Testseek.com have collected 76 expert reviews of the Samsung M.2 960 Pro NVMe PCIe and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung M.2 960 Pro NVMe PCIe.
November 2016
(90%)
76 Reviews
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(93%)
1556 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Improved speed from previous generation makes this the fastest consumer SSD on market
Available in capacities up to 2TB
PCIe 3.0 x4 interface with NVMe protocol
Equipped with V-NAND technology
Available in 512GB
1TB and 2TB capacities
Excellent sequential and random read and write speeds
Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data
Small M.2 2280 f
Best performing M.2 SSD Tested
Best performing SSD Tested
Highest available capacity in M.2 form factor
Fastest performing value-oriented consumer M.2
Up to 1TB of capacity
Outperformed the Pro version in a handful of tests
Best performing M.2 (TLC) SSDs tested to date
Outsanding performance for their price
Write speeds in our mixed workload test beat even the 960 PRO
Insanely fast with large files
Up to 2TB capacity
Excellent Performance
High Endurance
5 Year Warranty
Silky smooth operation as a system drive
Stunning sequential reading and writing performance
Outstanding 4K random writing performance
Outstanding 4k random reading performance
TRIM support under Windows 7
Windows 8
And Windows 10
Completely s
Fastest. SSD. Ever
5-year warranty
Fantastic specifications
Mostly awesome performance
Huge capacity
The editors didn't like
Pricey
Has a shorter warranty than Samsung's other high-end drives
Cost (the upcoming 960 EVO should help with that
Though)
Loses some of the top-end steam compared to the Pro model
Compared to 600p
Cost is still high (but these 960 EVO outperforms by a large margin)
A new level of performance and capacity on the M.2 form factor is what Samsung's 2TB 960 Pro NVMe SSD brings to the table. What more could you ask for? Sure, the drive is expensive, but look what you get. We can't think of any other piece of hardware th...
Abstract: Form factor is the shape and connection type used to hook up the SSD to your computer. There are two main physical shapes on the market: the traditional 2.5in drive, which is direct drop-in replacement for a hard drive, and the M.2 format. This latter typ...
Published: 2017-09-09, Author: Tomas , review by: uk.hardware.info
PCI-Express SSDs are still quite expensive, but they also perform significantly better than SATA600 SSDs. A few years ago the additional price you paid for a high-end SSD barely gave you better performance due to the SATA600-bottleneck, but now the differ...
Blazing fast sequential read and write speeds, One of the fastest, if not the fastest consumer level SSD currently on the market, Copper coating on the sticker is a nice touch for heat dissipation, Available in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB models, Perfect for cont
Crazily expensive for a storage drive
The burning question is most likely, “Should I buy the Samsung 960 PRO SSD?”. If you're looking for the best available consumer SSD as of today then yes, you should buy one. If you're looking for a bargain however then you're most certainly going to be wa...
Huge speed gains over older SSDs, Smart, small design, Long warranty
High price, Slightly slower with smaller files
Samsung 960 Pro 1TB – Performance The upgraded V-NAND and controller help the Samsung deliver incredible performance. In AS SSD's sequential read and write tests the Samsung scored 2,823MB/sec and 2,346MB/sec. The former figure is a few hundred megabytes...
Abstract: If you looking for a new M.2 or PCIe SSD this article helps you in getting an overview. So far we've tested 6 different drives and the list will grow whenever a new and relevant drive is released. ...
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Published: 2016-10-18, Author: Simon , review by: kitguru.net
Performance, Huge capacity for an M.2 drive, 5year warranty
Performance comes at a cost
Samsung's 48-layer V-NAND shows the capacity potential of the various flavours of 3D NAND that are in or soon will be in production. and further down the road there is QLC (quad-level cell) technology with the prospect of even larger capacities. There are...
Published: 2016-12-17, Author: Jon , review by: pcworld.in
If your laptop or desktop supports the 960 Pro, then it's the consumer-grade NVMe SSD you want. Assuming the price is competitive, that is. If you find others at substantial savings, you'll be nearly as impressed. Copying 20GB in 11 seconds as opposed to...
Abstract: SSDs have come a long way. They used to be extremely expensive playthings for hardcore enthusiasts. But now, they are so affordable and ubiquitous that is almost unthinkable for anyone to still be chugging along on a system that uses mechanical hard drive...
