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SAMSUNG PM971 SSD 256GB

Price and performance details for the SAMSUNG PM971 SSD 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 PM971 SSD 256GB

Description:  Model: KUS030202M

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  SAMSUNG KUS030202M-B000, PM971 NVMe Samsung 256GB

Drive First Benchmarked: 2019-02-26

Drive Rating/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:  6768

Last Price Change:  NA

Average Drive Rating
7970
Samples: 255

Disk Test Suite Average Results for SAMSUNG PM971 SSD 256GB

Sequential Read1,538 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write518 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)364 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD147 MBytes/Sec
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Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 10th of June 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
SAMSUNG PM971 SSD 256GB
7,970
Seagate ST1000DM010
1,354
Seagate Barracuda 2TB Hard Drive
1,304
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
1,241
WDC WD10EZEX
1,217
Seagate ST1000DM003
1,170
TOSHIBA DT01ACA050
1,126
TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100
1,048
WDC WD10SPZX
896
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100
808
Last 5 Baselines for SAMSUNG PM971 SSD 256GB
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL3478267 - May 19 2026
6775
BL3453247 - May 06 2026
7555
BL3392290 - Apr 03 2026
8075
BL3377520 - Mar 27 2026
8260
BL3364042 - Mar 21 2026
7324