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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-000L2, PM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 256GB, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLW256 SCSI Disk Device, PM961 NVMe SED Samsung 256GB, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L1, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000H7, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L7, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000H1

Drive First Benchmarked: 2016-09-18

Drive Rating/$Price: 360.37

Overall Rank:  3936

Last Price Change:  $38.68 USD (2024-09-23)

Average Drive Rating
13939
Samples: 3633

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,620 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write905 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)687 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD162 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 SSDs Common Drives
As of 13th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
51,996
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 4TB SSD
51,664
KINGSTON FURY Renegade 2TB SSD
50,261
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 2TB SSD
50,129
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 1TB SSD
48,899
KINGSTON KC3000 2TB
48,791
WD BLACK SN850X 1TB
47,239
Kingston FURY Renegade 1TB SSD
45,274
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
44,480
Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe
13,939
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2746940 - Jul 07 2025
15916
BL2746908 - Jul 07 2025
15158
BL2746502 - Jul 07 2025
15064
BL2746205 - Jul 07 2025
16172
BL2745705 - Jul 06 2025
4479