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Samsung PM951 256GB NVMe

Price and performance details for the Samsung PM951 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 PM951 256GB NVMe

Description:  PCI-E M.2, MZFLV256, MZVLV256HCHP

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  NVMe SAMSUNG MZFLV256, SAMSUNG MZVLV256HCHP-00000, SAMSUNG MZVLV256HCHP-000H1, PM951 NVMe SAMSUNG 256GB, SAMSUNG MZVLV256HCHP-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVLV256HCHP-000L1

Drive First Benchmarked: 2015-10-26

Drive Rating/$Price: 302.44

Overall Rank:  6517

Last Price Change:  $21.99 USD (2023-07-17)

Average Drive Rating
6651
Samples: 508

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM951 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read1,371 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write287 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)340 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD130 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
Samsung PM951 256GB NVMe
6,651
Seagate ST2000DM008
2,313
Seagate ST1000DM010
1,379
Seagate Barracuda 2TB Hard Drive
1,317
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
1,255
WDC WD10EZEX
1,218
Seagate ST1000DM003
1,176
TOSHIBA DT01ACA050
1,144
TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100
1,062
WDC WD10SPZX
902
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM951 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL3247990 - Jan 28 2026
7019
BL3242225 - Jan 26 2026
4943
BL3242187 - Jan 26 2026
6994
BL3236425 - Jan 23 2026
5841
BL3235611 - Jan 23 2026
5903