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Samsung 0.5TB M.2 NVMe SSD - Live Prices

3 drives tracked. From $259.98/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?
✓ Buy if: you want 7% below-average pricing on 0.5TB Samsung drives. These are datacenter pulls - verify SMART data on arrival.
✗ Skip if: you require new-only drives for production RAID or need guaranteed OEM warranty - consider new alternatives.
Buy on Amazon $129.99
Best $/TB
$259.98
Drives
2
Interface
NVMe-PCIe3

At $259.98/TB, Samsung 0.5TB NVMe drives are $9.40/TB cheaper than the 0.5TB NVMe category average of $269.38/TB — strong value at this capacity.

Samsung 0.5TB NVMe - should you buy?

Samsung PM9A3 0.5TB is the industry standard for mixed workload enterprise NVMe. PCIe Gen 4, 1 DWPD, dual-port capable. Starting at $259.98/TB.

Condition
2 of 2 part numbers
  • $259.98/TB$129.99
    Samsung 512GB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ512HBLU Solid...
    Samsung 512GB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ512HBLU Solid State Drive for Surface Pro Steam Deck Dell HP Lenovo Ultrabook Tablet
    512GB · NVMe-PCIe3
    Refurb
    Buy on Amazon
  • $298.00/TB$149.00
    Samsung 512GB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ512HBLU Solid...
    Samsung 512GB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ512HBLU Solid State Drive for Surface Pro Steam Deck Dell HP Lenovo Ultrabook Tablet
    512GB · NVMe-PCIe3
    New
    Buy on Amazon

Guides for this capacity: the SSD price outlook · fill a NAS at today's prices

Drive Specifications

Samsung 512GB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ512HBLU Solid...
Samsung 512GB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ512HBLU Solid State Drive for Surface Pro Steam Deck Dell HP Lenovo Ultrabook Tablet
REFURB
This offer: sold by CyberEZQ · Amazon says Used / LikeNew · CyberEZQ's note: Pull from new computer, Steam Deck. Never used!
$259.98/TB
$129.99 total
Capacity
0.5TB
Interface
NVMe-PCIe3
Form Factor
M.2 2230
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
N/A
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
—
Workload
—
Warranty
—
Samsung 512GB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ512HBLU Solid...
Samsung 512GB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ512HBLU Solid State Drive for Surface Pro Steam Deck Dell HP Lenovo Ultrabook Tablet
This offer: sold by CyberEZQ · Amazon says New / Unknown
$298.00/TB
$149.00 total
Capacity
0.5TB
Interface
NVMe-PCIe3
Form Factor
M.2 2230
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
N/A
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
—
Workload
—
Warranty
—

Other Samsung NVMe capacities

0.5TB0.96TB1TB1.92TB3.84TB7.68TB

Other brands at 0.5TB NVMe

AcerCrucialEdilocaKingstonKioxiaMicronPatriotSK HynixSK hynixSamsungTranscendWDWD_BLACKfanxiang

Frequently Asked Questions

2 listings, 2 in stock from $129.99 (cheapest: 512GB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ512HBLU Solid...). 1 of the in-stock offers are new; the rest are used or recertified, labelled per row.

As stored on the rows: M.2 2230. The form factor decides the slot or backplane it needs - check your machine against the form-factor column before buying on price.

Use Case Scenarios

🗄️
OLTP Database Primary Storage
PostgreSQL, MySQL or Oracle requiring low latency and high IOPS.
✓ Excellent fit
NVMe delivers sub-200μs latency vs 5ms for HDD — a 25x improvement that directly reduces query response times. At 1 DWPD verify your daily write volume stays within endurance limits.
🤖
AI/ML Training & Inference
GPU server loading training datasets or serving inference at high throughput.
✓ Excellent fit
NVMe at 6,900MB/s eliminates storage bottlenecks when loading datasets to GPU memory. Consider multiple drives for larger datasets.
💾
Bulk Cold Data Archive
Storing large volumes of infrequently accessed data.
✗ Not ideal
At ~$260/TB, NVMe costs 10x more than enterprise HDD for cold data. Unless you need fast retrieval, HDDs or LTO tape are far more cost-effective.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Maintenance Checklist

On installUpdate drive firmware
Check manufacturer website for latest firmware. Enterprise SSDs receive updates that fix performance and reliability issues.
On installEnable power loss protection verification
Enterprise NVMe drives have onboard capacitors for power loss protection. Verify in drive logs after first power cycle.
MonthlyCheck SMART/NVMe health attributes
Run nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0 (Linux). Monitor: Media_Errors, Available_Spare, Percentage_Used.
MonthlyMonitor write endurance consumption
Track Percentage_Used SMART attribute. At 80%+ consider planning replacement. At 0.5TB and 1 DWPD you have 934,400GB lifetime writes.
QuarterlyReview error logs in server BMC
Check iDRAC, iLO or IPMI logs for NVMe errors, PCIe link speed downgrades, or unexpected resets.

Troubleshooting Guide

Cause: PCIe slot not initialized, missing NVMe driver, BIOS not updated, or U.2 cable issue.
Fix: Check BIOS for NVMe in PCIe enumeration. Update server firmware. Reseat U.2 cable. Verify PCIe bifurcation if using adapter. Test in another slot.