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Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Price and performance details for the Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the Hard Drive compared to the 10 other common Hard Drives in terms of PassMark Disk Rating.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the Disk Rating per dollar.

Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Description:  Model: MZVLB256HAHQ, M.2

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-00000, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000L7, PM981 NVMe Samsung 256GB, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H7, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-00007

Drive First Benchmarked: 2018-07-30

Drive Rating/$Price: 362.79

Overall Rank:  3342

Last Price Change:  $39.99 USD (2024-06-22)

Average Drive Rating
14508
Samples: 3551

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,595 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,098 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)672 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD165 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 SSDs Common Drives
As of 11th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
51,540
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,142
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,960
KINGSTON KC3000 2TB
48,794
WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB
47,333
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRS 1000G
45,427
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
44,892
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,883
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
41,910
Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
14,508
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2470351 - Mar 10 2025
15217
BL2469493 - Mar 09 2025
14836
BL2468723 - Mar 09 2025
15269
BL2468528 - Mar 09 2025
17715
BL2467847 - Mar 09 2025
17893
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