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Samsung PM981 512GB NVMe

Price and performance details for the Samsung PM981 512GB 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 512GB NVMe

Description:  Model: MZVLB512HAJQ, M.2

Drive Size:  476.9 GB

Other names:  SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000L7, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLB512, PM981 NVMe Samsung 512GB, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000L2, NVMe PM981 NVMe Samsu, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-00000, NVMe PM981 NVMe Samsu SCSI Disk Device, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H7, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H2, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-00007, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000

Drive First Benchmarked: 2017-11-25

Drive Rating/$Price: 617.21

Overall Rank:  1744

Last Price Change:  $29.28 USD (2023-10-18)

Average Drive Rating
18072
Samples: 2676

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 512GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,651 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,383 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)1,121 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD169 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$32.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$29.28 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
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 2000GB
53,033
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50,769
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,956
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 1000GB
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 512GB NVMe
18,072
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 512GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL1961469 - Dec 03 2023
17328
BL1960894 - Dec 02 2023
19931
BL1960337 - Dec 02 2023
18848
BL1959967 - Dec 01 2023
16740
BL1959929 - Dec 01 2023
19003