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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: 366.23

Overall Rank:  2854

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

Average Drive Rating
14166
Samples: 2664

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,544 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write919 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)698 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD163 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 SSDs Common Drives
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
51,774
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,250
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,856
WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB
47,778
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRS 1000G
45,638
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,402
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,751
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,162
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,449
Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe
14,166
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2243674 - Nov 12 2024
14893
BL2243442 - Nov 12 2024
12883
BL2243165 - Nov 12 2024
15179
BL2242362 - Nov 11 2024
13949
BL2241682 - Nov 10 2024
14371