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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...
When I first received the Samsung SM951, I knew the drive would be pretty fast, but I had no idea what to expect. On one hand I knew that Samsung had upgraded the interface on the drive while on the other hand I also knew that Samsung decided to stick to ...
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Published: 2015-05-12, Author: Sean , review by: thessdreview.com
The performance delivered by the Samsung SM951 M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD is very impressive to say the least. Throughout our testing we seen read speeds as high as 2,260MB/s and writes as high as 1,600MB/s, exceeding that of the manufacturers rating. In terms o...
Published: 2015-05-12, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: It's been quite some time since our last SSD roundup and we hadn't seen much need for one until recently. SSD technology grew stale after saturating the SATA 6Gb/s bus, bringing mostly minor improvements in recent memory and making up for it with price cu...
Superior m.2 performance, excellent power management and higher compatibility than current NVMe products,
Pricing and new to market availability (getting better), Verdict
The best all around SSD on the market today with nearly every box checked. You can use it in several Ultrabooks and any 9-Series chipset desktop without hassle. This level of performance is a luxury so expect to pay accordingly. MORE: Best SSDs...
The Samsung SM951 NVMe was found to be an impressive M.2 SSD, but NVMe is very new not for everyone. For starters you have to have a motherboard that features a UEFI BIOS that supports NVMe. Then you have to jump through some hoops to get Windows installe...
