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950 PRO (256 GB)

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Samsung 950 PRO SSD
Samsung Magician Software

Samsung 950 PRO (256 GB)

Ideal for consumers and professionals who use the most demanding applications, the Samsung 950 PRO SSD boosts your PC's endurance, performance, and efficiency. The 950 PRO features V-NAND technology and NVMe interface, so it can handle intensive workloads while remaining extremely energy efficient. Presented in a compact M.2 form factor, the Samsung 950 PRO offers ultra-fast sequential read and write speeds and ample storage capacity of 256 GB.

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V-NAND technology enhances performance and efficiency
NVMe interface for extremely fast read/write speeds
PCIe Gen 3 supports high-speed data transfer
Energy-efficient design for long battery life
Dynamic Thermal Throttling Protection reduces overheating
Slim M.2 form factor


V-NAND Technology Maximizes Endurance under Intensive Workloads The 950 PRO SSD features Samsung 3D vertical NAND (V-NAND) technology that stacks cell layers on top of one another to increase density, performance, and efficiency while creating a smaller footprint. When compared with the conventional Planar NAND technology over a five-year period,* V-NAND technology increases endurance and prolongs lifespan with insulators that cause less stress and are more resistant to wear under heavy client workloads.	Dynamic Thermal Throttling Protection Technology Reduces Overheating The 950 PRO also features Dynamic Thermal Throttling Protection technology, which controls the temperature of the device to reduce overheating and maintain a high level of sustained performance.	Efficient Power Management for Improved Battery Life The 950 PRO is up to 1.5 times** more power efficient than the 850 PRO, so your battery will last longer. This means you can work and play on your PC for longer periods of time.

Ultra-Fast Sequential Read/Write Speeds with NVMe Interface

The Samsung 950 PRO features the NVMe interface with substantially enhanced bandwidth, so you can quickly access critical data. The 950 PRO delivers sequential read and write speeds of up to 2,200 MB/s and 900 MB/s respectively.*** This makes the 950 PRO ideal for demanding applications such as gaming, graphic design, computer-aided design, data analysis, and engineering simulations. The Samsung 950 PRO SSD is available in both 256GB & 512 GB of capacity,**** so you will have plenty of room for all your data.

PCI Express for High-Speed Data Transfer

This NVMe SSD supports PCI Express***** Gen 3x4 lanes, offering higher bandwidth and lower latency to process significantly more data than SATA SSDs.****** Presented in a compact M.2 form factor, the next-generation 950 PRO is ideal for professionals using high-end PCs and workstations.


	950 PRO SSD (256 GB)	950 PRO (512 GB)
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Customer Reviews	—	743
Price	—	$351.75
Capacity	256 GB	512 GB
Type of Drive	Solid State Drive (SSD)	Solid State Drive (SSD)
Form Factor	M.2 (2280)	M.2 (2280)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4 (up to 32 Gb/s) NVMe 1.1	PCIe 3.0 x4 (up to 32 Gb/s) NVMe 1.1
Random Read Speeds	Up to 270,000 IOPS	Up to 300,000 IOPS
Sequential Read Speeds	Up to 2,200 MB/sec	Up to 2,500 MB/sec
Sequential Write Speeds	Up to 900 MB/sec	Up to 1,500 MB/sec
Controller	Samsung UBX controller	Samsung UBX controller
Type of NAND Flash	Samsung V-NAND	Samsung V-NAND
Included software	Magician Software for SSD management	Magician Software for SSD management

Footnotes

* 5 years or TBW (256 GB: 200 TB, 512 GB: 400 TB), whichever comes faster.

**Based on internal 10 GB file power consumption tests using a 256 GB capacity 850 PRO and 950 PRO. Results may vary based on the user environment.

