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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: 360.54

Overall Rank:  2554

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

Average Drive Rating
14418
Samples: 2778

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,478 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,084 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)667 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD166 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 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
52,120
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,513
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,828
WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB
47,973
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRS 1000G
45,900
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,711
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,658
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,228
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,435
Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
14,418
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2154433 - Jul 26 2024
18203
BL2153983 - Jul 26 2024
13231
BL2153673 - Jul 25 2024
16870
BL2152269 - Jul 23 2024
12741
BL2152210 - Jul 23 2024
13556