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Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR vs 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)

Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR

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The Samsung OEM Client SSD PM9A1 1TB, M.2 (MZVL21T0HCLR, OEM variant of the 980 Pro) is a fast M.2 2280 SSD which supports PCIe 4.0 x4. It uses the Samsung Elpis (S4LV003) Controller with 8 channels and 512 MB LPDDR4. The memory modules are from Samsung (3D-NAND TLC 136 layers). The 1TB version is specified at 7000 MB/s and 5100 MB/s write (SLC cached). The power consumption is specified at 0.005 W (sleep) and 0.035W (idle).

2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)

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Two Samsung OEM Client SSD PM9A1 1TB in RAID 0 combination offer 2 TB of storage and a higher performance than a single drive but at the cost of a higher power consumption and a higher risk  of data loss (data lost if one drive has a failure). Each drive uses the Samsung Elpis (S4LV003) Controller with 8 channels and 512 MB LPDDR4. The memory modules are from Samsung (3D-NAND TLC 136 layers). The 1TB version is specified at 7000 MB/s and 5100 MB/s write (SLC cached). The power consumption is specified at 0.005 W (sleep) and 0.035W (idle) for each drive.

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Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)
TypeSSDSSD
SizeM.2 2280M.2 2280
Capacity1024 GB2048 GB
InterfaceNVMeNVMe
Announced26.02.2021 26.02.2021

