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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: 361.09

Overall Rank:  2622

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

Average Drive Rating
14440
Samples: 2840

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,489 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,088 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)669 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 9th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
52,001
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,427
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,938
WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB
47,939
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRS 1000G
45,815
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,583
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,671
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,207
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,443
Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
14,440
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2183440 - Aug 31 2024
17478
BL2182094 - Aug 30 2024
12497
BL2181499 - Aug 29 2024
13075
BL2181323 - Aug 29 2024
18724
BL2181246 - Aug 29 2024
18015