Average Bench: 196% (103rd of 1071)

more 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

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 44,403 samples)
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%
291GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3L1QCXY7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 793 612 616 610 604 604 MB/s
Read 1,793
Write 1,476
Mixed 884
SusWrite 640
267% 1,198 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 47.8
163% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 637
DQ Write 526
DQ Mixed 565
428% 576 MB/s
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L7QCXY7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 719 631 635 633 632 632 MB/s
Read 1,516
Write 1,381
Mixed 818
SusWrite 647
244% 1,090 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 71.3
4K Mixed 48.1
157% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 693
DQ Write 382
DQ Mixed 503
383% 526 MB/s
290GB free
Firmware: CXY73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 602 523 636 644 644 MB/s
Read 1,206
Write 894
Mixed 760
SusWrite 582
192% 861 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 55.7
180% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 782
DQ Write 441
DQ Mixed 540
421% 588 MB/s
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY70H1Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 339 341 380 377 377 MB/s
Read 724
Write 617
Mixed 550
SusWrite 357
126% 562 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 94.2
4K Mixed 64.3
209% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 832
DQ Write 672
DQ Mixed 876
622% 793 MB/s
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY70H1Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 568 468 574 523 584 551 MB/s
Read 988
Write 760
Mixed 633
SusWrite 545
164% 731 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 50.6
4K Mixed 39.5
122% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 510
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 358
274% 377 MB/s
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6L1QCXY7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 287 292 229 213 308 MB/s
Read 1,332
Write 739
Mixed 755
SusWrite 312
174% 784 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 41
132% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 226
176% 247 MB/s
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 708 608 600 538 559 344 MB/s
Read 1,474
Write 1,232
Mixed 719
SusWrite 560
222% 996 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 26.1
4K Mixed 23.8
79% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 136
102% 136 MB/s
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 132 65 57 29 36 MB/s
Read 661
Write 218
Mixed 392
SusWrite 102
76% 343 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 49.6
125% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 524
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 383
299% 417 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 65,443,136 SSDs tested.

Typical PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB Builds (Compare 3,049 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 15 9560 - $1,300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $1,300

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2 years ago.

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


Excellent

5 years ago.

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


Terrible

4 years ago.

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


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