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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: 171.59

Overall Rank:  2265

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

Average Drive Rating
16814
Samples: 482

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,661 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,253 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)945 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD158 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 28th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 2000GB
52,495
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,776
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
49,191
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 1000GB
48,172
KINGSTON SFYRS1000G
46,171
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,995
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,714
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,372
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,465
Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe
16,814
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2055398 - Mar 19 2024
16968
BL2054831 - Mar 18 2024
17880
BL2050248 - Mar 13 2024
17497
BL2048569 - Mar 11 2024
16824
BL2046743 - Mar 09 2024
17599