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Samsung SSD 960 PRO M.2

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Summary ultimate in performance, breaks storage

limits for the m.2 form factor and banks on
its solid reliability to offer customers the
- PCIe 3.0 x4 NVM Express SSD for Client PCs most advanced SSD technology currently
available for client PCs
- M.2 (2280) Samsung’s unique and innovative V-NAND
- Samsung V-NAND flash memory architecture is a breakthrough
in overcoming the density limitations, while
- Samsung Polaris controller
improving on the performance and
- Samsung Magician Software for SSD endurance of today’s conventional planar
management NAND architecture. V-NAND is fabricated by
stacking layers vertically over one another
rather than decreasing the cells dimensions
and trying to fit itself onto a fixed horizontal
THE SAMSUNG NVMe SSD space resulting in higher density and better
performance utilizing a smaller footprint.
960 PRO
The new Samsung SSD 960PRO is the 2nd
Experience next-generation
generation NVMe SSD for Samsung’s client professional performance
PC SSD. As such, the Samsung SSD 960 PRO
is designed for professionals & enthusiasts and endurance
that are seeking next generation
performance and endurance. It offers the This cutting-edge V-NAND-based NVMe

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SSD supports PCI Express® Gen 3 x4 lanes,

providing a higher bandwidth and lower In most cases of data transfers, heavy
latency to process even more massive workloads can induce heat and result in high
amounts of data than our previous- temperatures. Once temperatures reach a
generation NVMe SSD. threshold, memory performance may be
Building on the PCIe Gen. 3.0 x 4 lane adversely affected. As the leader in SSD
interface and support of the NVMe 1.2 memory solutions, the 960 PRO adopts a
protocol, the 960PRO, in combination with new heat spreader for dissipating heat more
our advanced 3rd generation V-NAND and efficiently during heavy workload use. It
newly developed Polaris controller is able to achieves this by integrating a thin copper
offer sequential read performance of film and because copper is a great heat
3,500MB/s and sequential write speeds of conductor it helps to shed heat faster than
2,100MB/s. The 960PRO achieves random would be possible without the label.
performance of up to 440,000IOPS and Furthermore, the new 4 landing design also
360,000IOPS for read and write operations improves thermal characteristics, as it can
respectively for industry leading reduce heat generation per unit area.
performance across key metrics.
Advanced data encryption

Breaking storage limits The 960 PRO provides the same data
encryption features as other Samsung SATA
Thanks to our advanced packaging SSDs. Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) security
technology, the use of a four-landing-design technology will help keep data safe at all
and the integration of the DRAM and Polaris times. It includes an AES 256-bit hardware-
Controller in a Package-on-Package solution based encryption engine to ensure that your
the 960PRO becomes the world’s first client personal files remain secure. Being
PC SSD in the standard 2280 m.2 form factor hardware-based, the encryption engine
to be able to pack 2TB of capacity. For secures your data without performance
greater consumer choice, the 960PRO will degradation that you may experience with a
also be available in 1TB and 512GB versions software-based encryption. Also, the
960PRO is compliant with advanced security
management solutions (TCG Opal and
Bank on solid reliability Encrypted Drive - IEEE1667).

Enhanced endurance
The 960 PRO, thanks to the use of our 3rd
generation V-NAND Flash technology, offers
users not only improved performance and When users spend money on an SSD, first of
higher density, but also solid reliability. all, they consider value for money and want
The 960 PRO’s improved thermal solutions, an SSD that will last. Starting with the 850
advanced hardware encryption and PRO, Samsung’s 1st V-NAND SATA SSD,
enhanced endurance enable users to Samsung’s V-NAND changed the paradigm.
confidently entrust their data to their SSD Now in its 3rd generation, the 960 PRO
boasts Total Bytes Written of up to 1.2
Petabytes for the 2TB model.

Improved thermal solutions

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Technical Specifications
Samsung SSD 960 PRO
Usage Application Client PCs
Interface PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.2
Capacity 512GB† 1TB(1,024GB†) 2TB(2,048GB†)

Controller Samsung Polaris Controller

Hardware NAND Flash Memory Samsung V-NAND Flash memory
Information
DRAM Cache Memory 512MB LP DDR3 1GB LP DDR3 2GB LP DDR3
Dimension Max 80.15 x Max 22.15 x Max.2.38 (mm)
Form-Factor M.2(2280)††
Sequential Read 3,500MB/s
Sequential Write 2,100MB/s
Performance* QD 1 Ran. Read 14,000 IOPS
(Up to.) Thread 1 Ran. Write 50,000 IOPS
QD 32 Ran. Read 330,000 IOPS 440,000 IOPS 440,000 IOPS
Thread 4 Ran. Write 330,000 IOPS 360,000 IOPS 360,000 IOPS
Idle Typ. 40mW
Power Active Read Typ. 5.1W Typ. 5.3W Typ. 5.8W
Consumption** (AVG.) Write Typ. 4.7W Typ. 5.2W Typ. 5.2W
DEVSLP L1.2 mode Typ. 5mW Typ. 5mW Typ. 8mW
Data Security AES 256-bit for User Data Encryption, TCG/Opal, Encrypted Drive(IEEE1667)

Supporting
TRIM(Required OS support), Garbage Collection, S.M.A.R.T
Features
0°C to 70°C
Temperature Operating
(Measured by SMART Temperature. Proper airflow recommended)
Non-Operating -45°C to 85°C
Humidity 5% to 95%, non-condensing
Shock Non-Operating 1,500G, duration: 0.5ms, 3 axis
Vibration Non-Operating 20~2,000Hz, 20G
Reliability MTBF 1.5 million hours
Weight Model Max 8.3g Max 8.5g Max 9g
Total Bytes Written 400 TBW*** 800 TBW*** 1,200 TBW***
Warranty
Period 5 years limited

* Sequential performance measurements based on CrystalDiskMark 5.1.2, and Random performance measurements based
on Iometer 1.1.0. Performance may vary based on SSD’s firmware version, system hardware & configuration. Test system
configuration: Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.0GHz, DDR4 1,700MHz 16GB, OS – Windows10 Pro x64, ASROCK Z170 EXTREME 7
** Power consumption measured with IOmeter 1.1.0 with Intel i7-5820K @ 3.3GHz, DDR4 8GB, ASUS X99-M WS/SE, OS-
Windows10 Pro x64 and APST on
*** TBW means Terabytes Written
† 1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes by IDEMA. A certain portion of capacity may be used for system file and maintenance use, so the
actual capacity may differ from what is indicated on the product label.
††M.2 is a specification of form factor for ultra-thin PCs, The M.2 standard allows widths 12, 16, 22 and 30mm and lengths of
16, 26,30, 38, 42, 69, 80 and 110 mm, Commercially M.2 is popular with width 22mm and lengths 30, 42, 60 , 80 and 110mm.
Samsung provides the most popular form factor with 22mm X 80mm model (i.e., 2280) to consider user convenience

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Product Lineup
Density Model Name Box Contents Model Code
Samsung SSD 960 PRO 2TB
2TB (2,048GB*) MZ-V6P2T0 MZ-V6P2T0BW
Warranty statement
Samsung SSD 960 PRO 1TB
1TB (1,024GB*) MZ-V6P1T0 MZ-V6P1T0BW
Warranty statement
Samsung SSD 960 PRO 512GB
512 GB* MZ-V6P512 MZ-V6P512BW
Warranty statement

* GB: 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. A certain portion of capacity may be used for system file and maintenance
use, thus the actual capacity may differ that indicated on the product label.

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