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The PM981a is Samsung's OEM drive, sold to PC makers rather than in retail boxes. It is a PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 2280 SSD built on 96-layer TLC NAND with a Phoenix controller and 1GB of LPDDR4 cache, so it runs near the ceiling of PCIe 3.0: sequential reads around 3,500 MB/s and writes around 3,000 MB/s. It suits builders and upgraders who want fast everyday storage without paying for a retail label, and it is a clear step up from SATA drives and DRAM-less budget NVMe models. Against PCIe 4.0 drives it gives up peak speed, and it carries no retail warranty or software support.
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Lowest price we've seen: $249.99 on Nov 9 at Newegg. Tracked across 1 store since Nov 9.
Owners and reviewers treat the PM981a as a fast, reliable OEM drive that performs like a high-end PCIe 3.0 SSD.
