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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: 362.81

Overall Rank:  3401

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

Average Drive Rating
14509
Samples: 3657

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,607 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,098 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)671 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD165 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 SSDs Common Drives
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
51,525
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 2TB SSD
50,124
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 1TB SSD
48,968
KINGSTON KC3000 2TB
48,840
WD BLACK SN850X 1TB
47,336
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRS 1000G
45,378
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
44,895
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,901
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
41,923
Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
14,509
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2491928 - Mar 19 2025
15583
BL2491780 - Mar 19 2025
10025
BL2491623 - Mar 19 2025
11721
BL2491003 - Mar 18 2025
14010
BL2490870 - Mar 18 2025
11627