Reviewers Liked
- Highest NVMe performance for a consumer SSD in Four-Corner Tests
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Additional optimizations needed to increase light workload performance
Samsung SM961 SSD
If I were to buy a new SSD for my notebook or desktop, it would be the SM961. I can't give any greater praise than that. The drive leads the high-performance NVMe race in the price to capacity ratio and delivers the performance goods, too. The only real issue is waiting for stock to replenish. Get in line early if you want excellent NVMe performance at 50 cents per gigabyte.
-- As reviewed by TomsHarsware
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8.8
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