New
Samsung PM981
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
43 Overall Score
Price $69
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)
- Below average feature (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 2 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung PM981 | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | Western Digital Black SN850X | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | ADATA GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-1T-CS | Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2230 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | - | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | - |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 740 TBW | 640 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung PM981 | 50.3 | 60.5 | 32.9 | 17.2 | 35.2 | 59.6 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 90.4 | 96.1 | 99 | 54.8 | 83 | 96.3 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 84.6 | 92.2 | 93.7 | 54.8 | 87.9 | 96.3 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 82.5 | 96.4 | 93.7 | 78.6 | 86 | 56.6 |
| ADATA GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-1T-CS Compare | 92.2 | 89.2 | 99 | 54.8 | 92.1 | 47.2 |
| Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 Compare | 75.8 | 60.5 | 53.4 | 78.6 | 68.7 | 90.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $69
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Price History
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Usage Scores
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