Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
The Samsung SSD PM961 is a 1 TB M.2 type SSD with the following specific model ID: MZSLW1T0. The sequential read/writes rates are on par with budget solid state drives released in 2019 and 2020.
Notebookcheck says:
... While the PM961 didn't quite hit the targeted read rates specified by the manufacturer, it still outperformed not only the predecessor PM951, but also the SM951(a) and 950 Pro, which are actually higher up in the lineup - Lenovo ThinkPad T460s Long-Term Review Part 2 | June 2016
Type SSD Size M.2 Capacity 1000 GB Interface NVMe Controller Samsung Polaris Announced 01.10.2015
Benchmarks
min: 486 avg: 698 median: 698 (12%) max: 910 MB/s
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Toshiba KXG5AZNV256G
Toshiba KBG30ZPZ512G
Samsung SSD SM951 512 GB MZHPV512HDGL
BiWin CE480Y2D100-512G
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-128G
2x Lite-On IT L8T-256L9G (RAID 0)
2x Crucial RealSSD M4-CT128M4SSD3 (RAID 0)
Toshiba BG4 KBG40ZPZ256G
Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe
Samsung MZFLW1T0HMLH
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min: 296 avg: 365.6 median: 365.6 (14%) max: 435.1 MB/s
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2x ADATA SP900NS38 (RAID 0)
Intel SSD 760p SSDPEKKW010T8
Apple SSD AP0512
2x Crucial RealSSD M4-CT128M4SSD3 (RAID 0)
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
KUU-512GB
SK hynix BC501 HFM512GDHTNG-8310A
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G
Liteon CA1-8D512
WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-512
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Fikwot FN955
min: 1391 avg: 1535 median: 1534.5 (14%) max: 1678 MB/s
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SK Hynix PC601 NVMe 512 GB
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
Asura Genesis Xtreme NVMe M.2 SSD 1 TB
SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB
ESO512GYLCT
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD
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Fikwot FN955
min: 4110 avg: 4140 median: 4140 (38%) max: 4170 Points
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9250315AS
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SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N
WD PC SN740 SDDPNQE-2T00
2x WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1014 (RAID 0)
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ (RAID 0)
AirDisk APF 10-512G
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min: 1028 avg: 1136 median: 1135.5 (20%) max: 1243 Points
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9250315AS
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Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
SK hynix PC400 512 GB
Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8
2x Samsung SM951 MZVPV512HDGL (RAID 0)
Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G
Intel SSD 760p SSDPEKKW020T8
Toshiba XG5-P KXG50PNV2T04
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
2x Kingston OM8PGP4256Q-A0 (RAID 0)
Intel SSD 760p SSDPEKKW010T8
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min: 1982 avg: 2015 median: 2015 (8%) max: 2048 Points
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9250315AS
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Micron 2400 MTFDKBK1T0QFM
2x Intel 760p 512 GB + 1x Samsung SM961 512 GB (RAID)
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
Samsung SSD 980 1TB MZ-V8V1T0BW
SK hynix HFS001TEJ9X110NA
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AS SSD - Access Time Write *
min: 0.03 avg: 0 median: 0 (0%) max: 0.033 ms
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Samsung SSD 950 Pro 256GB m.2 NVMe
WDC PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
Lite-On CA3-8D512
LiteOn CX2-8B256
Samsung SSD 850 EVO mSATA 500GB
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB
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Seagate Momentus Thin ST500LT012-9WS142 + 32 GB LiteOn LMT-32L3M SSD Cache
AS SSD - Access Time Read *
min: 0.033 avg: 0 median: 0 (0%) max: 0.048 ms
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SK hynix HFS001TEJ9X110NA
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
Intel SSD 600p SSDPEKKW512G8L
2x Samsung SM961 MZVKW512HMJP NVMe (RAID 0)
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV2T04
Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
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Toshiba MK7575GSX
min: 796 avg: 896 median: 896 (18%) max: 996 MB/s
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Intel SSD 760p SSDPEKKW020T8
Foresee XP1000F512G
Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ
Intel SSD Pro 7600p SSDPEKKF512G8L
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
SK hynix PC400 512 GB
Toshiba KXG50ZNV1T02
2x SK Hynix Canvas SC300 512GB M.2 (HFS512G39MND) (RAID 0)
PSEIB512GABBMC0
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min: 1683 avg: 1755 median: 1754.5 (52%) max: 1826 MB/s
