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M.2 2280 256GB SSD

Price and performance details for the M.2 2280 256GB SSD 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.

M.2 2280 256GB SSD

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  M.2 2280 SATA 256GB SSD

Drive First Benchmarked: 2021-09-27

Drive Rating/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:  9194

Last Price Change:  NA

Average Drive Rating
3624
Samples: 6

Disk Test Suite Average Results for M.2 2280 256GB SSD

Sequential Read531 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write425 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)135 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD113 MBytes/Sec
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Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
M.2 2280 256GB SSD
3,624
Seagate ST2000DM008
2,311
Seagate ST1000DM010
1,377
Seagate Barracuda 2TB Hard Drive
1,317
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
1,254
WDC WD10EZEX
1,216
Seagate ST1000DM003
1,176
TOSHIBA DT01ACA050
1,143
TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100
1,060
WDC WD10SPZX
901
Last 5 Baselines for M.2 2280 256GB SSD
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL3253472 - Jan 31 2026
2865
BL3253281 - Jan 31 2026
3508
BL2631329 - May 17 2025
3369
BL1645536 - Oct 10 2022
3773
BL1471505 - Nov 23 2021
4092