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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: 425.54

Overall Rank:  2858

Last Price Change:  $40 USD (2024-12-27)

Average Drive Rating
17022
Samples: 2916

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB

Sequential Read2,672 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,468 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)945 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 PM981a NVMe 256GB
17,022
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2497427 - Mar 21 2025
12729
BL2497229 - Mar 21 2025
10045
BL2497165 - Mar 21 2025
21086
BL2496505 - Mar 20 2025
13417
BL2495784 - Mar 20 2025
21585