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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.
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)
| Sequential Read | 1,371 MBytes/Sec |
|---|---|
| Sequential Write | 287 MBytes/Sec |
| Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20) | 340 MBytes/Sec |
| IOPS 4KQD1 | 30 MBytes/Sec |
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| 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 | |
| PassMark Software © 2008-2026 |
| 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 | |
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