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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: 448.55

Overall Rank:  2441

Last Price Change:  $37.99 USD (2024-09-25)

Average Drive Rating
17041
Samples: 2432

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB

Sequential Read2,565 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,469 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)954 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD168 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$37.99 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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
51,722
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,193
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,857
KINGSTON KC3000 2TB
48,812
WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB
47,686
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRS 1000G
45,508
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,340
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,758
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,113
Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB
17,041
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2290167 - Dec 20 2024
14582
BL2288597 - Dec 20 2024
7968
BL2287512 - Dec 19 2024
15228
BL2287186 - Dec 19 2024
21464
BL2286466 - Dec 18 2024
12064