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SAMSUNG SSD PM871a 2.5 7mm 256GB

Price and performance details for the SAMSUNG SSD PM871a 2.5 7mm 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 SSD PM871a 2.5 7mm 256GB

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  SAMSUNG SSD PM871a 2.5 7mm 256GB

Drive First Benchmarked: 2017-01-12

Drive Rating/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:  9514

Last Price Change:  NA

Average Drive Rating
3614
Samples: 50

Disk Test Suite Average Results for SAMSUNG SSD PM871a 2.5 7mm 256GB

Sequential Read510 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write317 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)258 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD138 MBytes/Sec
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Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 14th of April 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
SAMSUNG SSD PM871a 2.5 7mm 256GB
3,614
Seagate ST1000DM010
1,365
Seagate Barracuda 2TB Hard Drive
1,311
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
1,246
WDC WD10EZEX
1,219
Seagate ST1000DM003
1,173
TOSHIBA DT01ACA050
1,134
TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100
1,055
WDC WD10SPZX
894
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100
810
Last 5 Baselines for SAMSUNG SSD PM871a 2.5 7mm 256GB
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL3293489 - Feb 17 2026
3104
BL3289332 - Feb 15 2026
2655
BL3178711 - Dec 31 2025
3820
BL3109842 - Dec 05 2025
3490
BL3109139 - Dec 05 2025
3773