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Micron 3400 2TB MTFDKBA2T0TFH
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
Samsung SSD 980 1TB MZ-V8V1T0BW
Kingston OM3PGP4512Q
Phison Electronics PS5012
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min: 112 avg: 118 median: 118 (23%) max: 124 MB/s
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Intel SSD 760p SSDPEKKW512G8
GOFATOO P110E-512GB
Intel SSD 600p SSDPEKKW512G8L
SK Hynix BC711 HFM128GD3HX015N
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
Lexar NM620 512GB
Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe
2x Samsung SSD 960 Pro 1TB m.2 NVMe (RAID 0)
SK Hynix PC401 512GB M.2 (HFS512GD9TNG)
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
Intel SSD 760p SSDPEKKW020T8
2x Kingston OM8PGP4256Q-A0 (RAID 0)
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min: 35 avg: 38.5 median: 38.5 (12%) max: 42.02 MB/s
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Samsung CM871A MZNTN512HDJH
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDHTNG
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDGTNG
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB
Samsung SSD PM951 MZVLV256HCHP
Samsung SSD 850 EVO M.2 500GB
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
Intel 545s SSDSC2KW256G8L
SK hynix SSD Canvas SC300 HFS256GD9MNE-6200A
2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR (RAID 0)
Kingston RBU-SNS4180S3256GG
Toshiba KBG20ZMS256G
Kingston RBUSC180DS37256GH
2x WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1014 (RAID 0)
Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0
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Intel Optane 32 GB MEMPEK1W032GA
AS SSD - Sequential Write
min: 1188 avg: 1208 median: 1208 (11%) max: 1228 MB/s
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WDC PC SN530 SDBQNPZ-512G
WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-512
Intel SSD 760p SSDPEKKW256G8
Samsung SM951 MZHPV256HDGL m.2 PCI-e
Samsung SM951 MZHPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
WDC PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G
ADATA XPG Gammix S11 480GB
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
Samsung SSD SM951 512 GB MZHPV512HDGL
Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZVLW1T0)
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min: 2218 avg: 2392 median: 2392 (19%) max: 2566 MB/s
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Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
CUK Cyclone 500GB M.2 NVMe
Intel SSD 600p SSDPEKKW512G8L
Intel SSD Pro 7600p SSDPEKKF512G8L
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Write
min: 319 avg: 407.7 median: 407.7 (40%) max: 496.3 MB/s
WDC Scorpio Blue WD5000BPVT-80HXZT1
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Toshiba XG5 KXG50ZNV512G
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
Samsung SM951 MZVPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
Samsung PM971 KUS040202M
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
ADATA SX7000NP 128 GB
Toshiba NVMe THNSN5128GP
2x Transcend SSD370 mSATA 256GB (RAID 0)
Toshiba KBG40ZNV512G
ESO512GYLCT
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe
WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-512
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Read
min: 404 avg: 495 median: 495 (38%) max: 586 MB/s
WD Blue UltraSlim WD5000MPCK-22AWHT0
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2x Lite-On LMT-128M6M (RAID 0)
Toshiba NVMe THNSN5256GPUK
Adata Legend 710
Intel SSD 760p SSDPEKKW256G8
Toshiba NVMe THNSN5256GPU7
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
LITEON CB1-SD256
2x Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ256G8NU (RAID 0)
Kingston NV2 1000GB SNV2S/1000G
Intel SSD Pro 7600p SSDPEKKF512G8L
2x Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ128G8NU (RAID 0)
Kingston OM8PGP41024Q-A0
Samsung SM951 MZVPV128 NVMe
Netac NS512GSSD530
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Write
min: 126 avg: 138.1 median: 138.1 (16%) max: 150.1 MB/s
Seagate Mobile HDD 1TB ST1000LX015-1U7172
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SK Hynix PC401 512GB M.2 (HFS512GD9TNG)
Crucial M500 480 GB CT480M500SSD3 mSATA
Samsung MZFLV512 NVMe
Intel SSD 760p SSDPEKKW020T8
Samsung SM951 MZVPV256 m.2
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
Toshiba NVMe THNSN51T02DUK
2x Kingston OM8PGP4256Q-A0 (RAID 0)
LiteOn CX2-8B256
2x Toshiba NVMe THNSN5256GPU7 (RAID 0)
Intel SSD 760p SSDPEKKW256G8
Samsung SM951 MZHPV128 m.2 PCI-e
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Read
min: 37 avg: 41.7 median: 41.7 (1%) max: 46.31 MB/s
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Samsung PM961 NVMe MZVLW128HEGR
2x Toshiba NVMe THNSN5256GPU7 (RAID 0)
SK hynix PC400 512 GB
Netac G938E
Samsung PM951 NVMe MZ-VLV256D
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB
Lenovo UMIS AM610 RPFTJ256PDD2MWX
SK Hynix BC501 NVMe 256 GB
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500GB mSATA
Samsung MZFLW1T0HMLH
