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Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB

Price and performance details for the Samsung PM981a NVMe 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 PM981a NVMe 256GB

Description:  MZVLB256HBHQ

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7, PM981a NVMe Samsung 256GB, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-00000, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-00A00, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-00007, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000H7, PM981a NVMe SED Samsung 256GB

Drive First Benchmarked: 2019-05-08

Drive Rating/$Price: 437.41

Overall Rank:  2179

Last Price Change:  $39 USD (2024-08-25)

Average Drive Rating
17059
Samples: 2261

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB

Sequential Read2,520 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,474 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)958 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD169 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$39.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNADrive Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 SSDs Common Drives
As of 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
51,984
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,356
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,971
WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB
47,901
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRS 1000G
45,740
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,551
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,669
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,194
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,447
Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB
17,059
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981a NVMe 256GB
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2191317 - Sep 10 2024
21928
BL2189450 - Sep 08 2024
14729
BL2189289 - Sep 07 2024
21779
BL2189183 - Sep 07 2024
12850
BL2189136 - Sep 07 2024
12364