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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: 542.35

Overall Rank:  2765

Last Price Change:  $26.45 USD (2023-08-05)

Average Drive Rating
14345
Samples: 2402

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,426 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,072 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)661 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD166 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$28.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$26.45 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 29th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 2000GB
52,494
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,784
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
49,165
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 1000GB
48,178
KINGSTON SFYRS1000G
46,189
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,992
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,715
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,376
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,466
Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
14,345
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2058045 - Mar 22 2024
18090
BL2057413 - Mar 21 2024
15142
BL2057314 - Mar 21 2024
12996
BL2056760 - Mar 20 2024
16234
BL2056668 - Mar 20 2024
12412