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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: 426.45

Overall Rank:  2047

Last Price Change:  $40 USD (2024-07-01)

Average Drive Rating
17058
Samples: 2174

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB

Sequential Read2,493 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,473 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)961 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD169 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$40.99 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 2nd of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
52,235
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,568
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,913
WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB
48,028
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRS 1000G
46,003
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,752
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,666
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,259
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,422
Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB
17,058
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2133650 - Jun 28 2024
23175
BL2132263 - Jun 27 2024
15442
BL2132065 - Jun 26 2024
14076
BL2129270 - Jun 22 2024
15071
BL2129024 - Jun 22 2024
12857