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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, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVPW256, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVPW256 SCSI Disk Device, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000L7, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-00007, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H7

Drive First Benchmarked: 2016-08-20

Drive Rating/$Price: 170.62

Overall Rank:  1216

Last Price Change:  $97.99 USD (2021-10-03)

Average Drive Rating
16719
Samples: 319

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,518 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,208 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)922 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD157 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 26th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,078
WD BLACK SN850 2TB
41,693
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
40,596
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
38,427
WD BLACK SN850 500GB
37,177
Samsung SSD PM9A1 NVMe 1TB
33,936
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB
33,428
Samsung SSD PM9A1 NVMe 512GB
30,738
Corsair Force MP600 1TB
29,456
Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe
16,719
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL1775494 - Mar 22 2023
19715
BL1774848 - Mar 21 2023
18817
BL1774692 - Mar 21 2023
19375
BL1774655 - Mar 21 2023
19134
BL1773239 - Mar 19 2023
17420