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M.2 256GB

Price and performance details for the M.2 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.

M.2 256GB

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  M.2 256GB

Drive First Benchmarked: 2021-01-29

Drive Rating/$Price: 144.89

Overall Rank:  8650

Last Price Change:  $21.86 USD (2025-02-14)

Average Drive Rating
3167
Samples: 9

Disk Test Suite Average Results for M.2 256GB

Sequential Read484 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write402 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)88 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD18 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$21.86 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNADrive Not Available. See Other Models
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Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 HDDs Common Drives
As of 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
M.2 256GB
3,167
Seagate ST2000DM008
2,226
Seagate ST1000DM010
1,495
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
1,325
WDC WD10EZEX
1,287
Seagate ST2000DM001
1,227
Seagate ST1000DM003
1,206
TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100
1,136
TOSHIBA DT01ACA050
1,038
WDC WD10SPZX
931
Last 5 Baselines for M.2 256GB
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2343717 - Jan 15 2025
3082
BL2316181 - Jan 02 2025
3791
BL2314501 - Jan 01 2025
3101
BL2308613 - Dec 29 2024
3072
BL2091023 - May 01 2024
2166