Samsung SM961 512GB & 256GB SSD Review

[Guest]

Today we conclude our coverage of the Samsung SM961 NVMe, the fastest consumer SSD on the market today. The two mid-capacity products arrived after our initial coverage, and in this review we compare the 512GB and 256GB to the 950 Pro and other NVMe SSDs.

Samsung SM961 512GB & 256GB SSD Review : Read more

 

[Eggz]

Might just be me, but pages 2-4 give a 404 error.

 

[Jeff Fx]

Eggz,
It works for me, so either it's you, or more-likely, they fixed it.

 

[oczdude8]

Can you please make those line graphs more readable? Its really hard to distinguish between the 950 pro and the ocz drive. I suggest using dashes or dots as well as colours instead of using two very similar colours

 

[JohnnyLucky]

I'd wait for the release of the 960 Pro consumer version.

 

[Guest]

Cool, an SSD that's NSFW to search for. What is wrong with people...

 

[velocityg4]

I don't get why Samsung would make these an OEM exclusive. It seems to me that aftermarket enthusiasts would be the major purchasers.

What OEM would even use these? Most OEM SSD options are low grade entry level SSD. Apple is the best I've seen, using the Samsung SM951 in a proprietary form factor. The highest I've seen any other OEM use is the Samsung PM951 (Dell XPS laptop, MS Surface, Lenovo Yoga 900).

Do these just show up in high end workstations or servers? So far the only manufacturer I'm aware of whom would likely include these would be Apple. If they ever get off their butts and update their premium priced yet obsolete hardware.

As manufacturers are hesitant to boast in their specs what SSD they use. How would you even know without purchasing the computer or finding a teardown that the SM961 is in there?

 

[CRamseyer]

HP, Dell, and Lenovo all sold products with the SM951. We purchased the Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 3 just to the the first drive available for review. HP sent over a Z Turbo (SM951+workstation adapter) and the new quad version that puts 4 in a single PCIe device. Dell used the drive in one of the high end ultralight notebooks.

 

[Bruce427]

Chris,

When do you expect the 960 Pro version to hit the retail market?