Samsung MZ-V8P500B

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed -60%Effective Speed -60%Average Score -54%Read -62%, Write -78%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -27%, Mixed -35%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite -131%Peak Score -85%Read -93%, Write -85%, 4K Read -121%, 4K Write -54%, Mixed -51%, 4K Mixed -71%, SusWrite -117%Value & Sentiment -47%User Rating -31%, Market Share -117%, Price 127%, Value -165%Nice To Haves -36%DQ Read -7%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -9%, ADQ Read -17%, ADQ Write -13%, ADQ Mixed -18%, Age -187%, 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, 3 hrs ago.

357GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3422 3435 1298 649 651 667 MB/s

439% Outstanding

Write 3,484

Mixed 3,091

SusWrite 1,687

636% 2,825 MB/s

4K Read 81.4

4K Write 255

4K Mixed 128

423% 155 MB/s

DQ Read 2,097

DQ Write 1,643

DQ Mixed 1761

1,347% 1,834 MB/s

DEU-User, 7 hrs ago.

310GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3077 916 911 916 920 920 MB/s

367% Outstanding

Write 3,342

Mixed 2,995

SusWrite 1,276

597% 2,653 MB/s

4K Read 80

4K Write 186

4K Mixed 110

361% 125 MB/s

DQ Read 1406

DQ Write 1,121

DQ Mixed 1,235

932% 1,254 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

327GB free

Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1931 1371 971 975 987 977 MB/s

321% Outstanding

Write 2,016

Mixed 2059

SusWrite 1,202

436% 1,947 MB/s

4K Read 74.8

4K Write 149

4K Mixed 95.9

315% 107 MB/s

DQ Read 1,207

DQ Write 969

DQ Mixed 1063

802% 1,080 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

243GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2078 1105 934 948 966 960 MB/s

311% Outstanding

Write 3,038

Mixed 2791

SusWrite 1,165

548% 2,437 MB/s

4K Read 62.1

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 80

254% 83.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1,276

DQ Write 997

DQ Mixed 1,145

854% 1139 MB/s

USA-User, 4 hrs ago.

266GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1328 1080 1082 1091 1026 1057 MB/s

307% Outstanding

Write 2,928

Mixed 1,949

SusWrite 1,111

489% 2,180 MB/s

4K Read 45.5

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 58.1

201% 71 MB/s

DQ Read 1,885

DQ Write 1,181

DQ Mixed 1,251

1,008% 1439 MB/s

NZL-User, 4 hrs ago.

183GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 900 697 1007 872 538 720 MB/s

208% Outstanding

Write 932

Mixed 838

SusWrite 789

248% 1,121 MB/s

4K Read 38.8

4K Write 86.5

4K Mixed 50.1

169% 58.5 MB/s

DQ Read 798

DQ Write 559

DQ Mixed 686

510% 681 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 $220Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	3,895x
Core i5-11600KIntel $178Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,311x
Core i9-11900KIntel $249Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	1,207x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,208x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,197x
RTX 3060Nvidia $256Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	960x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $90Bench 338%, 78,573 samples	1x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR 2x16GBGBench 91%, 10,357 samples	355x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	318x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	308x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $770

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
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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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