Samsung MZ-V8P500B

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed +253% Effective Speed 253%Average Score +332% Read 468%, Write 560%, 4K Read 109%, 4K Write 94%, Mixed 570%, 4K Mixed 112%, SusWrite 409%Peak Score +345% Read 500%, Write 593%, 4K Read 101%, 4K Write 88%, Mixed 614%, 4K Mixed 110%, SusWrite 412%Value & Sentiment +89% User Rating -11%, Market Share 37%, Price 3%, Value 328%Nice To Haves +344% DQ Read 357%, DQ Write 301%, DQ Mixed 369%, ADQ Read 301%, ADQ Write 260%, ADQ Mixed 331%, Age 516%, AS-SSD Total 317%

Average Bench: 349% (10^th of 1058)

Based on 17,757 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB

Poor: 251%Average: 349% Great: 424%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 249.4% 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 1,122MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,690MB/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 174%. 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 170MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 72.2MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17,757 samples)

Rank 10349%

Min	Avg	Max
1,543	Read 2,632	3,041
1,068	Write 2,690	3368
1,027	Mixed 2,426	3,022
836	SusWrite 1,506	1,966
520% 2,313 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
47.4	4K Read 72.2	86
90.3	4K Write 170	226
60.4	4K Mixed 96.4	122
323% 113 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
772	DQ Read 1,297	1,680
190	DQ Write 1,033	1,437
337	DQ Mixed 1,122	1,550
851% 1,151 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IRN-User, 54 mins ago.

407GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3289 3296 3062 745 747 745 MB/s

410% Outstanding

Write 2,761

Mixed 2,985

SusWrite 1,981

600% 2,666 MB/s

4K Read 83

4K Write 201

4K Mixed 116

381% 133 MB/s

DQ Read 1,233

DQ Write 1,139

DQ Mixed 1163

879% 1,179 MB/s

DEU-User, 50 mins ago.

414GB free

Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2425 2432 2432 2336 754 760 MB/s

346% Outstanding

Write 2,433

Mixed 2,302

SusWrite 1,856

514% 2,286 MB/s

4K Read 70.2

4K Write 138

4K Mixed 93.1

299% 100 MB/s

DQ Read 955

DQ Write 691

DQ Mixed 860

632% 835 MB/s

CZE-User, 30 mins ago.

372GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2269 812 812 828 827 837 MB/s

343% Outstanding

Write 3,260

Mixed 2,963

SusWrite 1,064

576% 2,562 MB/s

4K Read 76.8

4K Write 204

4K Mixed 109

364% 130 MB/s

DQ Read 1,084

DQ Write 974

DQ Mixed 1,026

770% 1,028 MB/s

DEU-User, 40 mins ago.

414GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2288 2322 2343 2380 805 755 MB/s

333% Outstanding

Write 2,316

Mixed 2,248

SusWrite 1,815

498% 2,215 MB/s

4K Read 67.4

4K Write 126

4K Mixed 88.2

282% 93.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,003

DQ Write 547

DQ Mixed 819

597% 790 MB/s

DEU-User, 35 secs ago.

393GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1034 1630 974 978 985 994 MB/s

330% Outstanding

Write 2,365

Mixed 2,247

SusWrite 1,099

460% 2,049 MB/s

4K Read 66

4K Write 146

4K Mixed 91.4

294% 101 MB/s

DQ Read 1,782

DQ Write 1,442

DQ Mixed 1,582

1,193% 1,602 MB/s

USA-User, 23 mins ago.

262GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2240 986 975 974 976 973 MB/s

321% Outstanding

Write 3,178

Mixed 2,752

SusWrite 1,187

561% 2,494 MB/s

4K Read 75.2

4K Write 164

4K Mixed 98.9

328% 113 MB/s

DQ Read 794

DQ Write 646

DQ Mixed 746

551% 728 MB/s

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 206%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING - $330

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $430Bench 88%, 252,111 samples	5,699x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $270Bench 87%, 612,274 samples	3,846x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $550Bench 101%, 62,815 samples	2,485x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 204%, 166,473 samples	2,338x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 475,163 samples	2,212x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $770Bench 136%, 207,087 samples	1,669x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $124Bench 349%, 17,757 samples	1x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 103%, 54,164 samples	1,791x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $339Bench 89%, 123,048 samples	826x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $98Bench 85%, 245,225 samples	489x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $1,584

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZ-V8P500B

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 349% (10^th of 1058)

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980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 349% (10th of 1058)

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