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

Drive First Benchmarked: 2016-09-18

Drive Rating/$Price: 364.38

Overall Rank:  3292

Last Price Change:  $38.68 USD (2024-09-23)

Average Drive Rating
14094
Samples: 2975

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,578 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write913 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)694 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD163 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 SSDs Common Drives
As of 13th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
51,596
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,145
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,949
KINGSTON KC3000 2TB
48,744
WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB
47,475
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRS 1000G
45,421
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,039
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,853
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
41,978
Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe
14,094
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2408281 - Feb 12 2025
15270
BL2406838 - Feb 11 2025
16795
BL2406609 - Feb 11 2025
4164
BL2406553 - Feb 11 2025
16576
BL2406541 - Feb 11 2025
2773