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Compare Samsung 850 Pro 256GB vs PM961 256GB

Samsung 850 Pro 256GB and Samsung PM961 256GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (256 GB). The main differences are in Performance (+56%), Interface, NVME and Form Factor.

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Samsung 850 Pro 256GB

Samsung PM961 256GB

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Brand

Samsung

Brand

Samsung

Model

MZ-7KE256BW

Model

MZVLW256HEHP-00000

Release Date

📅 July 2014

Release Date

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★★★★★

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Performance (Charts)

216th / 1746

(-56%)

Performance (Charts)

158th / 1746

(0%)

Effective Value

265th / 336

Effective Value

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Price/GB

$0.78

Price/GB

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GB/$1

1.28

GB/$1

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Pros

Great performance
Ten-year warranty
Samsung MEX controller

Pros

-

Cons

Not cheap

Cons

-

Series

850 PRO

Series

PM961

Capacity

256 GB

Capacity

256 GB

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

Interface

PCIe Gen3 x4

NVME

No

NVME

Yes

Form Factor

2.5"

Form Factor

M.2-2280

SSD Controller

Samsung MEX

SSD Controller

Silicon Motion

NAND Flash Type

3D NAND

NAND Flash Type

-

Max Sequential Read

Up to 550 MB/s

Max Sequential Read

Sequential Read: 2800MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 520 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Sequential Write: 1100MB/s

MTBF

2,000,000 hours

MTBF

-

Options (3)

	1TB SSD Only $444.45
	2TB SSD Only $844.45
	512 GB SSD Only $360.10

Options (1)

Samsung PM961 Polaris 128GB M.2

128GB

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Samsung 850 Pro 256GB:

Reasons to buy the Samsung PM961 256GB:

Much better performance, around +56%
Newer interface (PCIe Gen3 x4)

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