Samsung 960 PRO Spec and Price in the United States
Released September 21, 2016
Samsung's first-generation PRO NVMe line runs the 2TB module at 3,500/2,100 MB/s on Gen3 with TLC NAND, a DRAM cache, and 1,200TB endurance, per the documented listings and datasheet — the enthusiast pick of the 2016-2017 Gen3 era, still present in used and refurbished channels.
Tied 61st of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential read — 7 models share this figure. Tied 72nd of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential write — 2 models share this figure.
Prices exclude sales tax.
The last tracked price for Samsung 960 PRO in the United States was $699.99 at Amazon.com, captured 2026-09-11. Across 2 tracked merchants and 22 days of recorded prices, the 90-day median for Samsung 960 PRO is $799.99 and the lowest recorded price is $699.99. This site began capturing prices on July 30, 2026; for Amazon listings, prices dated earlier come from Keepa's price history.
Captured periodically and may have changed.
- 2TB
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Specifications
- Capacity
- 2TB
- Interface
- NVME
- Sequential read
- 3500 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 2100 MB/s
- PCIe generation
- 3
- Form factor
- M.2 2280
- NAND type
- TLC
- DRAM cache
- Endurance (TBW)
- 1200 TB
- Warranty
- 5 years
Capacities
| Configuration | Part number | Current best price | Price per TB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2TB | MZ-V6P2T0BW | $699.99 Price too old to confirm | — |
What owners and reviewers say
Summarised from 2 source(s), reviewed September 14, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices
Commonly praised
- Reviewers rated it the fastest consumer SSD they had tested, with the 2TB model standing alone at the top of the premium NVMe segment at launch.
- Its single-sided M.2 layout and stacked-package construction were called out as improving compatibility with thin notebooks and OEM systems.
- The revised thermal guard, helped by a copper layer in the label, lets the drive read and write far longer before throttling than the previous generation.
- Owners report very fast reads and writes, several times quicker than older SATA drives, with fast boots and low latency.
- Owners praise the vendor's management software and drivers as helpful.
- Owners report high endurance and long-term reliability.
Commonly criticised
- The drive was priced as a professional product, putting it out of reach for many enthusiasts.
- At review time it did not support eDrive, and Samsung's updated NVMe driver and Magician software had not yet shipped.
- Price is the recurring complaint, with owners calling it expensive.
- Several owners say it feels no faster than a good SATA SSD in everyday use, with gains mostly in benchmarks and load times.
- Some owners note it runs warm and needed an aftermarket heatsink.
Sources behind this summary
- Newegg — 5 out of 5 (110 ratings), as of September 15, 2026
- Tom's Hardware — review
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Sources
Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.