And they are fast! according to Rod Bland, CEO of RamCity Samsung SM961 1TB SSDs are en route to his company. The new SM961 is certainly a notch faster than the previous generation SM951 and retail 950 Pro, 3200 MB/s anyone ?
Oh and it still writes at 1800 MB/sec apparently. The OEM NVMe SSD uses a new controller that should produce less heat, a move aimed at reducing thermal throttle conditions, and it is called, you'll laugh when I say it .. The Polaris controller.
The AND used obviously is V-NAND and performs up to 3,200 MB/s (sequential read) and up to 450,000 random read IOPS at queue depth 32 says Toms Hardware. The SM961 will ship in four volumes, 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB drives. The SM961 release obviously will also be indicative for the successor to the 950 pro, we take it it'll be 960 PRO NVMEs SSDs.
| Product | SM961 128GB | SM961 256GB | SM961 512GB | SM961 1TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | NA | $159 | $280 | $512 |
| Controller | Samsung Polaris | Samsung Polaris | Samsung Polaris | Samsung Polaris |
| DRAM | Samsung LPDDR3 | Samsung LPDDR3 | Samsung LPDDR3 | Samsung LPDDR3 |
| Flash | Samsung MLC V-NAND | Samsung MLC V-NAND | Samsung MLC V-NAND | Samsung MLC V-NAND |
| Sequential Read | 3100 MB/s | 3100 MB/s | 3200 MB/s | 3200 MB/s |
| Sequential Write | 700 MB/s | 1400 MB/s | 1700 MB/s | 1800 MB/s |
| Random Read | 330,000 IOPS | 330,000 IOPS | 330,000 IOPS | 450,000 IOPS |
| Random Write | 170,000 IOPS | 280,000 IOPS | 300,000 IOPS | 320,000 IOPS |
| Warranty | Varies By Reseller | Varies By Reseller 3-Years From RamCity |
Varies By Reseller 3-Years From RamCity |
Varies By Reseller 3-Years From RamCity |
Now the really good news, apparently the 1TB SM961 will costs 512 USD. That's cheaper opposed to the SM951 series, that goes for all volume sizes.
Samsung 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD: SM961 Ships Next week
