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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, NVMe PM981 NVMe Samsu, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-00007

Drive First Benchmarked: 2018-07-30

Drive Rating/$Price: 538.65

Overall Rank:  2395

Last Price Change:  $26.45 USD (2023-08-05)

Average Drive Rating
14247
Samples: 2158

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,362 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,060 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)655 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD166 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$28.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$26.45 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 7th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
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53,033
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50,769
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,956
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48,161
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,953
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,578
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,314
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,317
Crucial P5 Plus 1TB
37,740
Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
14,247
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL1961948 - Dec 04 2023
18138
BL1960668 - Dec 02 2023
17359
BL1959875 - Dec 01 2023
13108
BL1959785 - Dec 01 2023
17282
BL1959538 - Dec 01 2023
12308