Samsung MZVLW128

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB
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Effective Speed +83% Effective Speed 83%Average Score +65% Read 256%, Write 61%, 4K Read 125%, 4K Write 26%, Mixed 42%, 4K Mixed 30%, SusWrite -83%Peak Score +227% Read 582%, Write 65%, 4K Read 906%, 4K Write 39%, Mixed 55%, 4K Mixed 44%, SusWrite -99%Value & Sentiment -572%User Rating -11%, Market Share -1,133%Nice To Haves +121% DQ Read 143%, DQ Write 125%, DQ Mixed 128%, ADQ Read 139%, ADQ Write 104%, ADQ Mixed 130%, Age 7%, AS-SSD Total 193%

Average Bench: 176% (116^th of 1058)

Based on 10,958 user benchmarks. Models: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLW128, SAMSUNG MZVLW128HEGR-00000

Poor: 102%Average: 176% Great: 308%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB averaged 76.4% 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 573MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 75.4MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB is 206%. 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 154MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 492MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10,958 samples)

Rank 116176%

Min	Avg	Max
704	Read 1,628	3,458
43.4	Write 643	800
84.2	Mixed 492	640
38.5	SusWrite 154	186
159% 729 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.7	4K Read 75.4	424
2.7	4K Write 109	169
5.5	4K Mixed 56.8	81.3
245% 80.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
376	DQ Read 784	892
119	DQ Write 583	793
139	DQ Mixed 573	725
458% 647 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

SWE-User, 12 hrs ago.

62GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5L1Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 187 168 168 169 168 MB/s

182% Outstanding

Write 737

Mixed 553

SusWrite 180

156% 709 MB/s

4K Read 57.7

4K Write 144

4K Mixed 74.8

260% 92.2 MB/s

DQ Read 885

DQ Write 751

DQ Mixed 707

560% 781 MB/s

GBR-User, 14 hrs ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXB7201Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 119 139 134 132 132 MB/s

161% Outstanding

Write 695

Mixed 539

SusWrite 136

170% 780 MB/s

4K Read 49

4K Write 98.2

4K Mixed 37.5

174% 61.6 MB/s

DQ Read 792

DQ Write 590

DQ Mixed 666

505% 683 MB/s

USA-User, 14 hrs ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4L1Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 154 150 149 147 146 MB/s

141% Outstanding

Write 652

Mixed 458

SusWrite 160

161% 739 MB/s

4K Read 46.9

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 52.9

193% 67.2 MB/s

DQ Read 56

DQ Write 125

DQ Mixed 70.5

59% 83.8 MB/s

USA-User, 15 hrs ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4L1Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 150 145 149 146 147 MB/s

137% Outstanding

Write 754

Mixed 600

SusWrite 146

162% 739 MB/s

4K Read 37.8

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 58.9

191% 68.8 MB/s

DQ Read 318

DQ Write 132

DQ Mixed 121

117% 190 MB/s

TUR-User, 5 hrs ago.

86GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 166 166 166 165 164 MB/s

136% Outstanding

Write 664

Mixed 409

SusWrite 175

112% 501 MB/s

4K Read 52.3

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 49.3

200% 70.3 MB/s

DQ Read 855

DQ Write 692

DQ Mixed 689

539% 745 MB/s

USA-User, 18 hrs ago.

78GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 191 168 168 165 168 MB/s

126% Outstanding

Write 749

Mixed 484

SusWrite 176

132% 597 MB/s

4K Read 44.3

4K Write 79.3

4K Mixed 53

177% 58.9 MB/s

DQ Read 554

DQ Write 398

DQ Mixed 468

352% 473 MB/s

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 80WK

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 69%, 453,794 samples	7,608x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 66%, 159,947 samples	7,577x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 283,465 samples	8,514x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 25%, 165,406 samples	4,205x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 31%, 106,169 samples	2,460x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsungBench 176%, 10,958 samples	738x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 127,447 samples	2,528x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 58,630 samples	2,169x
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 38%, 13,320 samples	1,555x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $446	Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $292	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3070 $536	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $62	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17

Samsung MZVLW128

PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB

Average Bench: 176% (116^th of 1058)

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PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB

Average Bench: 176% (116th of 1058)

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