Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2 SSD

Name: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2
Brand: Samsung
SKU: MZ-V5P512BW
Rating: 4.7 (104 reviews)

Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2 2280 MZ-V5P512BW

★★★★★

(104 reviews)

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Level up to unmatched performance, power efficiency and endurance
If you're a heavy workload professional searching for an SSD with uncompromising power and performance, look no further. The next-generation Samsung 950 PRO delivers exceptional performance for professionals.
This cutting-edge V-NAND-based NVMe SSD supports PCI Express Gen 3 x4 lanes, providing a higher bandwidth and lower latency to process a massive amount more data than SATA SSDs. Presented in a compact M.2 form factor, the future-oriented 950 PRO is ideal for professionals using high-end PCs and workstations.

Specifications Overview

Model	MZ-V5P512BW
Release Date	October 2015 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	950 PRO
Capacity	512 GB
Interface	PCIe Gen3 x4
NVME	Yes
Form Factor	M.2-2280
SSD Controller	Samsung UBX
NAND Flash Type	Samsung V-NAND
Cache	512MB
Max Sequential Read	Up to 2500 MB/s
Max Sequential Write	Up to 1500 MB/s
MTBF	1,500,000 hours

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Performance

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed

Corsair Force Series MP510 960GB CSSD-F960GBMP510B (99th)		106%
WD BLACK SN750 500GB (100th)		105%
XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB (101st)		104%
CORSAIR FORCE Series MP510 1920GB (102nd)		102%
XPG SX8200 960GB 3D NAND (102nd)		102%
Samsung 970 EVO 250GB (104th)		102%
CORSAIR FORCE Series MP510 960GB (105th)		101%
Sabrent Rocket 2TB (105th)		101%
Sabrent Rocket 2TB NVMe 4.0 with Heatsink (105th)		101%
SanDisk Extreme PRO 500GB (108th)		~
Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2 (109th)		100%
Sabrent 1TB Rocket NVMe (110th)		99%
Samsung 980 500GB (111th)		98%
WD Black 500GB WDS500G2X0C (111th)		98%
Intel SSD 760P Series 512GB (111th)		98%
WD Blue SN550 1TB NVMe (114th)		98%
Crucial P5 250GB (115th)		95%
Seagate FireCuda 510 1TB (115th)		95%
WD_BLACK 500GB SN750 SE (117th)		95%
Samsung 960 EVO Series 500GB (117th)		95%
XPG SX8200 Pro 256GB (119th)		94%

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Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Price/Performance Analysis

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 62.6% below average.
3 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel SSD 760P Series 512GB offers 208.1% better value priced at $160.

Description

Specifications

		MZ-V5P256BW	MZ-V5P512BW
General Feature	Application	Client PCs
	Capacity1)	256 GB (1GB=1 Billionbyte by IDEMA)	512 GB (1GB=1 Billionbyte by IDEMA)
	Form Factor	M.2 (2280)2)
	Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4 (up to 32 GB/s) NVMe 1.1
	Dimension (LxWxH)	Max. 80.15 x 22.15 x 2.38 (mm)
	Weight	Max. 10g (512GB)
	NAND Type	Samsung V-NAND
	Controller	Samsung UBX controller
	Cache Memory	Samsung 512 MB Low Power DDR3 SDRAM
Special Feature	TRIM Support	TRIM Supported (Required OS support)
	S.M.A.R.T Support	S.M.A.R.T Supported
	GC (Garbage Collection)	Auto Garbage Collection Algorithm
	Data Security	AES 256-bit for User Data Encryption TCG Opal Family Spec and eDrive(IEEE1667) to be supported by FW update
	WWN Support	N/A
Performance3)	Sequential Read	Up to 2,200 MB/sec	Up to 2,500 MB/sec
	Sequential Write	Up to 900 MB/sec	Up to 1,500 MB/sec
	Random Read (4 KB, QD 32, Thread 4)	Up to 270,000 IOPS	Up to 300,000 IOPS
	Random Write (4 KB, QD 32, Thread 4)	Up to 85,000 IOPS	Up to 110,000 IOPS
	Random Read (4 KB, QD 1, Thread 1)	Up to 11,000 IOPS	Up to 12,000 IOPS
	Random Write (4 KB, QD 1, Thread 1)	Up to 43,000 IOPS	Up to 43,000 IOPS
Environment	Power Consumption4)	Active average 5.1W, Maximum 6.4W, Idle : 70mW, Device Sleep Mode Support (L1.2 mode): 2.5mW	Active average 5.7W, Maximum 7.0W, Idle : 70mW, Device Sleep Mode Support (L1.2 mode): 2.5mW
	Reliability (MTBF)	1.5 Million Hours Reliability (MTBF)
	Operating Temperature	0 °C to 70 °C (Measured by SMART Temperature. Proper airflow recommended)
	Humidity	5% to 95%, non-condensing
	Vibration	20~2000Hz, 20G
	Shock	1500G , duration 0.5m sec, 3 axis
Software	Management SW	Magician Software for SSD management
Accessories	Installation Kit	Not Available
Warranty		5 Year Limited Warranty or 200 TBW Limited Warranty	5 Year Limited Warranty or 400 TBW Limited Warranty

1) Actual usable capacity may be less (due to formatting, partitioning, operating system, applications or otherwise)
2) M.2 is a specification of form factor for ultra-thin PCs, The M.2 standard allows widths 12, 16, 22 and 30mm and lengths of 16, 26, 30, 38, 42, 60, 80 and 110 mm, Commercially M.2 is popular with width 22mm and lengths 30, 42, 60 , 80 and 110mm. Samsung provides the most popular form factor with 22mm X 80mm model (i.e., 2280) to consider user convenience.
3) Sequential performance measurements based on CrystalDiskMark 5.0.2, and Random performance measurements based on Iometer 1.1.0. Performance may vary based on SSD’s firmware version, system hardware & configuration. Test system configuration: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.5GHz, DDR3 1600MHz 8GB, OS – Windows10 x64, Mainboard: MSI (Skylake), Model : Z170 KRAIT Gaming
4) Power consumption measured with IOmeter 1.1.0 with Intel i7-4770K(Haswell, 3.5GHz), DDR3 8GB, ASRock Z87 Extreme9/ac, APST on, OS- Windows7 Ultimate x64 SP1

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