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDHTNG
Kingston OM8PGP41024Q-A0
Samsung SSD 980 1TB MZ-V8V1T0BW
Samsung SSD 850 EVO m.2 120GB
Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Write
1031 MB/s (24%)
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Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ1
Samsung SSD 980 1TB MZ-V8V1T0BW
4x Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ256G8NU (RAID 0)
Intel SSD Pro 7600p SSDPEKKF512G8L
Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
Apple SSD SM0256L
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB256HAHQ
4x Kingston RBU-SNS8100S3256GD1 (RAID 0)
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZVLW1T0)
Adata Legend 710
Apple SSD SM1024L
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Fikwot FN955
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Read
546 MB/s (16%)
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ADATA SX7000NP 128 GB
LITEON CB1-SD256
Samsung MZFLV128 NVMe
2x Hynix HFS128G39MND M.2 (RAID 0)
2x Sandisk X110 SD6SP1M-128G RAID 0
Samsung MZFLV512 NVMe
Samsung PM961 NVMe MZVLW128HEGR
Samsung MZPR128HACD-000SO
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
2x Crucial RealSSD M4-CT128M4SSD3 (RAID 0)
2x Kingston SMSR150S3256G (RAID 0)
Lenovo UMIS AM610 RPFTJ256PDD2MWX
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3128GJ
2x Intel SSD 510 Series SSDSC2MH250A2 (RAID 0)
2x Plextor PX512M6GV-2280 (RAID 0)
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Write
min: 1193 avg: 1240 median: 1239.5 (22%) max: 1286 MB/s
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4x Micron M600 MTFDDAV512MBF M.2 (RAID 0)
Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
Samsung SSD SM951 256GB MZHPV256HDGL
Samsung SM951 MZHPV256HDGL m.2 PCI-e
Samsung SM951 MZVPV256 m.2
Samsung SM951 MZVPV256HDGL m.2 PCI-e
Intel SSD 760p SSDPEKKW512G8
Toshiba KBG40ZNV512G
SK hynix PC400 512 GB
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
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Fikwot FN955
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Read
min: 1510 avg: 1593 median: 1593 (31%) max: 1676 MB/s
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Samsung PM961 NVMe MZVLW128HEGR
SK hynix PC400 512 GB
Samsung SM951 MZHPV256HDGL m.2 PCI-e
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
Samsung SM951 MZHPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
4x Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ256G8NU (RAID 0)
ESO512GYLCT
Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8
Samsung SM951 MZVPV256 m.2
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Fikwot FN955
HD Tune Transfer Rate Minimum - HD Tune Transfer Rate Minimum
1323 MB/s (66%)
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
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Samsung SM951 MZVPV256HDGL m.2 PCI-e
2x Kingston SMSR150S3256G (RAID 0)
Samsung SSD SM951 256GB MZHPV256HDGL
Samsung SM951 MZHPV128 m.2 PCI-e
Samsung SSD SM951a 512GB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZVKV512)
Samsung SSD 950 Pro 256GB m.2 NVMe
Samsung SM951 MZVPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
Samsung SM951 MZHPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
Samsung SSD 950 Pro 512GB m.2 NVMe
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
4x Micron M600 MTFDDAV512MBF M.2 (RAID 0)
4x Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ256G8NU (RAID 0)
2x Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ128G8NU (RAID 0)
HD Tune Transfer Rate Average - HD Tune Transfer Rate Average
1399 MB/s (58%)
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2x Crucial RealSSD M4-CT128M4SSD3 (RAID 0)
Toshiba XG4 NVMe (THNSN5512GPUK)
Samsung SM951 MZHPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
Samsung SSD 950 Pro 256GB m.2 NVMe
Samsung SM951 MZHPV128 m.2 PCI-e
Samsung SM951 MZVPV256HDGL m.2 PCI-e
Samsung SSD 950 Pro 512GB m.2 NVMe
Samsung SSD SM951a 512GB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZVKV512)
Samsung SM951 MZVPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
4x Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ256G8NU (RAID 0)
4x Micron M600 MTFDDAV512MBF M.2 (RAID 0)
2x Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ128G8NU (RAID 0)
HD Tune Transfer Rate Maximum - HD Tune Transfer Rate Maximum
1408 MB/s (56%)
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Samsung SSD 950 Pro 256GB m.2 NVMe
Samsung SM951 MZHPV128 m.2 PCI-e
Samsung SSD 950 Pro 512GB m.2 NVMe
Samsung SM951 MZVPV256HDGL m.2 PCI-e
Samsung SSD SM951a 512GB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZVKV512)
Toshiba XG4 NVMe (THNSN5512GPUK)
Samsung SM951 MZVPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
Toshiba THNSF5256GPUK
Samsung SSD PM961 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (MZSLW1T0)
4x Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ256G8NU (RAID 0)
4x Micron M600 MTFDDAV512MBF M.2 (RAID 0)
2x Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ128G8NU (RAID 0)
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