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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: 165.83

Overall Rank:  3953

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

Average Drive Rating
16582
Samples: 758

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,784 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,286 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)950 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD157 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
85,925
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
51,423
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 4TB SSD
51,059
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 2TB SSD
49,616
KINGSTON FURY Renegade 2TB SSD
49,291
KINGSTON KC3000 2TB
49,149
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 1TB SSD
48,432
WD BLACK SN850X 1TB
46,758
Kingston FURY Renegade 1TB SSD
44,415
Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe
16,582
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL3261217 - Feb 03 2026
16954
BL3246197 - Jan 28 2026
17822
BL3238165 - Jan 24 2026
15309
BL3236857 - Jan 23 2026
17506
BL3234241 - Jan 22 2026
17665