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Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe

Price and performance details for the Samsung PM961 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 PM961 256GB NVMe

Description:  MZVLW256HEHP, M.2. PCI Express Gen3 x4

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-00000, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLW256, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L2, PM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 256GB, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLW256 SCSI Disk Device, NVMe PM961 NVMe SAMSU SCSI Disk Device, NVMe PM961 NVMe SAMSU, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L7, PM961 NVMe SED Samsung 256GB, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L1, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000H7, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-00007, NVMe PM961 NVMe SED S

Drive First Benchmarked: 2016-09-18

Drive Rating/$Price: 618.60

Overall Rank:  2753

Last Price Change:  $22.99 USD (2023-07-17)

Average Drive Rating
14222
Samples: 2238

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,481 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write920 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)700 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD163 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$22.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$106.58 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 2000GB
52,520
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,801
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
49,207
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 1000GB
48,212
KINGSTON SFYRS1000G
46,124
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,992
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,705
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,374
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,456
Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe
14,222
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2050079 - Mar 13 2024
14067
BL2050065 - Mar 13 2024
17325
BL2049634 - Mar 12 2024
14965
BL2049126 - Mar 12 2024
11699
BL2048621 - Mar 11 2024
10725