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - DiskSpd - PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
42.9 pt (49%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.717 -98%
...
BIWIN CE980Y28900-1TB
41.7 -3%
Acer N7000 1 TB
41.8 -3%
Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8
42.2 -2%
Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0
42.4 -1%
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
42.5 -1%
Lexar NM790 2TB
42.5 -1%
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00
42.6 -1%
TeamGroup T-Create CLASSIC PCIe 4.0 DL
42.7 0%
Micron 3500 MTFDKBA512TGD
42.8 0%
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
42.9
Phison PS5021-E21 512GB
43 0%
WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-1T00-1014
43.7 2%
Micron 3400 2TB MTFDKBA2T0TFH
43.7 2%
SSSTC CA6-8D2048
43.8 2%
Crucial P3 Plus CT2000P3PSSD8
44 3%
Samsung 9100 Pro 1 TB
44.4 3%
Micron 2600 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QHK
44.9 5%
Acer N7000 2 TB
45 5%
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS1000G
45.4 6%
...
Kingston Fury Renegade G5 4TB
87.8 105%
0%
100%
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Performance Rating - DiskSpd - 2x PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)
38.7 pt (44%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.717 -98%
...
TeamGroup T-Force G50 TM8FFE004T
37.6 -3%
Micron 2400 MTFDKCD1T0QFM
37.6 -3%
Western Digital SN740 SDDPTQE-2T00
37.8 -2%
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 250GB MZ-V8P250BW
38.1 -2%
Samsung PM9C1a MZ9L81T0HDLB
38.2 -1%
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
38.3 -1%
Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5
38.3 -1%
Kioxia KXG70ZNV512G
38.4 -1%
Lenovo UMIS RPETJ1T24MHP2QDQ
38.5 -1%
2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)
38.7
Lexar NQ7A1
38.7 0%
Lenovo UMIS AM541 1TB
38.8 0%
Phison C-E80T001T2-P03D54E27T
39.1 1%
Micron 2550 MTFDKBA512TGE
39.3 2%
ADATA XPG Gammix S70 1TB
39.3 2%
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
39.3 2%
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 500GB MZ-V8P500BW
39.4 2%
Micron MTFDLBA2T0PBM
39.5 2%
Phison E31 2 TB
39.5 2%
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Kingston Fury Renegade G5 4TB
87.8 127%
0%
100%
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AS SSD - Copy Game
min: 353.1     avg: 1629     median: 1472.7 (25%)     max: 2884.04 MB/s
min: 1199     avg: 1251     median: 1250.5 (21%)     max: 1302 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy Program
min: 236.16     avg: 678     median: 503.8 (19%)     max: 1252.15 MB/s
min: 428     avg: 432.5     median: 432.5 (16%)     max: 437 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy ISO
min: 364.4     avg: 2501     median: 2571.7 (10%)     max: 3952.36 MB/s
min: 2582     avg: 2602     median: 2602 (10%)     max: 2622 MB/s
AS SSD - Score Total
min: 2577     avg: 6892     median: 7180 (44%)     max: 9147 Points
min: 4119     avg: 5058     median: 4364 (27%)     max: 6691 Points
AS SSD - Score Write
min: 921     avg: 3284     median: 3464 (48%)     max: 4043 Points
min: 1656     avg: 1993     median: 1691 (23%)     max: 2631 Points
AS SSD - Score Read
min: 983     avg: 2433     median: 2858 (46%)     max: 3469 Points
min: 1715     avg: 2100     median: 1858 (30%)     max: 2728 Points
AS SSD - Access Time Write *
min: 0.017     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.101 ms
min: 0.021     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.036 ms
AS SSD - Access Time Read *
min: 0     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.083 ms
min: 0.021     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.044 ms
AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
min: 367.25     avg: 2764     median: 2942.9 (50%)     max: 3450.87 MB/s
min: 1072     avg: 1273     median: 1134 (19%)     max: 1613.52 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
min: 420.81     avg: 1871     median: 2335.7 (46%)     max: 2854.25 MB/s
min: 974     avg: 1222     median: 1011 (20%)     max: 1679.76 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Write
min: 118.64     avg: 186     median: 192 (37%)     max: 246 MB/s
min: 112.8     avg: 141.6     median: 114.7 (22%)     max: 197.41 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Read
min: 45.88     avg: 72.4     median: 73.5 (23%)     max: 89.2 MB/s
min: 56.4     avg: 65     median: 58 (18%)     max: 80.52 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Write
min: 1616.66     avg: 3334     median: 3669 (32%)     max: 4526 MB/s
min: 4091     avg: 5779     median: 5041 (45%)     max: 8205.5 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Read
min: 2638     avg: 4901     median: 5048 (40%)     max: 5621.18 MB/s
min: 6844     avg: 8138     median: 7888 (62%)     max: 9681.3 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K
min: 113     avg: 194.2     median: 205 (19%)     max: 270 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K
min: 49.29     avg: 80.6     median: 82 (2%)     max: 96.32 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq
min: 2045     avg: 3638     median: 3960 (21%)     max: 4570 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq
min: 586.1     avg: 3838     median: 4012 (43%)     max: 4673 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1
min: 315.45     avg: 499.8     median: 482 (10%)     max: 777 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1
min: 347.81     avg: 605     median: 628 (9%)     max: 997.2 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1
min: 2186.8     avg: 4898     median: 5162 (35%)     max: 5284 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1
min: 1771     avg: 6775     median: 7066 (38%)     max: 7124 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8
min: 276.62     avg: 1234     median: 517.1 (10%)     max: 3528 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8
min: 457.5     avg: 1727     median: 1373.5 (21%)     max: 3075 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_write
min: 49.9     avg: 188.5     median: 192.7 (44%)     max: 280 MB/s
min: 102.4     avg: 147.7     median: 103.7 (24%)     max: 237 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_read
min: 48.4     avg: 76.5     median: 78.9 (23%)     max: 97.4 MB/s
min: 56.9     avg: 68.3     median: 57.5 (17%)     max: 90.6 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_write
min: 291     avg: 1959     median: 2380 (35%)     max: 3559 MB/s
min: 342     avg: 845     median: 350 (5%)     max: 1842 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_read
min: 376     avg: 2586     median: 3267.5 (40%)     max: 4185 MB/s
min: 706     avg: 1133     median: 711 (9%)     max: 1982 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_write
min: 2220     avg: 3581     median: 3454.5 (33%)     max: 4564 MB/s
min: 3988     avg: 5285     median: 4199 (41%)     max: 7667 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_read
min: 1761     avg: 3766     median: 3804.5 (40%)     max: 4677 MB/s
min: 4837     avg: 5074     median: 4842 (51%)     max: 5544 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_write
min: 2216     avg: 4810     median: 4950.5 (34%)     max: 5281 MB/s
min: 8297     avg: 8968     median: 8404 (58%)     max: 10203 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_read
min: 3421     avg: 6483     median: 6642 (41%)     max: 7100 MB/s
min: 10774     avg: 11432     median: 11380 (71%)     max: 12143 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd Loop seq_q8t1_read
min: 1096     avg: 5469     median: 6158 (38%)     max: 7063 MB/s
min: 7580     avg: 10135     median: 10730 (66%)     max: 12096 MB/s
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Average Benchmarks

Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR → 100% n=23

2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0) → 89% n=23

Average of the median scores above. 1 ... This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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