Samsung MZVPV256HDGL-00000

SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
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Effective Speed +86% Effective Speed 86%Average Score +86% Read 224%, Write 109%, 4K Read 49%, 4K Write 27%, Mixed 76%, 4K Mixed 9%, SusWrite 108%Peak Score +113% Read 271%, Write 151%, 4K Read 21%, 4K Write 34%, Mixed 100%, 4K Mixed 7%, SusWrite 204%Value & Sentiment -511%User Rating -11%, Market Share -2,444%, Price 206%, Value 205%Nice To Haves +84% DQ Read 234%, DQ Write 9%, DQ Mixed 73%, ADQ Read 171%, ADQ Write 1%, ADQ Mixed 70%, Age -14%, AS-SSD Total 131%

Average Bench: 183% (118^th of 1071)

Based on 9,202 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVPV256

Poor: 119%Average: 183% Great: 243%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 83.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 442MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 886MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 123%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 290MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 618MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 9,202 samples)

Rank 118183%

Min	Avg	Max
711	Read 1,484	1,882
260	Write 845	1,220
380	Mixed 632	846
112	SusWrite 618	1,178
198% 895 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.1	4K Read 51.2	52.2
45	4K Write 112	164
26.7	4K Mixed 49.3	62.8
200% 70.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
422	DQ Read 886	1,224
145	DQ Write 290	389
205	DQ Mixed 442	574
364% 539 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

POL-User, 9 days ago.

191GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1158 1172 1155 1162 1151 1160 MB/s

193% Outstanding

Write 1,134

Mixed 648

SusWrite 1,160

239% 1,064 MB/s

4K Read 34

4K Write 73.9

4K Mixed 42.3

145% 50.1 MB/s

DQ Read 745

DQ Write 384

DQ Mixed 558

416% 562 MB/s

CAN-User, 11 days ago.

205GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1083 1092 1082 994 1101 886 MB/s

184% Outstanding

Write 1,101

Mixed 771

SusWrite 1,040

242% 1,081 MB/s

4K Read 35.8

4K Write 60.6

4K Mixed 42.3

140% 46.2 MB/s

DQ Read 611

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 475

350% 468 MB/s

GBR-User, 7 days ago.

142GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 639 620 629 618 628 620 MB/s

177% Outstanding

Write 981

Mixed 730

SusWrite 626

213% 959 MB/s

4K Read 41.4

4K Write 97.7

4K Mixed 48.7

177% 62.6 MB/s

DQ Read 817

DQ Write 271

DQ Mixed 380

323% 489 MB/s

AUS-User, 8 days ago.

93GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 559 556 522 531 528 499 MB/s

154% Outstanding

Write 864

Mixed 586

SusWrite 532

193% 873 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 65.9

4K Mixed 38.7

135% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 572

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 495

350% 451 MB/s

FRA-User, 8 days ago.

86GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 540 523 544 528 518 520 MB/s

143% Outstanding

Write 707

Mixed 626

SusWrite 529

165% 742 MB/s

4K Read 37

4K Write 84.8

4K Mixed 44.3

158% 55.4 MB/s

DQ Read 559

DQ Write 246

DQ Mixed 383

289% 396 MB/s

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Typical SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB Builds (Compare 268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 30%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 26%

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System: Asus G752VY

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	221x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	47x

GPU
GeForce GTX 980MNvidiaBench 39%, 10,379 samples	265x
GTX TitanNvidia $1,088Bench 47%, 6,806 samples	1x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1x

SSD
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $31Bench 183%, 9,202 samples	67x

RAM
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	36x
M471A2K43BB1-CPB 2x16GBSamsungBench 70%, 4,393 samples	27x
HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 2x16GBHynixBench 69%, 5,073 samples	23x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $31

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NorthStar

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Excellent

2 years ago.

You will not be able to purchase a Samsung SM951 directly from a retailer, as this is SSD is manufactured for OEMs. However, I was recently gifted this from a friend who picked it up in used condition. Great SSD for the value, as this tends to go for $30. Not the best choice if you are going to be storing tons of games, as 256GB is quite limited. But as a boot or file storing drive, this drive has excellent value and mid-tier performance. Pretty much what you'd expect from Samsung.

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5 years ago.

Exceptional performance for OEM

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Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $158	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZVPV256HDGL-00000

SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 183% (118^th of 1071)

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Samsung MZVPV256HDGL-00000

SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 183% (118th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 183% (118^th of 1071)