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Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB

Price and performance details for the Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB 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 PM981a NVMe 256GB

Description:  MZVLB256HBHQ

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7, PM981a NVMe Samsung 256GB, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-00000, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-00A00, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-00007, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000H7, PM981a NVMe SED Samsung 256GB

Drive First Benchmarked: 2019-05-08

Drive Rating/$Price: 437.33

Overall Rank:  2094

Last Price Change:  $39 USD (2024-07-22)

Average Drive Rating
17056
Samples: 2201

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB

Sequential Read2,501 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,472 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)960 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD169 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$39.00 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 PM981a NVMe 256GB
17,056
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2149248 - Jul 19 2024
13718
BL2148443 - Jul 18 2024
17214
BL2148343 - Jul 18 2024
20834
BL2148064 - Jul 18 2024
21819
BL2147755 - Jul 18 2024
15111