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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: 361.53

Overall Rank:  2791

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

Average Drive Rating
14458
Samples: 2983

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,508 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,093 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)671 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD165 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$39.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNADrive Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 SSDs Common Drives
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
51,774
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,250
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,856
WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB
47,778
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRS 1000G
45,638
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,402
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,751
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,162
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,449
Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
14,458
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2243340 - Nov 12 2024
14298
BL2242872 - Nov 11 2024
14211
BL2242087 - Nov 10 2024
13872
BL2241862 - Nov 10 2024
18012
BL2241716 - Nov 10 2024
11629