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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:  PM981 NVMe Samsung 512GB, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-00000, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H7, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H2, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-00007, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000L7, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000

Drive First Benchmarked: 2017-11-25

Drive Rating/$Price: 198.43

Overall Rank:  3808

Last Price Change:  $88.86 USD (2024-09-11)

Average Drive Rating
17633
Samples: 6464

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 512GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,879 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,442 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)1,125 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD167 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
85,538
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
51,412
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 4TB SSD
50,957
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 2TB SSD
49,504
KINGSTON FURY Renegade 2TB SSD
49,194
KINGSTON KC3000 2TB
49,081
Samsung 990 Pro PM9F1 1TB SSD
48,320
WD BLACK SN850X 1TB
46,713
Kingston FURY Renegade 1TB SSD
44,316
Samsung PM981 512GB NVMe
17,633
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 512GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL3349612 - Mar 14 2026
20626
BL3348332 - Mar 13 2026
15037
BL3348254 - Mar 13 2026
20353
BL3347917 - Mar 13 2026
21510
BL3347863 - Mar 13 2026
20628