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Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

 PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

The Samsung OEM Client SSD PM9A1 512GB, M.2 (MZVL2512HCJQ-00B00, OEM version 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 512 GB version is specified 6900 MB/s read and 6000 MB/s write (max. SLC cached). The power consumption is specified at 0.005 W (sleep) and 0.035W (idle).

TypeSSD
SizeM.2 2280
Capacity512 GB
InterfaceNVMe
Announced26.02.2021

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - DiskSpd
40.6 pt (50%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.772 -98%
...
37.4 -8%
Phison EM2804TBMTCB47
37.5 -8%
38 -6%
WD PC SN740 SDDPNQE-2T00
38.1 -6%
38.5 -5%
SK Hynix HFS002TEJ9X162N
38.6 -5%
Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0
39.3 -3%
39.4 -3%
40.1 -1%
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
40.6
40.7 0%
40.8 0%
41.1 1%
41.3 2%
41.4 2%
41.5 2%
41.8 3%
42 3%
42.7 5%
...
81.6 101%
0%
100%
AS SSD - Copy Game
min: 390.1     avg: 1390     median: 1126.9 (19%)     max: 2779.98 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy Program
min: 115.3     avg: 630     median: 447.4 (17%)     max: 1407.15 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy ISO
min: 978.78     avg: 2185     median: 2115.2 (19%)     max: 3554.71 MB/s
AS SSD - Score Total
min: 3573     avg: 5933     median: 5670.5 (41%)     max: 8620 Points
AS SSD - Score Write
min: 1258     avg: 2819     median: 2967.5 (41%)     max: 4036 Points
AS SSD - Score Read
min: 1079     avg: 2099     median: 2172 (46%)     max: 3224 Points
AS SSD - Access Time Write *
min: 0.02     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.076 ms
AS SSD - Access Time Read *
min: 0.023     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.089 ms
AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
min: 1010     avg: 2393     median: 2609.5 (44%)     max: 3480 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
min: 532.76     avg: 1566     median: 1639.1 (46%)     max: 2783 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Write
min: 105.35     avg: 174.9     median: 176.7 (34%)     max: 216.33 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Read
min: 39.2     avg: 67.8     median: 71.8 (23%)     max: 85.14 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Write
min: 1108     avg: 2766     median: 2698.2 (24%)     max: 3925 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Read
min: 2629     avg: 4658     median: 4857.4 (38%)     max: 5546 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Write
min: 401.3     avg: 466.5     median: 436.2 (43%)     max: 562 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Read
min: 423.5     avg: 522     median: 535.8 (41%)     max: 605.8 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Write
min: 143.9     avg: 185.5     median: 175.2 (6%)     max: 237.4 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Read
min: 51.73     avg: 54.8     median: 54.9 (1%)     max: 57.85 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Write
min: 915.7     avg: 1077     median: 1122 (21%)     max: 1193 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Read
min: 1957     avg: 2410     median: 2579 (74%)     max: 2695 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Write
min: 1127     avg: 2599     median: 3270 (54%)     max: 3400 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Read
min: 3793     avg: 3869     median: 3869 (75%)     max: 3944 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K
min: 122.4     avg: 182.8     median: 191 (17%)     max: 236.7 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K
min: 47.34     avg: 77     median: 78.8 (2%)     max: 92 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq
min: 1056     avg: 3119     median: 3398 (18%)     max: 4456 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq
min: 1249     avg: 3360     median: 3487 (42%)     max: 4560 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1
min: 277.3     avg: 464     median: 431.3 (14%)     max: 710.1 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1
min: 293     avg: 566     median: 591.8 (9%)     max: 940.1 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1
min: 1148     avg: 4450     median: 5002.5 (33%)     max: 5123 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1
min: 1770     avg: 6333     median: 6801.8 (36%)     max: 6867.3 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8
min: 267.03     avg: 1356     median: 1583.9 (32%)     max: 2910.25 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8
min: 598.73     avg: 1746     median: 2043.7 (31%)     max: 2687.03 MB/s
PCMark 8 - PCMark 8 Storage v2
5049 Points (98%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_write
min: 125.7     avg: 180.3     median: 175 (40%)     max: 241 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_read
min: 37.6     avg: 71.9     median: 73.6 (21%)     max: 92.9 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_write
min: 253     avg: 1535     median: 1403 (27%)     max: 3567 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_read
min: 477     avg: 2058     median: 2187 (35%)     max: 3426 MB/s