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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:  2972

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

Average Drive Rating
14440
Samples: 3114

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,527 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,090 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)669 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD165 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 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
51,646
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,209
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,903
KINGSTON KC3000 2TB
48,843
WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB
47,657
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRS 1000G
45,536
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,334
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,769
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,074
Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
14,440
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2304161 - Dec 27 2024
13410
BL2302565 - Dec 26 2024
12573
BL2301936 - Dec 26 2024
15980
BL2301652 - Dec 26 2024
17853
BL2299478 - Dec 25 2024
14950