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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, NVMe PM981 NVMe Samsu, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-00007

Drive First Benchmarked: 2018-07-30

Drive Rating/$Price: 543.55

Overall Rank:  2844

Last Price Change:  $26.45 USD (2023-08-05)

Average Drive Rating
14377
Samples: 2480

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,445 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,076 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)663 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD166 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$28.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$26.45 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 2000GB
52,430
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,770
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
49,134
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 1000GB
48,097
KINGSTON SFYRS1000G
46,144
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,905
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,752
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,378
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,473
Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
14,377
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2080398 - Apr 17 2024
7186
BL2080335 - Apr 17 2024
15233
BL2080334 - Apr 17 2024
18276
BL2080072 - Apr 17 2024
17641
BL2079934 - Apr 17 2024
17292