***Performance may vary based on system hardware and configuration.

****Actual usable capacity may be less (due to formatting, partitioning, operating system, applications, or otherwise).

*****PCI Express and PCIe are registered trademarks of PCI-SIG.

******This reflects the maximum performance of 950 PRO compared to 850 EVO M.2.

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storage capacity	256 GB	1 TB	2 TB	500 GB	1 TB	1 TB
hardware interface	pci x 4	pci	pci	pci	pci x 4	sata 6 0 gb
compatible devices	Desktop	Laptop, Desktop	Desktop	Laptop, Desktop	Laptop	Laptop
form factor	compact	M.2	—	compact	M.2 2280	2.5-inch
write speed	900 megabits per second	—	900 megabytes per-second	5000 megabits per second	6900	530
read speed	2200 megabytes per second	5000 megabytes per second	7450 megabytes per second	6900 megabytes per second	7450 megabytes per second	560 megabytes per second

Product Description

The next-generation Samsung 950 PRO delivers uncompromising power and performance. Equipped with the enhanced bandwidth of the NV Me interface, the 950 PRO is ideal for intensive workloads while remaining extremely energy efficient consuming just 5.7 W at peak workloads. Presented in a compact M.2 form factor, the 950 PRO is ideal for consumer professionals using high-end PCs and workstations.

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Hard Drive

‎256 GB Nvme

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Brand

‎SAMSUNG

Series

‎950 PRO

Item model number

‎MZ-V5P256BW

Hardware Platform

‎PC

Operating System

‎Windows 10, 8.1 (32, 64bit)

Item Weight

‎0.32 ounces

Product Dimensions

‎3.16 x 0.09 x 0.87 inches

Item Dimensions LxWxH

‎3.16 x 0.09 x 0.87 inches

Color

‎Black

Flash Memory Size

‎256 GB

Hard Drive Interface

‎NVMe

Manufacturer

‎Samsung Memory

ASIN

‎B015SOI392

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

‎No

Date First Available

‎October 22, 2015

Additional Information

Customer Reviews

4.5 639 ratings

4.5 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#2,746 in Internal Solid State Drives
#30,187 in Computer Internal Components

Warranty & Support

Amazon.com Return Policy:You may return any new computer purchased from Amazon.com that is "dead on arrival," arrives in damaged condition, or is still in unopened boxes, for a full refund within 30 days of purchase. Amazon.com reserves the right to test "dead on arrival" returns and impose a customer fee equal to 15 percent of the product sales price if the customer misrepresents the condition of the product. Any returned computer that is damaged through customer misuse, is missing parts, or is in unsellable condition due to customer tampering will result in the customer being charged a higher restocking fee based on the condition of the product. Amazon.com will not accept returns of any desktop or notebook computer more than 30 days after you receive the shipment. New, used, and refurbished products purchased from Marketplace vendors are subject to the returns policy of the individual vendor.

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Customers like the speed, performance, quality and installation of the computer drive. They mention that it's technically very fast, works well and that it attaches directly to the motherboard for easy installation. They appreciate the size. However, some customers are disappointed with compatibility and have mixed opinions on value.

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196 customers mention172 positive24 negative

Customers like the speed of the computer drive. They say it's technically very fast, the boot time is a little faster, and the write speeds are amazing. They also mention that office apps load in less than 2 seconds and games load faster than they have ever seen. Overall, most are satisfied with the performance of the drive.

"This drive is awesome FAST. Boot time 3 seconds. Now, that does need some clarification. When I first start my computer, from a cold start...." Read more

"...My new computer is faster than any computer I have ever had! Boot time for a cold boot or restart is around 6 to 10-seconds...." Read more

"...Fast and easy to install. I installed this in my Lenovo y700 15 inch laptop. Before installing this, I did update bios first and then installed...." Read more

"...Drive is absolutely blazing fast. Tested with Quantum Break and RAGE. In RAGE the horrible MegaTexture load is nonexistent even at 16k with a GTX970...." Read more

84 customers mention76 positive8 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the computer drive. They mention that it works well, is visually appealing, and offers a substantial boost in performance over traditional SATA SSDs. The software that comes with the drive works great, and it's easy to setup. Overall, most are happy with the product's performance and functionality.

"...I did finally find ONE that worked. And it worked good, so I bought it. It’s called EaseUS backup.I got the 256 gig drive...." Read more

"...I am thrilled with my new build! Everything works well together and it was all plug and play...." Read more

"This is a fairly priced drive that offers a substantial boost in performance over traditional SATA SSDs, particularly on Intel Skylake Z170 platform...." Read more

"...Arrived on time, works great immediately after installation, and without installing any driver...." Read more

43 customers mention40 positive3 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the computer drive. They mention that it is an excellent SSD, very recommended as a boot drive, and a reliable brand. Some say that the performance and reliability are worth every extra penny.

