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Samsung SSD 980 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 226% (76th of 1072)

Based on 1,856 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 980
Poor: 125%Average: 226% Great: 354%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 980 500GB averaged 126.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 810MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,723MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 500GB is 229%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 110MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 916MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,856 samples)
Rank 76226%
Min Avg Max
752 Read 1,617 2,839
623 Write 1,723 3,021
626 Mixed 1,521 2,753
363 SusWrite 916 1,810
325% 1,444 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.1 4K Read 51.1 75.9
47.6 4K Write 110 210
33.4 4K Mixed 65.2 105
219% 75.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
369 DQ Read 966 1,595
201 DQ Write 735 1,477
262 DQ Mixed 810 1,264
616% 837 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2141 2198 2199 2239 2235 663 MB/s
347% Outstanding
Read 2,519
Write 2,320
Mixed 2,220
SusWrite 1,946
507% 2,251 MB/s
4K Read 68
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 87.2
285% 96.2 MB/s
DQ Read 998
DQ Write 726
DQ Mixed 861
644% 862 MB/s
214GB free
Firmware: GXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2045 2174 1967 660 657 655 MB/s
306% Outstanding
Read 2,443
Write 2,200
Mixed 2,183
SusWrite 1,360
460% 2,046 MB/s
4K Read 65.7
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 85.4
279% 94.2 MB/s
DQ Read 964
DQ Write 771
DQ Mixed 859
646% 865 MB/s
366GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2164 1663 952 957 961 958 MB/s
287% Outstanding
Read 2,884
Write 2,676
Mixed 2,700
SusWrite 1,276
535% 2,384 MB/s
4K Read 74
4K Write 62.8
4K Mixed 52.2
212% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 1,151
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 319
320% 545 MB/s
440GB free
Firmware: FXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1912 1961 1948 1287 289 325 MB/s
261% Outstanding
Read 1,606
Write 2,110
Mixed 1,740
SusWrite 1,287
381% 1,686 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 70.8
232% 80.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,100
DQ Write 949
DQ Mixed 1,016
764% 1,022 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1884 240 206 262 206 242 MB/s
237% Outstanding
Read 1,672
Write 2,030
Mixed 1,701
SusWrite 506
332% 1,477 MB/s
4K Read 60.1
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 85.9
291% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,280
DQ Write 920
DQ Mixed 1,100
822% 1100 MB/s
272GB free
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1565 1578 458 204 257 208 MB/s
198% Outstanding
Read 1,517
Write 1,935
Mixed 1,552
SusWrite 712
322% 1,429 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 60.4
197% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 829
DQ Write 628
DQ Mixed 738
549% 732 MB/s
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Typical Samsung SSD 980 500GB Builds (Compare 2,132 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5050

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples559x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples452x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples322x
GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples1,017x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples499x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples87x
SSD
Samsung SSD 980 500GBNvmeBench 226%, 1,856 samples1x
RAM
HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 2x4GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,458 samples138x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples97x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 3,269 samples85x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $89

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