[Nizzen]

SM 961 nvme 1TB M.2
Stock windows 10 nvme driver, connected to pci-e x4 3.0 adapter.



CDM 4 threads





Max 4k random Read 4k iops

Max 4k random Write 4k iops



Raid-0 benchmarks next

 

[tistou77]

Thanks Nizzen for this feedback

lack "IOPS" in Read
Crystal Disk Mark with 4KQ32 t4, possible ?

 

[Nizzen]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tistou77

Thanks Nizzen for this feedback

lack "IOPS" in Read
Crystal Disk Mark with 4KQ32 t4, possible ?

done

 

[Zam15]

But how does it "feel"

Need to empty all my data from my Windows install so I can get ready for a fresh install when the drive gets here! Also need to update my BIOS .

 

[wirk]

Has anybody tried SM961 1TB as Windows 10 boot drive? What is the booting process speed up comparing to a standard SSD?

 

[ondoy]

nvme bootup is slower than regular ssd, that's a given...

 

[daneel3001]

Got one on a Windows 10 (latest Insider build) running stock NVME driver (can't install Samsung's from 950 PRO) connected to Asus X99 DELUXE motherboard (with i7-5930K) M.2 port.
Seriously struggling at benching for Write performance, it's been like that for a few minutes already.
Am I missing something obvious ?

 

[Nizzen]

Quote:

Originally Posted by daneel3001



Got one on a Windows 10 (latest Insider build) running stock NVME driver (can't install Samsung's from 950 PRO) connected to Asus X99 DELUXE motherboard (with i7-5930K) M.2 port.
Seriously struggling at benching for Write performance, it's been like that for a few minutes already.
Am I missing something obvious ?

http://s413.photobucket.com/user/Nizzen/media/sm 951nvme write fix.jpg.html

 

[Computurd]

Nice! Good to see you again, Nizzen

 

[daneel3001]

Still slow ish.


My setup is :
Asus X99 Deluxe
i7 5930
32GB
1080GTX (PCIE x16, slot 3)

No overclocking whatsoever.

The drive is connected to the M.2 slot from the motherboard.

Is there any recommended BIOS modifications to be done to get the most out of NVME drives ?

 

[Nizzen]

Quote:

Originally Posted by daneel3001

Still slow ish.

My setup is :
Asus X99 Deluxe
i7 5930
32GB
1080GTX (PCIE x16, slot 3)

No overclocking whatsoever.

The drive is connected to the M.2 slot from the motherboard.

Is there any recommended BIOS modifications to be done to get the most out of NVME drives ?

Power save, slow frequency on cpu and memory kills ssd speed

This is OCN

 

[VicByrd]

If you haven't already install the Samsung NVME driver (via device manager - update Standard NVME storage controller not the disk drive) with driver from
http://www.win-raid.com/t29f25-Recommended-AHCI-RAID-and-NVMe-Drivers.html
Look in section H: (spoiler) for link. When installing disregard message from Device Manager about can't verify driver.
BTW Fernando's Win-Raid.com site is the **** for all things storage!



Asus Z97-AR
PCIe Adaptor
sm961 512 GB version

 

[Nizzen]

Stock driver:


Samsung driver:


Stock driver


Samsung driver:

 

[jprovido]

didnt know this was being released. I can still return my 950 pro 512gb nvme I just bought this a week ago

 

[tistou77]

For some points the 950 Pro remains more powerful I feel



http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-sm961-ssd,4608.html

 

[Zam15]

Well I'm more than happy!

Fresh BIOS, fresh Windows 10 install, I'm sure I can get even more out of her if I do some OC/Tweaking





I can't even see the green drive with my video cards installed.

 

[garikfox]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tistou77

For some points the 950 Pro remains more powerful I feel



http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-sm961-ssd,4608.html

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[Nizzen]

No saying, just showing

2x Sm961nvme 1TB raid-0:

 

[chronicfx]

Nice drive! For reference here is my three 500gb 850 evo running off a Gigabyte Z170x-gaming-7 motherboard in Raid0 without any restarts or tweaking.



My next drive will be one of these but I may get a few years out of the three drives I have atm

 

[DooRules]

Great runs there Nizzen. Those 961's sure seem to scale much better in R0 than the 950's.