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Compare Samsung PM961 256GB vs 950 PRO 256GB M.2

Samsung PM961 256GB and Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2 are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (256 GB), Interface (PCIe Gen3 x4) and Form Factor (M.2-2280). The main differences are in Performance (+14%), SSD Controller, Max Sequential Read and Max Sequential Write.

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Samsung PM961 256GB

Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2

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Brand

Samsung

Brand

Samsung

Model

MZVLW256HEHP-00000

Model

MZ-V5P256BW

Release Date

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Release Date

📅 October 2015

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Performance (Charts)

158th / 1746

(-14%)

Performance (Charts)

132nd / 1746

(0%)

Effective Value

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Effective Value

175th / 336

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Price/GB

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Price/GB

$0.78

GB/$1

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GB/$1

1.28

Series

PM961

Series

950 PRO

Capacity

256 GB

Capacity

256 GB

Interface

PCIe Gen3 x4

Interface

PCIe Gen3 x4

NVME

Yes

NVME

Yes

Form Factor

M.2-2280

Form Factor

M.2-2280

SSD Controller

Silicon Motion

SSD Controller

Samsung UBX

NAND Flash Type

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NAND Flash Type

Samsung V-NAND

Cache

-

Cache

512MB

Max Sequential Read

Sequential Read: 2800MB/s

Max Sequential Read

Up to 2200 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Sequential Write: 1100MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 900 MB/s

MTBF

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MTBF

1,500,000 hours

Options (1)

Samsung PM961 Polaris 128GB M.2

128GB

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Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Samsung PM961 256GB:

Reasons to buy the Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2:

Moderately better performance, around +14%

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