Samsung SM951-NVMe Versus AHCI Versus SATA 850 Pro
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The SM951-NVMe still isn't available to buy, but we expect that to change in the coming weeks. We reached out to Rod Bland at RamCity in Australia for comment. He responded, "Initial expectations were for stock to be available to SSI channel partners just a couple of weeks from now, but Samsung wanted to wait until a new firmware update was distributed first. That has delayed shipping of product in all markets, so we are back to around mid-July before we expect to have stock of the NVMe SM951.”
Since these are OEM parts, it's up to resellers to package the drives for delivery and to customize the accessory package. Most of the drives we've tested ship in an anti-static bag inside a foam-lined box. Unfortunately, the SSDs from Samsung's SSI group do not work with the company's Magician software.
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Amdlova hpv-2560 is rated 1.9A and the another one VPV-2560 is 2.7A Maybe you guys need test the power consumption.Reply -
atheus I find the preamble about comparing these M.2 drives to regular SATA drives a little odd. When SSD's first came out, of course they were compared to HDD's because that was precisely the question of the moment — how much more performance can one expect from the more expensive SSD's. With this new generation of SSD's, it's only natural to want to see them compared to the old, cheaper stuff. How else are we going to evaluate whether it's worth it to upgrade?Reply
If it only resulted in an extra 10% on a real-world test, then it wouldn't make any sense to spend double or more on a NVMe drive. With these solid numbers, though, the massive performance leap will be well worth the cost for those who can afford it. -
TechyInAZ Looks great! NVMe is defiantly the ideal solution for users that need high speed/responsive storage.Reply
I wish you guys would of compared this NVMe SSD to the Intel NVMe SSD that just came out. -
CRamseyer The Intel SSD 750 and the Samsung SM951-NVMe will show up side by side soon in another review.Reply -
CRamseyer Test systems: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/how-we-test-storage,4058.htmlReply
All three drives were tested in the PCIe test system. They are the only systems setup for testing queue depths beyond 32. -
dwnelson I'm sad the real world chart is misleading. If you show seconds instead of MB/s you'd see it doesn't justify the cost. Sad.Reply -
BoredErica The Intel SSD 750 and the Samsung SM951-NVMe will show up side by side soon in another review.
That is a natural comparison and I look forward to reading it.