"An excellent SSD. It runs at extremely fast speeds and I have been very happy with it...." Read more

"...for the branding, I find that the performance and reliability are worth every extra penny - the good looks are just the icing on the cake." Read more

"...No cords. Attached right to the MoBo.Much better endurance (read/write lifecycles count) due to V-Nand flash.CONs:..." Read more

"This is an amazing drive...." Read more

35 customers mention30 positive5 negative

Customers like the installation of the computer drive. They say it's simple, fast, and installs Windows in minutes. Some say it attaches directly to the motherboard for easy installation and is a simple solution without problems.

"...Everything works well together and it was all plug and play. I did not have to make any kind of adjustments in the BIOS...." Read more

"...Fast and easy to install. I installed this in my Lenovo y700 15 inch laptop. Before installing this, I did update bios first and then installed...." Read more

"...I changed it to Ach and Bam, windows installed in 6 minutes. After the updates for Windows and driver installs, the true speed of this drive shows...." Read more

"It was pluged and was very easy to install windows. Tests shows 2150+MB/s read and 950MB/s write speed...." Read more

16 customers mention12 positive4 negative

Customers like the size of the computer drive. They say it's small, easy to install, and has plenty of room for the operating system and all your basic programs. Some customers also mention that it'll fit perfectly and is an evolutionary step in storage tech.

"...The tools that go with the WD are very nice and more expansive compared to the Samsung...." Read more

"...It is tiny and I am using it as my Windows drive. 256GB is plenty for it...." Read more

"PROs:Epic performance! Small size - does not need any separated place in the case. No cords. Attached right to the MoBo...." Read more

"...But, as I put my libraries on a drive of their own. It is way bigger than I need. From the charts, performance gets better with a bigger drive...." Read more

30 customers mention17 positive13 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the computer drive. Some mention it's absolutely worth the cost, while others say it'd be better off buying a different drive.

"...Either way, these are all very fast and are expensive compared to other non-PCIe NVMe drives...." Read more

"...Because it is too new, everything is difficult, and wastes more time...." Read more

"This is a fairly priced drive that offers a substantial boost in performance over traditional SATA SSDs, particularly on Intel Skylake Z170 platform...." Read more

"...For me it was worth the expense as I love the latest tech but others considering this drive should know that, coming from a decent sata SSD, you..." Read more

14 customers mention0 positive14 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the compatibility of the computer drive. They mention that the BIOS didn't recognize it, the NVMe drivers didn''t work, and the Windows 7 installation didn';t recognize the M.2 driver. Some say that the drive is not compatible with other SSDs and m-SATA.

"...revealed the software is ONLY FOR SAMSUNG PRODUCTS and not compatible with other SSDs. -----•..." Read more

"...although the Samsung drive shows up in "Device Manager" it doesn't show up in Windows' "Device and Printer" folder, at least on my ASRock Fatal1ty..." Read more

"...Migration Wizard completes the cloning of Windows 10 but Windows Defender goes crazy when I boot up the cloned OS...." Read more

"...To start with, Windows 7 installation does not recognize the M.2 driver at all. It seemed a dead-end...." Read more

10 customers mention0 positive10 negative

Customers have issues installing the drive. They mention that it's complicated to get it to work with Windows 7, and that it doesn't install on this thing without major geeky actions. Some customers also mention that the drive has compatibility issues with ASUS ROG laptops.

