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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: 289.91

Overall Rank:  2683

Last Price Change:  $48.86 USD (2024-09-05)

Average Drive Rating
14165
Samples: 2549

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,527 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write919 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)699 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD163 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$48.86 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNADrive Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 SSDs Common Drives
As of 9th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
52,001
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,427
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,938
WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB
47,939
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRS 1000G
45,815
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,583
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,671
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,207
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,443
Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe
14,165
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2184244 - Sep 01 2024
6862
BL2184190 - Sep 01 2024
12244
BL2182284 - Aug 30 2024
15813
BL2182264 - Aug 30 2024
7133
BL2181436 - Aug 29 2024
7200