Samsung MZ-V8P500B

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed +252% Effective Speed 252%Average Score +326% Read 467%, Write 552%, 4K Read 104%, 4K Write 100%, Mixed 564%, 4K Mixed 113%, SusWrite 385%Peak Score +361% Read 507%, Write 612%, 4K Read 105%, 4K Write 108%, Mixed 626%, 4K Mixed 122%, SusWrite 447%Value & Sentiment +112% User Rating -9%, Market Share 26%, Price 27%, Value 406%Nice To Haves +350% DQ Read 465%, DQ Write 359%, DQ Mixed 452%, ADQ Read 335%, ADQ Write 272%, ADQ Mixed 360%, Age 170%, AS-SSD Total 385%

Average Bench: 347% (18^th of 1071)

Based on 46,564 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB

Poor: 229%Average: 347% Great: 443%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 247.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,196MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,641MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 214%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 176MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 70MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 46,564 samples)

Rank 18347%

Min	Avg	Max
1,651	Read 2,596	3,075
1,029	Write 2,641	3,456
955	Mixed 2,383	3,075
794	SusWrite 1,442	2,117
510% 2,266 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
42.9	4K Read 70	88.5
89.8	4K Write 176	255
55.1	4K Mixed 96	130
322% 114 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
746	DQ Read 1,419	2,073
406	DQ Write 1,072	1,645
504	DQ Mixed 1,196	1,830
908% 1,229 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

ITA-User, 1 hr ago.

382GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3014 3135 3077 2063 651 643 MB/s

388% Outstanding

Write 2,876

Mixed 2,711

SusWrite 2,097

584% 2,586 MB/s

4K Read 72

4K Write 169

4K Mixed 98.5

325% 113 MB/s

DQ Read 1,338

DQ Write 998

DQ Mixed 1,137

858% 1,158 MB/s

GBR-User, 45 mins ago.

337GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2592 2505 2847 3263 681 735 MB/s

386% Outstanding

Write 2,485

Mixed 2,013

SusWrite 2,104

488% 2,159 MB/s

4K Read 58.3

4K Write 171

4K Mixed 88.5

292% 106 MB/s

DQ Read 2,135

DQ Write 1,694

DQ Mixed 1,896

1,424% 1,908 MB/s

GBR-User, 35 mins ago.

273GB free

Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2829 3119 2085 647 645 645 MB/s

358% Outstanding

Write 3093

Mixed 2,872

SusWrite 1,662

591% 2,623 MB/s

4K Read 71.2

4K Write 145

4K Mixed 95.2

307% 104 MB/s

DQ Read 1,126

DQ Write 948

DQ Mixed 1,001

760% 1,025 MB/s

DEU-User, 43 mins ago.

194GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2726 903 904 915 928 919 MB/s

321% Outstanding

Write 2,880

Mixed 2,624

SusWrite 1,216

523% 2,322 MB/s

4K Read 70.7

4K Write 158

4K Mixed 94.9

312% 108 MB/s

DQ Read 1165

DQ Write 934

DQ Mixed 1,064

793% 1,055 MB/s

DEU-User, 11 mins ago.

245GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2316 941 948 951 952 945 MB/s

321% Outstanding

Write 2,492

Mixed 2,218

SusWrite 1,175

471% 2,099 MB/s

4K Read 73.6

4K Write 154

4K Mixed 99

320% 109 MB/s

DQ Read 1,228

DQ Write 970

DQ Mixed 1,070

809% 1,089 MB/s

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Typical 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB Builds (Compare 8,337 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 149%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 150%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS WIFI

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $270Bench 101%, 61,928 samples	3,031x
Core i5-11600KIntel $196Bench 99%, 30,311 samples	1,002x
Core i9-11900KIntel $339Bench 103%, 35,456 samples	900x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $530Bench 148%, 562,666 samples	919x
RTX 3080Nvidia $900Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	895x
RTX 3060Nvidia $365Bench 100%, 301,333 samples	708x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $70Bench 347%, 46,564 samples	1x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR 2x16GBGBench 95%, 5,938 samples	274x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $70Bench 86%, 53,237 samples	233x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	232x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $870

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060 $365	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZ-V8P500B

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 347% (18^th of 1071)

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS WIFI

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980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 347% (18th of 1071)

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