386 MB/s

LKA-User, 1 day ago.

333GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXY73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 536 326 557 323 560 359 MB/s

94.8% Outstanding

Write 289

Mixed 516

SusWrite 443

111% 501 MB/s

4K Read 26.2

4K Write 27.7

4K Mixed 26.5

88% 26.8 MB/s

DQ Read 263

DQ Write 193

DQ Mixed 121

119% 192 MB/s

POL-User, 16 hrs ago.

154GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 648 455 447 444 438 438 MB/s

87% Excellent

Write 744

Mixed 551

SusWrite 478

145% 648 MB/s

4K Read 18

4K Write 20.6

4K Mixed 18.5

62% 19 MB/s

DQ Read 162

DQ Write 97.6

DQ Mixed 121

92% 127 MB/s

44,403 MORE »

Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,731,368 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 512GB Builds (Compare 4,022 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 15 9560 - $1,300

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	3,708x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	301x
Core i3-7100HIntelBench 56%, 141 samples	13x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,582x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	1,410x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	6x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	280x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	1,170x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBHynixBench 73%, 6,356 samples	264x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBMicronBench 67%, 2,004 samples	235x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Total price: $1,300

Popular PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB systems:

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

Welcome to our 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 value for money 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
- SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
- 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

Solid State Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 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
9,840

Good (edit your comment) Add link

3 years ago.

Very fast, storage is a little limiting if you're going to install big files.

JPN-User

level
3,408

Excellent

6 years ago.

I own it, got it virtually brand new at 2nd hand price

SWE-User

level
2,784

Terrible

5 years ago.

Dreadful performance on non-sequential writes. Like a cheap thumbdrive.

Your
opinion?

▲Like ▼Dislike

Ready to retire
Age: 7 years

Speed Comparisons

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

1072 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 i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16