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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-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L2, PM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 256GB, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLW256 SCSI Disk Device, NVMe PM961 NVMe SAMSU SCSI Disk Device, NVMe PM961 NVMe SAMSU, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L7, PM961 NVMe SED Samsung 256GB, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L1, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000H7, SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-00007, NVMe PM961 NVMe SED S

Drive First Benchmarked: 2016-09-18

Drive Rating/$Price: 145.19

Overall Rank:  1552

Last Price Change:  $98.95 USD (2021-10-03)

Average Drive Rating
14367
Samples: 1436

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,348 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write928 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)705 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD163 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 28th 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 PM961 256GB NVMe
 		14,367
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Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL1779300 - Mar 26 2023
11465
BL1778524 - Mar 25 2023
8714
BL1776425 - Mar 23 2023
15388
BL1776134 - Mar 22 2023
15988
BL1776122 - Mar 22 2023
15983
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