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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: 437.90

Overall Rank:  2151

Last Price Change:  $39 USD (2024-08-25)

Average Drive Rating
17078
Samples: 2244

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB

Sequential Read2,516 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,476 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)961 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 7th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
52,006
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,430
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,931
WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB
47,938
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRS 1000G
45,860
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,575
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,671
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,207
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,444
Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB
17,078
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2185506 - Sep 03 2024
21957
BL2185097 - Sep 02 2024
21268
BL2185070 - Sep 02 2024
14655
BL2184407 - Sep 01 2024
21828
BL2183859 - Sep 01 2024
21707