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Samsung PM961 1TB NVMe

Price and performance details for the Samsung PM961 1TB 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 PM961 1TB NVMe

Description:  MZSLW1T0, MZVLW1T0HMLH, MZSLW1T0HMLH

Drive Size:  953.9 GB

Other names:  NVMe SAMSUNG MZSLW1T0, SAMSUNG MZVLW1T0HMLH-00000, SAMSUNG MZSLW1T0HMLH-000L1, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLW1T0, SAMSUNG MZVLW1T0HMLH-000H1, PM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 1024GB, SAMSUNG MZVLW1T0HMLH-000L7, SAMSUNG MZVLW1T0HMLH-000L2, SAMSUNGMZVLW1T0HMLH-000H1, PM961 NVMe SED Samsung 1024GB

Drive First Benchmarked: 2016-05-26

Drive Rating/$Price: 60.70

Overall Rank:  3994

Last Price Change:  $269.99 USD (2024-06-24)

Average Drive Rating
16389
Samples: 423

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM961 1TB NVMe

Sequential Read2,702 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,455 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)794 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD164 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 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
85,939
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
51,424
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 4TB SSD
51,066
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 2TB SSD
49,618
KINGSTON FURY Renegade 2TB SSD
49,288
KINGSTON KC3000 2TB
49,144
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 1TB SSD
48,434
WD BLACK SN850X 1TB
46,764
Kingston FURY Renegade 1TB SSD
44,412
Samsung PM961 1TB NVMe
16,389
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM961 1TB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL3256615 - Feb 01 2026
17323
BL3254329 - Jan 31 2026
11851
BL3230059 - Jan 21 2026
17204
BL3227618 - Jan 20 2026
11583
BL3218204 - Jan 16 2026
16949