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Abstract: This M.2 drive first saw the light of day at Samsung's annual shindig, the SSD Global Summit, which took place, in South Korea, last July. When it was first announced, the company claimed it would be the world's first NVMe SSD for the PC, but that idea go...
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Published: 2015-07-28, Author: James , review by: pcgamer.com
Incredibly fast and surprisingly affordable for the speed, but the cutting edge tech means dicey compatibility and drivers that haven't fully matured...
Since the Samsung SM951 NVMe SSD is the first NVMe SSD I've ever had the opportunity to test, I wasn't really sure what kind of performance I'd be seeing. Having tested the Samsung SM951 AHCI, I assumed that there'd be some sort of performance improvement...
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Published: 2015-07-01, Author: Kristian , review by: anandtech.com
In terms of performance, the NVMe version of the SM951 offers an upgrade over its AHCI sibling. The average data rate (i.e. large IO performance) isn't dramatically better compared to the AHCI version, but when it comes to small IO latency the SM951 and N...
Getting the most out of Samsung's SM951 SSD is a little complicated. First, you'll need a motherboard with enough PCIe Gen3 lanes running to its M.2 slot—or a full-sized adapter and equivalent expansion slot. You'll also need to think about cooling. Our...
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Published: 2015-05-29, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
Abstract: This report is very similar. If we look at PCs, perhaps the three most valuable components are the CPU, memory and storage. The CPU and DRAM memory have jumped ahead like rabbits while memory has always moved at a snail's pace. Today is a new day. For the...
The Intel SSD 750 400GB is the lowest priced product in this new ultra high performance SSD category. The $400 price point brings the cost of entry down but NVMe still has compatibility limitations that need to be considered. Workstation users will fi...
Published: 2015-05-20, Author: Sean , review by: thessdreview.com
The NVMe variant of the SM951 delivers faster speeds than its AHCI brother. This increase in performance comes at a cost, which is compatibility. If your system is compatible, however, you will not be disappointed. While it is expected to be available at...
