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Samsung PM981 512GB NVMe

Price and performance details for the Samsung PM981 512GB 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 512GB NVMe

Description:  Model: MZVLB512HAJQ, M.2

Drive Size:  476.9 GB

Other names:  SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000L7, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLB512, PM981 NVMe Samsung 512GB, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000L2, NVMe PM981 NVMe Samsu, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-00000, NVMe PM981 NVMe Samsu SCSI Disk Device, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H7, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H2, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-00007, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000

Drive First Benchmarked: 2017-11-25

Drive Rating/$Price: 580.69

Overall Rank:  1576

Last Price Change:  $31.17 USD (2023-09-03)

Average Drive Rating
18100
Samples: 2522

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 512GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,623 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,378 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)1,121 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD169 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$34.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$31.17 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 2000GB
53,548
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,239
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,884
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 1000GB
48,235
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,796
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,507
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,213
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,226
WD BLACK SN850 500GB
37,130
Samsung PM981 512GB NVMe
18,100
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 512GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL1914608 - Sep 30 2023
20354
BL1914377 - Sep 29 2023
21567
BL1914311 - Sep 29 2023
19081
BL1914205 - Sep 29 2023
20558
BL1913160 - Sep 28 2023
20647