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Samsung SM961 MZVPW256HEGL

The Samsung SM961 MZVPW256HEGL is a M.2 22x80 SSD with a rated capacity of 256 GB. It relies on the modern PCIe 3.0 x4 (NVMe 1.2) interface for data transfer. The drive is based on 2-bit MLC memory paired with Samsung's very own Polaris controller.

Performance

The rated sequential read and write rates are at 3100 and 1400 MB/s, respectively. The drive managed to hit the latter (not the former though) in our independent testing with CrystalDiskMark 3. Clearly, the performance is good enough for any activities including content creation and gaming.

Notebookcheck says:

... ... its performance was phenomenal - Aorus X7 v7 Laptop Review | August 2017

... While 256 GB is plenty for an Ultrabook, it can be considered the bare minimum for a gaming machine - Asus GX501VS Laptop Review | August 2017

Power consumption

The drive can consume as much as 5.9 W according to Samsung which is in line with the generally high consumption of most NVMe SSDs.

TypeSSD
SizeM.2 2280 inch
Size256 GB
Interface
Announced20.06.2016

Benchmarks

AS SSD - Copy Game MB/s
min: 560.21     avg: 732     median: 738.2 (40%)     max: 891.89 MB/s
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AS SSD - Copy Program MB/s
min: 292.44     avg: 330     median: 322.3 (33%)     max: 383.33 MB/s
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AS SSD - Copy ISO MB/s
min: 1504.3     avg: 1674     median: 1698.3 (52%)     max: 1794.95 MB/s
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AS SSD - Score Total
min: 3668     avg: 3851     median: 3871 (52%)     max: 3995 MB/s
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AS SSD - Score Write
min: 1021     avg: 1170     median: 1183 (33%)     max: 1293 MB/s
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AS SSD - Score Read
min: 1795     avg: 1811     median: 1810.5 (71%)     max: 1829 MB/s
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AS SSD - Access Time Write *
min: 0.03     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.032 MB/s
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AS SSD - Access Time Read *
min: 0.039     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.059 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
min: 790.72     avg: 921     median: 929 (30%)     max: 1034.83 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
min: 1485.33     avg: 1514     median: 1516.5 (67%)     max: 1537.87 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K Write
min: 117.29     avg: 122     median: 122.3 (1%)     max: 124.7 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K Read
min: 48.35     avg: 49.5     median: 49.4 (19%)     max: 51.03 MB/s
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AS SSD - Seq Write
min: 1066.75     avg: 1273     median: 1308 (32%)     max: 1409.1 MB/s
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AS SSD - Seq Read
min: 2382.08     avg: 2477     median: 2418.6 (50%)     max: 2690 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Write 4k QD32
min: 480.6     avg: 511     median: 512.9 (67%)     max: 538.8 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Read 4k QD32
min: 575.9     avg: 605     median: 602.8 (63%)     max: 636.3 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Write 4k
min: 141.7     avg: 146     median: 148.2 (58%)     max: 148.4 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Read 4k
min: 54.02     avg: 55.3     median: 55.4 (1%)     max: 56.57 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Write 512
min: 1283     avg: 1293     median: 1283 (30%)     max: 1312 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Read 512
min: 432.6     avg: 440     median: 439.4 (19%)     max: 446.9 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Write Seq
min: 1459     avg: 1501     median: 1504 (35%)     max: 1541 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Read Seq
min: 1971     avg: 2100     median: 2065 (59%)     max: 2263 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Write 4K
153 MB/s (56%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Read 4K
48.8 MB/s (1%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Write Seq
1013 MB/s (24%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Read Seq
1120 MB/s (21%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Write 4K Q32T1
498 MB/s (29%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Read 4K Q32T1
574 MB/s (36%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Write Seq Q32T1
1507 MB/s (34%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - Read Seq Q32T1
3327 MB/s (37%)
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PCMark 8 - Storage Score v2
5054 Points (99%)
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Notebook reviews with Samsung SM961 MZVPW256HEGL

Aorus X7 v7: Intel Core i7-7820HK NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop), 17.3", 3.4 kg
  Review » Aorus X7 v7 (7820HK, GTX 1070, QHD) Laptop Review

Asus Zephyrus GX501VS: Intel Core i7-7700HQ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q, 15.6", 2.3 kg
  Review » Asus Zephyrus GX501VS (i7-7700HQ, GTX 1070 Max-Q) Laptop Review

Gigabyte Aero 14-K7: Intel Core i7-7700HQ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Laptop), 14", 1.9 kg
  Review » Gigabyte Aero 14K (i7-7700HQ, GTX 1050 Ti, QHD) Laptop Review

MSI GS63VR 7RG-005: Intel Core i7-7700HQ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q, 15.6", 1.9 kg
  Review » MSI GS63VR 7RG Stealth Pro (i7-7700HQ, GTX 1070 Max-Q, Full HD) Laptop Review

Aorus X7 v7: Intel Core i7-7820HK NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop), 17.3", 3.4 kg
  External Review » Aorus X7 v7

Gigabyte Aero 14-K7: Intel Core i7-7700HQ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Laptop), 14", 1.9 kg
  External Review » Gigabyte Aero 14-K7

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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2019-10-10)