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Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe

Price and performance details for the Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the Hard Drive compared to the 10 other common Hard Drives in terms of PassMark Disk Rating.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the Disk Rating per dollar.

Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe

Description:  Model: MZVPW256HEGL, M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-00000, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVPW256, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVPW256 SCSI Disk Device, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000L7, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-00007, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H7

Drive First Benchmarked: 2016-08-20

Drive Rating/$Price: 171.53

Overall Rank:  2340

Last Price Change:  $97.99 USD (2021-10-03)

Average Drive Rating
16808
Samples: 486

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,663 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,255 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)945 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD158 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 2000GB
52,429
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,767
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
49,137
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 1000GB
48,094
KINGSTON SFYRS1000G
46,145
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,899
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,754
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,375
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,473
Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe
16,808
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2082635 - Apr 20 2024
17738
BL2080871 - Apr 18 2024
17109
BL2076154 - Apr 12 2024
14324
BL2076088 - Apr 12 2024
15116
BL2058266 - Mar 22 2024
16209