New
Samsung PM981
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Read Speed 3,200 MB/s
49 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 9 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 3200 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1200 |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung PM981 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Crucial T710 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Corsair MP700 Elite | Lexar NM1090 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 3,200 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | false | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung PM981 | 53.8 | 60.5 | 14.4 | 54.8 | 49.5 | 50.3 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 87.9 | 94.8 | 93.7 | 92.9 | 80.9 | 96.3 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 98.7 | 98.8 | 85.4 | 92.9 | 86 | 82.3 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.6 | 93.4 | 93.7 | 78.6 | 94.1 | 96.3 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 99.8 | 78.6 | 87.3 | 46.7 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.7 | 98.1 | 90.4 | 92.9 | 74.5 | 37.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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