SAMSUNG SM961 NVMe SSD, PCIe M.2 type 2280, bulk - 512GB [MZVKW512HMJP-00000]

The Samsung SM961 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD at a glance:

    Modern M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD with 512GB capacity
    Extreme fast 3,200 / 1,700 MB / s when reading / writing
    Overall, 330,000 / 300,000 IOPS 4KB Random Read / Write:
    Samsung Polaris Controller & Samsung MLC NAND-V

M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD with brute read and write speed

With the introduction of M.2 slots to connect SSDs modular directly performed on the mainboard the already very fast Solid State Drives a further increase in performance, as this modern slot in most cases no longer than the relatively slow SATA -6G-interface is connected with a maximum net data rate of 550 MB / s, but over several lines of the PCI Express bus of the mainboard. Samsung mixes these premier of the much faster SSDs in M.2 format now again tidy and presents with the SM961 the successor to the rapid predecessor model SM951, which now has Samsung MLC V-NAND, a Samsung Polaris controller and faster transfer rates and higher capacity has.

Since the first final specification of the AHCI protocol for data transfers via SATA interface already in 2004 was not developed solely by mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs) in mind, it is hardly surprising that this technically now archaic standard for modern flash-based Solid State Drives (SSDs) is inappropriate - especially if they are not connected via SATA, but significantly faster than PCI Express lanes to motherboard and CPU.

For this reason, the contemporary NVM Express protocol was (usually abbreviated as NVMe) launched, which was designed entirely on PCI Express connected SSDs and their not yet fully orientated unused hardware potential and therefore more parallelized data access operations (IOPS), higher allows transfer rates, lower latency and much deeper command queue. The lower access latencies have combined with optimized for PCI Express power modes also an overall increase in energy efficiency. The Samsung SM961 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD makes use of this new standard frequent users and convinced by their performance.

The new Samsung Polaris controller this hyper-fast drive the latest generation, which comes in the 2280 format (22 mm width, 80 mm length), supports four PCI Express lanes of the standard 3.0 (max. About 3,900 MB / s! ). In conjunction with the built-in Samsung MLC V-NAND therefrom the Samsung SM961-NVMe arise in the here offered 512GB variant unprecedented performance potential: With up to 3,200 MB / s (read) and 1,700 MB / s (write) operates the M.2-Drive with PCIe 3.0 and here achieved fantastic IOPS of 330,000 4KB Read or 300,000 in 4KB write.

Technical details:

    Dimensions: 22 x 2.38 x 80 mm (W x H x D)
    Format: 2280
    Weight: 8 g
    Capacity: 512GB
    Controller: Samsung Polaris
    NAND: Samsung MLC V-NAND (Multi-Level Cell)
    Interface: M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4)
    Power (PCIe 3.0):
    Read: max. 3,200 MB / s
    Letter: max. 1,700 MB / s
    IOPS (4KB Random Read): 330,000
    IOPS (4KB Random Write): 300,000
    Power consumption (operating): 5.9 W
    Life expectancy: 1.5 million hours
    Operating temperature: 0 to 70 ° C
    Shock resistance: up to 1,500 G