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Samsung SM951

Samsung SM951
alaScore 92

440 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 440 reviews of Samsung SM951. The average rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Samsung SM951 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Samsung SM951

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of Samsung SM951 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Samsung SM951

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 144 user reviews of Samsung SM951 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

95% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Kristian Vättö (anandtech.com)

Samsung SM951-NVMe (256GB) PCIe SSD Review

 

PCIe and especially NVMe SSDs are without a doubt the hot topic in the SSD industry at the moment. There are still only a handful of drives on the retail market, but as we saw at Computex a few weeks ago, everyone is working closely on their PCIe...

All in all, the SSD 750 remains as the best option for very IO intensive workloads, but for a more typical enthusiast the SM951-NVMe provides better performance, although not substantially better than the AHCI version. If you need an SSD today, I...

Jun, 2015

Expert review by : Kristian Vättö (anandtech.com)

Samsung SM951 (512GB) PCIe SSD Review

 

The PCIe SSD revolution is upon us. So far nearly every controller vendor has shown off its PCIe SSD controller design and the latest news I've heard is that we'll be seeing a large number of PCIe SSDs from numerous manufacturers in the second half of...

If the SM951 was available today, I would have no reason not to give it our "Recommended by AnandTech" award. Being hands down the fastest client SSD on the market is enough justification for the award, but because the drive won't be shipping for...

Feb, 2015

Expert review by : Jarred Walton (maximumpc.com)

Samsung SM951 NVMe 256GB Review

 

Samsung's first M.2 NVMe offers impressive performance in a compact size.

Sep, 2015

Expert review by : Simon Crisp (maximumpc.com)

Samsung SM951 Review

 

Another blisteringly fast, but slightly easier-to-find, Samsung M.2 PCI Express SSD

Aug, 2015

Expert review by : Chris Ramseyer (tomshardware.com)

Samsung SM951-NVMe RAID Review

 

The Samsung 950 Pro is available now and it's a hot seller, but the SM951-NVMe still packs a better value for shoppers looking to save. Today, we look at three Samsung PCIe solutions in both single-drive and RAID 0 configurations.

The Samsung SM951-NVMe should sell for less than the 950 Pro as resellers try to reduce inventory

The SM951-NVMe 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...

Feb, 2016

Expert review by : Chris Ramseyer (tomshardware.com)

Samsung SM951-NVMe Versus AHCI Versus SATA 850 Pro

 

Several readers commented on the lack of 2.5" SATA drives in our SM951 coverage. Comparing SATA to PCIe-based storage isn't apples-to-apples. I tend to make comparisons based on interface technology or price tag. Samsung's 850 Pro is a very fast 2.5"...

Jun, 2015

Expert review by : Chris Ramseyer (tomshardware.com)

Samsung SM951 128GB And 256GB SSD Review

 

Samsung's SM951 is the hottest storage product on the market. Today we look at the two smaller versions, both of which still perform better than SATA.

May, 2015

Expert review by : Chris Ramseyer (tomshardware.com)

Samsung SM951 PCIe M.2 512GB SSD Review

 

Samsung introduced the SM951 last July during its annual SSD Global Summit in South Korea. Today we're running the drive through our benchmark suite to see if it lives up to the hype.

Highest performance available today, Ease of installation, Petite form factor

Price, Tricky Configuration when paired with older non-UEFI hardware, Early availability

The Samsung SM951 512GB is the fastest consumer SSD but buying one right now is difficult. In May that will change with higher availability. By July this level of performance could be common from a number of different products. Time will tell how the...

Feb, 2015

Consumer review (newegg.com)

a great ssd product...

 

i would recommend buying this if you have a m.2 slot! i would buy this product again and recommend this product to friends and family!

fast speeds for reading and writing.. great for installing windows! it took about a hour to install windows and drivers.. a add plus windows takes about 6 to 10 secs to fully boot up..

not much memory 128 gb but i knew that buying it. so no egg deducted...

May, 2016

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Fast drive!

 

This M.2 SSD is the "M-Type" with a single notch. Fit perfectly in the motherboard of my new laptop. Works perfectly in Windows 10. Confirm that your motherboard accepts this hardware. The 128 GB is actually 119.23GB of usable space. Partitioned the...

Easy to install. Easy to configure Windows 10 to recognize this as a new disk (use Disk Manager) No driver issues.

None.

May, 2016

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