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Samsung MZ-V8P500B

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
BENCHMARKS (78,573)
MKT (0.2%)
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Effective Speed -61%Effective Speed -61%Average Score -56%Read -63%, Write -80%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -29%, Mixed -37%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite -130%Peak Score -85%Read -95%, Write -88%, 4K Read -119%, 4K Write -54%, Mixed -53%, 4K Mixed -70%, SusWrite -118%Value & Sentiment -95%User Rating -32%, Market Share -185%, Price 69%, Value -233%Nice To Haves -31%DQ Read -8%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -9%, ADQ Read -17%, ADQ Write -13%, ADQ Mixed -17%, Age -152%, AS-SSD Total -24%

Average Bench: 338% (28^th of 1080)

Based on 78,573 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB

Poor: 210%Average: 338% Great: 429%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 238.3% 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 1,264MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,599MB/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 219%. 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 161MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 68MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 78,573 samples)

Rank 28338%

Min	Avg	Max
1,489	Read 2,566	3,054
1,015	Write 2,599	3,418
926	Mixed 2,356	3,067
686	SusWrite 1,375	2,100
500% 2,224 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
44.4	4K Read 68	86.3
76.4	4K Write 161	246
52.5	4K Mixed 91.3	128
305% 107 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
767	DQ Read 1,464	2,157
449	DQ Write 1,115	1,713
624	DQ Mixed 1,264	1,919
952% 1,281 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 12 hrs ago.

240GB free

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2835 1484 653 654 744 741 MB/s

336% Outstanding

Write 2,942

Mixed 2,738

SusWrite 1,185

537% 2,385 MB/s

4K Read 67.1

4K Write 185

4K Mixed 93.4

319% 115 MB/s

DQ Read 1,684

DQ Write 910

DQ Mixed 1,235

935% 1,276 MB/s

POL-User, 11 hrs ago.

270GB free

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1629 1853 1907 1922 1723 667 MB/s

330% Outstanding

Write 1,823

Mixed 1,919

SusWrite 1,617

427% 1,900 MB/s

4K Read 66.7

4K Write 150

4K Mixed 89.6

295% 102 MB/s

DQ Read 1,284

DQ Write 976

DQ Mixed 1,114

838% 1,125 MB/s

AUS-User, 9 hrs ago.

281GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2403 2352 1169 807 805 826 MB/s

301% Outstanding

Write 2,607

Mixed 2,564

SusWrite 1,394

506% 2,246 MB/s

4K Read 56

4K Write 94.6

4K Mixed 70.6

225% 73.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,223

DQ Write 967

DQ Mixed 1,077

811% 1,089 MB/s

SVK-User, 10 hrs ago.

375GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2014 1303 973 904 885 856 MB/s

290% Outstanding

Write 1,570

Mixed 1,619

SusWrite 1,156

366% 1,636 MB/s

4K Read 64.8

4K Write 124

4K Mixed 85.2

273% 91.3 MB/s

DQ Read 1,127

DQ Write 924

DQ Mixed 999

755% 1,017 MB/s

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS WIFI

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Core i7-11700KIntel $240Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	3,998x
Core i5-11600KIntel $181Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,339x
Core i9-11900KIntel $278Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	1,239x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,243x
RTX 3080Nvidia $501Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,229x
RTX 3060Nvidia $280Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	988x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $110Bench 338%, 78,573 samples	1x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR 2x16GBGBench 91%, 10,357 samples	363x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 89%, 95,273 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $74Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	318x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
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Samsung MZ-V8P500B

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 338% (28^th of 1080)

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980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 338% (28th of 1080)

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