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Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe

Price and performance details for the Samsung SM961 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 SM961 256GB NVMe

Description:  Model: MZVPW256HEGL, M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-00000, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000L7, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H7

Drive First Benchmarked: 2016-08-20

Drive Rating/$Price: 168.72

Overall Rank:  2380

Last Price Change:  $99.99 USD (2024-06-24)

Average Drive Rating
16870
Samples: 539

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,714 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,277 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)949 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD158 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$99.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNADrive Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 SSDs Common Drives
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
51,703
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,213
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,882
KINGSTON KC3000 2TB
48,729
WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB
47,725
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRS 1000G
45,646
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,443
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,773
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,149
Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe
16,870
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2255490 - Nov 25 2024
17982
BL2248047 - Nov 17 2024
16774
BL2246704 - Nov 16 2024
17675
BL2243424 - Nov 12 2024
17787
BL2237265 - Nov 04 2024
9058