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Samsung's SM951 is a better value than performance SATA SSDs when you
NVMe interface allows for incredible performance
Small form factor
Low power consumption
Much faster than most SATA based drives
Tiny form factor
Multiple interfaces to support different platforms (NVMe and AHCI)
Superior m.2 performance
Excellent power management and higher compatibility than current NVMe products
Fast
Compact
Great for laptops.
The Samsung SM951NVMe should sell for less than the 950 Pro as resellers try to reduce inventory
Speed Freaks
Great for laptops
The editors didn't like
Availability is limited
But if you want one you can buy it. Drive ships with a threeyear warranty vs. Intel's fiveyear coverage. Lack of NVMe might be a bummer but a new model is coming soon.
Top capacity is only 512GB
No 1TB model yet
Costs a little more than 2.5" SATA drives
Pricing and new to market availability (getting better)
Verdict
High price per GB
Limited capacities
BIOS support for booting
OEMonly
The SM951NVMe has a shorter warranty period and a lower TBW rating than the 950 Pro
The Samsung SM951 512GB M.2 has a lot going for it; speed, small physical size and a good storage size. It has one thing that is not going for it, relative speed and perception. We really didn't notice that we had this in the build until we benchmarked it...
Published: 2016-02-11, Author: Chris , review by: tomshardware.com
The Samsung SM951NVMe should sell for less than the 950 Pro as resellers try to reduce inventory
The SM951NVMe has a shorter warranty period and a lower TBW rating than the 950 Pro
The Samsung SM951-NVMe is available today from RamCity and currently costs less than the 950 Pro. We hope to see more separation in pricing, which would make the SM951-NVMe a better value. Right now, the prices are too similar to make us choose the SM95...
Abstract: This M.2 drive first saw the light of day at Samsung's annual shindig, the SSD Global Summit, which took place, in South Korea, last July. When it was first announced, the company claimed it would be the world's first NVMe SSD for the PC, but that idea go...
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Published: 2015-07-28, Author: James , review by: pcgamer.com
Incredibly fast and surprisingly affordable for the speed, but the cutting edge tech means dicey compatibility and drivers that haven't fully matured...
Since the Samsung SM951 NVMe SSD is the first NVMe SSD I've ever had the opportunity to test, I wasn't really sure what kind of performance I'd be seeing. Having tested the Samsung SM951 AHCI, I assumed that there'd be some sort of performance improvement...
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Published: 2015-07-01, Author: Kristian , review by: anandtech.com
In terms of performance, the NVMe version of the SM951 offers an upgrade over its AHCI sibling. The average data rate (i.e. large IO performance) isn't dramatically better compared to the AHCI version, but when it comes to small IO latency the SM951 and N...
Getting the most out of Samsung's SM951 SSD is a little complicated. First, you'll need a motherboard with enough PCIe Gen3 lanes running to its M.2 slot—or a full-sized adapter and equivalent expansion slot. You'll also need to think about cooling. Our...
Published: 2015-05-29, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
Abstract: This report is very similar. If we look at PCs, perhaps the three most valuable components are the CPU, memory and storage. The CPU and DRAM memory have jumped ahead like rabbits while memory has always moved at a snail's pace. Today is a new day. For the...
