

It is an NVMe SSD, equipped with Samsung’s newest V-NAND, and the 256GB version is capable of 2.2GB/s read and 900MB/s write throughput, while the 512GB capacity jumps to 2.5GB/s read and 1.5GB/s write transfer speeds.
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The Samsung 950 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD will be available initially in capacities of 256 and 512GB, but a 1TB version will be introduced soon enough. In its simplest form, this is what the Samsung 950 Pro was envisioned to do.Ī great article to help us understand latency, IOPS and throughput just a bit better is, “ SSD Throughput, Latency and IOPS Explained” in our Learning To Run With Flash Series of beginners SSD articles. To translate this into a typical work day, it means that media professional can complete work sooner, allowing more free time, or he/she can get more work done and reap the benefits through monetary gain. NVMe adds lower latency and higher IOPS to the mix, which means the job gets started much quicker, and more jobs can be completed in a much shorter period. To the typical consumer, this may mean simply transferring movies, music and photos without having to get a coffee while we wait, but to the media professional, it is pure gold. This is unparalleled by today’s standards and is 4 times faster than SATA. Release of this SSD will see the first retail entry of any storage medium the size of a gum stick and weighing less than 10 grams, yet capable of moving data at speeds of up to 2.5GB/s. Our report today explores Samsung’s newest 950 Pro NVMe M.2 SSD.
