Samsung MZ-V8P500B

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed +240% Effective Speed 240%Average Score +306% Read 448%, Write 506%, 4K Read 99%, 4K Write 90%, Mixed 514%, 4K Mixed 102%, SusWrite 383%Peak Score +342% Read 496%, Write 594%, 4K Read 98%, 4K Write 82%, Mixed 614%, 4K Mixed 104%, SusWrite 410%Value & Sentiment +56% User Rating -13%, Market Share -5%, Price -19%, Value 260%Nice To Haves +366% DQ Read 327%, DQ Write 271%, DQ Mixed 330%, ADQ Read 283%, ADQ Write 249%, ADQ Mixed 315%, Age 859%, AS-SSD Total 294%

Average Bench: 338% (14^th of 1058)

Based on 11,644 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB

Poor: 231%Average: 338% Great: 417%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 237.7% 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 1,091MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,487MB/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 187%. 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 166MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 68.6MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11,644 samples)

Rank 14338%

Min	Avg	Max
1,237	Read 2,538	3,019
1,042	Write 2,487	3,368
964	Mixed 2,227	3,024
817	SusWrite 1,473	1,974
490% 2,181 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
44.2	4K Read 68.6	85.2
98.1	4K Write 166	219
54.8	4K Mixed 92	119
309% 109 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
715	DQ Read 1,239	1,569
472	DQ Write 1,012	1,327
578	DQ Mixed 1,091	1,422
826% 1,114 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

344GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3287 3281 2781 633 649 653 MB/s

400% Outstanding

Write 3,301

Mixed 2959

SusWrite 1,881

622% 2,756 MB/s

4K Read 81.2

4K Write 191

4K Mixed 110

366% 128 MB/s

DQ Read 1,360

DQ Write 1,158

DQ Mixed 1,258

943% 1,259 MB/s

USA-User, 21 mins ago.

422GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2368 2930 3024 1143 561 719 MB/s

386% Outstanding

Write 3,298

Mixed 2,974

SusWrite 1,791

617% 2,737 MB/s

4K Read 78.7

4K Write 172

4K Mixed 105

345% 119 MB/s

DQ Read 1,270

DQ Write 1,123

DQ Mixed 1166

883% 1,186 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

305GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1895 3102 3184 1324 661 654 MB/s

383% Outstanding

Write 3,199

Mixed 2,852

SusWrite 1,803

605% 2,684 MB/s

4K Read 78.7

4K Write 168

4K Mixed 105

343% 117 MB/s

DQ Read 1303

DQ Write 944

DQ Mixed 476

531% 908 MB/s

NOR-User, 1 hr ago.

458GB free

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3148 3146 3139 876 751 756 MB/s

354% Outstanding

Write 2,198

Mixed 2,851

SusWrite 1,969

553% 2,459 MB/s

4K Read 65.9

4K Write 133

4K Mixed 87

282% 95.2 MB/s

DQ Read 753

DQ Write 722

DQ Mixed 704

538% 726 MB/s

USA-User, 16 mins ago.

407GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1983 2280 2365 2110 736 723 MB/s

324% Outstanding

Write 2,372

Mixed 2,304

SusWrite 1,700

500% 2,222 MB/s

4K Read 69.5

4K Write 135

4K Mixed 88.9

291% 97.9 MB/s

DQ Read 800

DQ Write 522

DQ Mixed 718

520% 680 MB/s

USA-User, 3 mins ago.

211GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1132 1020 986 925 883 866 MB/s

321% Outstanding

Write 3,052

Mixed 2,877

SusWrite 968

551% 2,452 MB/s

4K Read 76.9

4K Write 162

4K Mixed 99.5

330% 113 MB/s

DQ Read 1,031

DQ Write 880

DQ Mixed 941

709% 951 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 hr ago.

208GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1014 989 948 930 921 907 MB/s

291% Outstanding

Write 1,768

Mixed 1,328

SusWrite 951

362% 1,628 MB/s

4K Read 52.6

4K Write 186

4K Mixed 69.5

267% 103 MB/s

DQ Read 1,380

DQ Write 1,012

DQ Mixed 1101

849% 1,164 MB/s

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 124%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING - $440

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $485Bench 88%, 219,023 samples	5,150x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $305Bench 87%, 506,214 samples	3,443x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $419Bench 99%, 54,202 samples	1,595x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 432,191 samples	1,999x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 204%, 120,447 samples	1,842x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $770Bench 137%, 168,184 samples	1,521x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $130Bench 338%, 11,644 samples	1x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 40,544 samples	1,549x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $300Bench 89%, 82,680 samples	742x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $120Bench 83%, 223,106 samples	420x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,565

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $180	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $215	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	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: 338% (14^th of 1058)

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980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 338% (14th of 1058)

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