"...Major compatibility issues with this 950 Pro in ASUS ROG laptops. MSI laptops are having issues with this too...." Read more

"...Windows 7 does not install on this thing without major geeky actions...." Read more

"...I will tell you that it does work but was very difficult. I read many articles and finally got it to install...." Read more

"...CONs:It was too difficult to make MoBo recognize it (MSI Z170 Gaming M5). Even more difficult to make it boot from M2 SSD...." Read more

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Michael

Awesome fast

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2015

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This drive is awesome FAST. Boot time 3 seconds. Now, that does need some clarification. When I first start my computer, from a cold start. The mother board comes online. Then it goes through the ‘boot order’ to see if there are any CD, or USB to boot from. Then the overclock cycle. I have an ASUS Maximus hero board, and it overclocks automatically. It will test your current configuration and overclock to the best STABLE frequency available. THEN windows, begins to load. A little circle, indicates load is in progress. That is where the 3 seconds start. The total time, for me, is more like 45 seconds. But IF, I turn off those features I mentioned. Then, I would have the 3 seconds. Or, maybe, you already have a, more, to the point, kind of setup. Those, extra seconds for those, boot up procedure, are important to me. But the point remains. From the windows load time, until me having my pointer. Is 3 seconds. Awesome fast.

Now, the part you might not like, but you still need to know. Compatibility. When I, got this drive, which was, on release day. No backup software, could recognize the drive as being there. Now even the backup, that is part of windows, control panel>>file history>>system image. Then I went a browsing for a better image software. But, thank God, most people had a free sample to try and decide. But they all failed to, ‘see’, the new drive. And yes, I formatted it, and assigned it a logical letter. I even installed windows to it, a fresh. I did finally find ONE that worked. And it worked good, so I bought it. It’s called EaseUS backup.

I got the 256 gig drive. But, as I put my libraries on a drive of their own. It is way bigger than I need. From the charts, performance gets better with a bigger drive. So even though I only use 50 of those 256 gigs. I am still glad I got the extra space. I can’t predict what I will need this drive for when it has served its current use. I do know I have thrown away a lot of little, useless, drives. And, I would like to be able to give this, as a gift, when I upgrade.

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B. Hand

Excellent product! I could not be more pleased!

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2016

Verified Purchase

I just built a computer for the first time! The items I purchased for the build: Phanteks EVOLV ATX Mid Tower in Antracite Gray / EVGA 700 B1, 80+ BRONZE 700W Power Supply / Intel Core I7 6700K CPU, Samsung 950 Pro 256GB M.2 Internal SSD / Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Motherboard / Ballistix Sport LT 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR4 2400 RAM in White / Gigabyte AMD R7 360 GPU / Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler / TP-LINK N900 2.4GHz or 5GHz WI-FI Card.

I am thrilled with my new build! Everything works well together and it was all plug and play. I did not have to make any kind of adjustments in the BIOS. I was so worried that I was going to have issues with the SSD not being recognized as a boot device (after reading various forums regarding NVMe - M.2 SSD's and this particular motherboard) and that major BIOS tweaks were going to be needed. That was simply not the case at all. As soon as I booted the computer for the first time and went to install Windows 10 Professional, the SSD was recognized and Windows installed perfectly. So the issues I was concerned with turned out to have nothing to do with my build. I think those issues have to do with using more than one M.2 SSD or other types of SSD's or hard drives in conjunction with each other. Then RAID becomes a factor. But in my case this was not an issue.

My new computer is faster than any computer I have ever had! Boot time for a cold boot or restart is around 6 to 10-seconds. Things that took a half an hour or more to copy to the hard drive, like my music and video files from a backup drive, took less than 5-minutes on this SSD. All my programs open instantly. I know that SSD's are supposed to make things much faster than the old mechanical hard drives, but this was so much more than I expected.

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Great in my Lenovo 15 inch Y700; also benchmarks

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2016

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3 drives were compared, all tested in the same Intel NUC: BOXNUC6i5SYK , this is the 6th Gen NUC running a 6th Gen i5. No other drives installed.

Tested each drive with Crystal Mark 5.2.1 x64, and Samsung's Magician Benchmarking tool on Win10Pro. Same RAM and same everything. Only difference is that Samsung does have its own drivers where WD relies on windows default. Samsung drivers were loaded then after a restart, tested.

Tested was a:

256 950 Pro (MZ-VKV256)
512 960 Pro (MZ-V6P512)
512 WD Black PCIe (WDS512G1X0C)

950 results:
SeqR: 2055
SeqW: 941

RanR: 253234
RanW: 81080

960 Results:
SeqR: 3221
SeqW: 2105

RanR: 272128
RanW: 232871

WD Black Reults:
SeqR: 1800
SeqW: 820

RanR: 159038
RanW: 122913

Obviously the 960 Pro was the fastest with the 950 and the WD in somewhat the same ballpark. Although the 950 was faster than the WD. However it isn't a runaway and it is hard to tell how much of an impact the specialized drivers from Samsung helped performance. Either way, these are all very fast and are expensive compared to other non-PCIe NVMe drives.

