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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: 158.48

Overall Rank:  1592

Last Price Change:  $89 USD (2021-09-18)

Average Drive Rating
14104
Samples: 1538

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,205 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,047 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)652 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD166 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 24th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,078
WD BLACK SN850 2TB
41,693
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
40,596
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
38,427
WD BLACK SN850 500GB
37,177
Samsung SSD PM9A1 NVMe 1TB
33,936
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB
33,428
Samsung SSD PM9A1 NVMe 512GB
30,738
Corsair Force MP600 1TB
29,456
Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
14,104
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL1777270 - Mar 24 2023
19164
BL1777264 - Mar 24 2023
18853
BL1777129 - Mar 24 2023
18419
BL1776995 - Mar 23 2023
15368
BL1776962 - Mar 23 2023
19060