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Samsung PM981 512GB NVMe

Price and performance details for the Samsung PM981 512GB 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 512GB NVMe

Description:  Model: MZVLB512HAJQ, M.2

Drive Size:  476.9 GB

Other names:  PM981 NVMe Samsung 512GB, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-00000, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H7, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H2, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-00007, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000L7, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000

Drive First Benchmarked: 2017-11-25

Drive Rating/$Price: 199.87

Overall Rank:  2737

Last Price Change:  $88.86 USD (2024-09-11)

Average Drive Rating
17760
Samples: 4342

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 512GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,783 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,411 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)1,121 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD168 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 512GB NVMe
17,760
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 512GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2505877 - Mar 25 2025
18988
BL2505491 - Mar 24 2025
20781
BL2505355 - Mar 24 2025
20910
BL2505256 - Mar 24 2025
21438
BL2505063 - Mar 24 2025
16105