Samsung 950 PRO M.2 SSD review - Product Showcase

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The following images were taken at high-resolution and then cropped and scaled down. The camera used was a Canon DSLR shooting 12 MegaPixel photos. Right then, packaging.
 

The sample we have at hand is the 256GB M.2 model. Performance is listed as 2200 MB/s for reads and 900 MB/sec for writes with roughly 110K IOPS at 4k random writes QD32 aligned disk access with our tested 256GB model. For the 512GB model these would be 2500 and 1500 MB/sec respectively.
 

Above, the tested unit; you should easily be able to place the M.2 unit into a compatible motherboard. Most Z97/Z170 boards support it, most X99s do as well. You should however check out with the motherboard manufacturer if you have a x4 lane PCIe version with NVMe support.

The compact M.2 2280 form factor ensures compatibility with next-generation desktop and mobile platforms that support the M.2 PCIe slot and interface.

We'll use the M.2 unit on an X99 platform. The drive has a Dynamic Thermal Guard, which can protect the device and data in inclement weather from 0 to 70 degrees Celsius. It can also withstand physical shock of up to 1500G/0.5ms and vibrations up to 20G. The controller runs hot though, we'll show you that with a thermal image.
 

Samsung offers a 5-year limited warranty up to 200 terabytes written (TBW) for the 256GB and 400TBW for the 512GB. They have an MSRP of $199.99 for the 256GB capacity and $349.99 for the 512GB capacity.