Samsung SSD 950 Pro Review (256GB & 512GB)

Written by Matthew Lambert

November 11, 2015 | 10:23

Tags: #3d-nand #best-m2-ssd #m2 #nvme #samsung-ssd-950-pro-review #ssd #v-nand

Companies: #samsung

Iometer (Random Performance)

Website: www.iometer.org

Next, we look at random performance using 4KB data. Again, we look at performance at QD1 and then QD4. This time, each test is run for two minutes with the average reported.

Iometer - 4KB Random Read QD1

Average of 2 minute run

  • Intel SSD 750 Series 1.2TB (AIC)
  • Samsung SSD 950 PRO 512GB
  • OCZ Arc 100 240GB
  • Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB
  • Crucial BX200 960GB
  • Crucial BX200 480GB
  • Crucial BX100 500GB
  • SK Hynix Canvas SC300 256GB
  • Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256GB
  • OCZ Trion 100 960GB
  • OCZ Trion 100 480GB
  • OCZ Trion 100 240GB
    • 228.30
    • 130.93
    • 130.46
    • 122.82
    • 113.28
    • 112.31
    • 104.79
    • 100.26
    • 89.18
    • 71.37
    • 64.03
    • 57.94
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50
100
150
200
250
MB/sec, Higher Is Better
  • Average Read Speed

Iometer - 4KB Random Read QD4

Average of 2 minute run

  • Intel SSD 750 Series 1.2TB (AIC)
  • Samsung SSD 950 PRO 512GB
  • Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB
  • OCZ Arc 100 240GB
  • Crucial BX100 500GB
  • Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256GB
  • Crucial BX200 960GB
  • Crucial BX200 480GB
  • SK Hynix Canvas SC300 256GB
  • OCZ Trion 100 960GB
  • OCZ Trion 100 480GB
  • OCZ Trion 100 240GB
    • 852.83
    • 515.39
    • 479.20
    • 357.24
    • 310.50
    • 280.19
    • 266.50
    • 265.46
    • 258.76
    • 217.54
    • 194.66
    • 176.70
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200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
MB/sec, Higher Is Better
  • Average Read Speed



Iometer - 4KB Random Write QD1

Average of 2 minute run

  • Intel SSD 750 Series 1.2TB (AIC)
  • Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB
  • Samsung SSD 950 PRO 512GB
  • OCZ Arc 100 240GB
  • Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256GB
  • Crucial BX100 500GB
  • SK Hynix Canvas SC300 256GB
  • Crucial BX200 960GB
  • Crucial BX200 480GB
  • OCZ Trion 100 960GB
  • OCZ Trion 100 480GB
  • OCZ Trion 100 240GB
    • 275.60
    • 205.43
    • 203.76
    • 135.48
    • 128.91
    • 118.12
    • 101.93
    • 87.76
    • 57.65
    • 54.48
    • 48.42
    • 40.22
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
MB/sec, Higher Is Better
  • Average Write Speed

Iometer - 4KB Random Write QD4

Average of 2 minute run

  • Intel SSD 750 Series 1.2TB (AIC)
  • Samsung SSD 950 PRO 512GB
  • Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB
  • Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256GB
  • Crucial BX100 500GB
  • OCZ Arc 100 240GB
  • SK Hynix Canvas SC300 256GB
  • Crucial BX200 960GB
  • Crucial BX200 480GB
  • OCZ Trion 100 960GB
  • OCZ Trion 100 480GB
  • OCZ Trion 100 240GB
    • 831.56
    • 540.83
    • 388.17
    • 311.56
    • 248.56
    • 241.60
    • 177.05
    • 61.46
    • 61.37
    • 45.49
    • 42.21
    • 37.90
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100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
MB/sec, Higher Is Better
  • Average Write Speed

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