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Samsung SSD SM961 1TB M.2 MZVKW1T0HMLH

The Samsung SM961 MZVKW1T0HMLH is a solid state drive with a capacity of 1024 GB. The drive relies on the modern PCI-E 3.0 x4 interface for data transfer.

TypeSSD
Sizem.2
Capacity1024 GB
InterfaceNVMe
ControllerPolaris
Announced20.06.2016

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - DiskSpd
17.5 pt (20%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.687 -96%
...
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe
17.1 -2%
ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB
17.1 -2%
17.1 -2%
17.1 -2%
17.2 -2%
Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
17.3 -1%
17.3 -1%
17.4 -1%
Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8
17.4 -1%
Samsung SSD SM961 1TB M.2 MZVKW1T0HMLH
17.5
17.7 1%
17.7 1%
17.7 1%
17.8 2%
17.8 2%
17.9 2%
HP PSEJN512GA87EC0
17.9 2%
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
18 3%
Samsung BM9C1 1024GB
18 3%
...
Kingston Fury Renegade G5 8TB
88.2 404%
0%
100%
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AS SSD - Copy Game
min: 982     avg: 996     median: 996 (17%)     max: 1010 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy Program
min: 325.4     avg: 327.8     median: 327.8 (12%)     max: 330.2 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy ISO
min: 1486     avg: 1788     median: 1787.5 (7%)     max: 2089 MB/s
AS SSD - Score Total
min: 2162     avg: 3566     median: 4233 (26%)     max: 4303 Points
AS SSD - Score Write
min: 111     avg: 1018     median: 1470 (20%)     max: 1472 Points
AS SSD - Score Read
min: 1421     avg: 1727     median: 1859 (30%)     max: 1902 Points
AS SSD - Access Time Write *
min: 0.023     avg: 0.9     median: 0 (0%)     max: 2.513 ms
AS SSD - Access Time Read *
min: 0.028     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.036 ms
AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
min: 65.6     avg: 778     median: 1132 (19%)     max: 1136 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
min: 1128     avg: 1410     median: 1523 (30%)     max: 1578 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Write
min: 1.55     avg: 105.2     median: 156.1 (30%)     max: 158 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Read
min: 44.78     avg: 49.6     median: 51.7 (16%)     max: 52.3 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Write
min: 438     avg: 1345     median: 1777 (16%)     max: 1821 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Read
min: 2474     avg: 2675     median: 2719 (21%)     max: 2831 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Write
min: 481.2     avg: 550     median: 549 (51%)     max: 619 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Read
min: 549     avg: 647     median: 660 (51%)     max: 733 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Write
min: 133.9     avg: 160.3     median: 159.3 (5%)     max: 187.6 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Read
min: 52.8     avg: 55.1     median: 54.9 (1%)     max: 57.5 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Write
min: 1129     avg: 1167     median: 1175 (13%)     max: 1197 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Read
min: 377.2     avg: 398.5     median: 406.7 (9%)     max: 411.6 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Write
min: 1357     avg: 1567     median: 1662 (16%)     max: 1682 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Read
min: 799     avg: 1577     median: 1767 (20%)     max: 2166 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K
min: 145.5     avg: 171.3     median: 160.8 (15%)     max: 218.1 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K
min: 45     avg: 53.4     median: 54.3 (1%)     max: 59.8 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq
min: 1049     avg: 1451     median: 1471.5 (8%)     max: 1813 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq
min: 716     avg: 1566     median: 1348 (15%)     max: 2850 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1
min: 441.2     avg: 512     median: 502 (11%)     max: 601 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1
min: 534     avg: 601     median: 586.5 (9%)     max: 698 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1
min: 1774     avg: 1818     median: 1824 (12%)     max: 1848 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1
min: 3303     avg: 3434     median: 3459.5 (19%)     max: 3515 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_write
107.9 MB/s (25%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_read
45.8 MB/s (13%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_write
904 MB/s (13%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_read
1721 MB/s (21%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_write
1238 MB/s (12%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_read
846 MB/s (10%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_write
1714 MB/s (12%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_read
2953 MB/s (18%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd Loop seq_q8t1_read
2690 MB/s (16%)
- Range of benchmark values
red legend - Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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#2 not redirecting to Ajax server +0s ... 0s

#3 did not recreate cache, as it is less than 5 days old! Created at Wed, 28 Jan 2026 01:02:03 +0100 +0.002s ... 0.002s

#4 composed specs +0.001s ... 0.003s

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