Samsung MZVLW128

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB
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Effective Speed +87% Effective Speed 87%Average Score +69% Read 272%, Write 64%, 4K Read 126%, 4K Write 27%, Mixed 46%, 4K Mixed 34%, SusWrite -90%Peak Score +211% Read 569%, Write 66%, 4K Read 824%, 4K Write 36%, Mixed 54%, 4K Mixed 40%, SusWrite -113%Value & Sentiment -644%User Rating -11%, Market Share -1,278%Nice To Haves +127% DQ Read 143%, DQ Write 125%, DQ Mixed 129%, ADQ Read 147%, ADQ Write 122%, ADQ Mixed 142%, Age 26%, AS-SSD Total 186%

Average Bench: 183% (99^th of 1040)

Based on 8,299 user benchmarks. Models: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLW128, SAMSUNG MZVLW128HEGR-00000

Poor: 114%Average: 183% Great: 296%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB averaged 83.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 609MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,710MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB is 182%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 157MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 522MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8,299 samples)

Rank 99183%

Min	Avg	Max
876	Read 1,710	3,356
45.2	Write 670	802
90	Mixed 522	638
41.2	SusWrite 157	185
167% 765 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31	4K Read 75.8	379
2.9	4K Write 112	164
5.7	4K Mixed 59.5	78.9
251% 82.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
248	DQ Read 784	890
149	DQ Write 634	806
204	DQ Mixed 609	728
483% 676 MB/s

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

LTU-User, 2 hrs ago.

67GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 157 163 150 119 102 MB/s

159% Outstanding

Write 768

Mixed 544

SusWrite 151

135% 607 MB/s

4K Read 55

4K Write 132

4K Mixed 70.5

243% 85.7 MB/s

DQ Read 872

DQ Write 762

DQ Mixed 728

570% 787 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

87GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 167 169 172 172 171 MB/s

131% Outstanding

Write 680

Mixed 460

SusWrite 169

124% 561 MB/s

4K Read 41.5

4K Write 92.3

4K Mixed 52.1

178% 62 MB/s

DQ Read 848

DQ Write 428

DQ Mixed 233

281% 503 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 159 156 157 159 158 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 717

Mixed 550

SusWrite 177

158% 719 MB/s

4K Read 36.8

4K Write 55

4K Mixed 40.1

136% 44 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 231

DQ Mixed 246

186% 251 MB/s

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 80WK

CPU
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 68%, 118,122 samples	4,214x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 70%, 395,383 samples	4,169x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 218,507 samples	4,603x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 25%, 121,507 samples	2,322x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 31%, 83,126 samples	1,455x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsungBench 183%, 8,299 samples	416x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 95,401 samples	1,560x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 47,683 samples	1,173x
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 38%, 10,674 samples	923x

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Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
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Samsung MZVLW128

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB

Average Bench: 183% (99^th of 1040)

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PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB

Average Bench: 183% (99th of 1040)

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