The tools that go with the WD are very nice and more expansive compared to the Samsung. However, the WD tools software has lots of WD ads running accross it .. kinda annoying. Otherwise, nice dashboard.

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Fast and easy to install. I installed this in my Lenovo y700 15 inch laptop. Before installing this, I did update bios first and then installed. It found the drive immediately. I downloaded win10 and installed right from usb stick to new drive.

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Cardanont

Daniel O.

Reviewed in Mexico on November 7, 2016

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Excelente producto mucho mas si anterior mente se contaba con un HDD (disco duro óptico) la velocidad es decenas de veces mayor, es recomendable instalar el SO en este SSD para gozar de todos los beneficios, es un poco tedioso el proceso de instalación de SO pero vale la pena 100%, lo recomiendo completamente.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on August 23, 2016

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installed today and the ssd is screaming fast......windows boots in seconds and file transfers are insanely fast
now with some time using this bad boy....it gets warm....may throttle if u dont have airflow and under heavy loads

Rituu Nathani

Five Stars

Reviewed in India on September 2, 2016

Verified Purchase

Very Fast good for Database Server

Achille

Altissime prestazioni ma Attenzione a Windows 7 64bit

Reviewed in Italy on August 25, 2016

Verified Purchase

La prima volta che ho caricato il sistema operativo e lanciato dei giochi molto pesanti sono rimasto sbalordito dalla velocità di questo SSD2.

Se avete intenzione di usarlo per velocizzare al massimo i tempi di risposta dei vostri software vale ogni euro. (vi chiederete come avete fatto senza)
Se invece volete salvarci le foto delle vacanze vi consiglio di orientarvi su prodotti più economici ma in grado di soddisfare a pieno le vostre esigenze.

Sul mio PC ho solo questa unità di memoria da 250gb e mi trovo alla grande.
Utilizzo un Hard Disk di rete ( Synology DS115J NAS 1-Slot, Bianco ) per archiviare film / musica / documenti e l'SSD la dedico esclusivamente all'esecuzione dei software.

In alternativa all'hard disk di rete potete montare sul vostro pc un altro SSD (anche meno performante) o un vecchio e caro HD destinato a fare da archivio.

Se volete installare WINDOWS 7 - 64bit su questo SSD c'è da litigare un po' con i driver.
Nulla di drammatico ma se non sapete di cosa sto parlando o non siete molto pratici vi consiglio di far fare l'installazione di WIN 7 ad un esperto o passare direttamente a WIN 10.

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Rotorboy

Captured Lightning for fast boot and load times.

Reviewed in Canada on November 15, 2016

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It didn't work in my new Dell Inspiron 7559 so I installed it in my new Gigabyte z170x gaming series MB and I am impressed with how fast it boots and loads programs. Most impressive is the Samsung migration software and Samsung Magician software. Very good value and the seller shipped it fast like lightning!

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Digital Storage Capacity	256 GB
Hard Disk Interface	NVMe
Connectivity Technology	SATA
Brand	SAMSUNG
Special Feature	Portable
Hard Disk Form Factor	2 Inches
Hard Disk Description	Nvme
Compatible Devices	Desktop
Installation Type	Internal Hard Drive
Color	Black

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V-NAND Technology Maximizes Endurance under Intensive Workloads

Dynamic Thermal Throttling Protection Technology Reduces Overheating

Efficient Power Management for Improved Battery Life

Ultra-Fast Sequential Read/Write Speeds with NVMe Interface

PCI Express for High-Speed Data Transfer

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V-NAND Technology Maximizes Endurance under Intensive Workloads

Dynamic Thermal Throttling Protection Technology Reduces Overheating

Efficient Power Management for Improved Battery Life

Ultra-Fast Sequential Read/Write Speeds with NVMe Interface

PCI Express for High-Speed Data Transfer

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