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Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB

Price and performance details for the Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB 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 PM981a NVMe 256GB

Description:  MZVLB256HBHQ

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7, PM981a NVMe Samsung 256GB, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-00000, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-00A00, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-00007, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000H7, PM981a NVMe SED Samsung 256GB

Drive First Benchmarked: 2019-05-08

Drive Rating/$Price: 449.57

Overall Rank:  2307

Last Price Change:  $37.99 USD (2024-09-25)

Average Drive Rating
17079
Samples: 2361

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB

Sequential Read2,547 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,477 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)960 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD169 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$37.99 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 PM981a NVMe 256GB
17,079
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2243043 - Nov 11 2024
21899
BL2242463 - Nov 11 2024
10691
BL2239820 - Nov 08 2024
16502
BL2239500 - Nov 07 2024
16172
BL2238491 - Nov 06 2024
21622