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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: 362.30

Overall Rank:  3401

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

Average Drive Rating
14488
Samples: 3823

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,623 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,096 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)668 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD164 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 SSDs Common Drives
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
51,552
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 4TB SSD
51,527
KINGSTON FURY Renegade 2TB SSD
50,509
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 2TB SSD
50,104
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 1TB SSD
48,971
KINGSTON KC3000 2TB
48,774
WD BLACK SN850X 1TB
47,397
Kingston FURY Renegade 1TB SSD
45,423
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
44,867
Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
14,488
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2556003 - Apr 15 2025
12946
BL2556002 - Apr 15 2025
17518
BL2555987 - Apr 15 2025
17606
BL2555844 - Apr 15 2025
18676
BL2555748 - Apr 15 2025
17758