Samsung MZ-V8P500B

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed +245% Effective Speed 245%Average Score +317% Read 446%, Write 532%, 4K Read 103%, 4K Write 97%, Mixed 532%, 4K Mixed 111%, SusWrite 397%Peak Score +349% Read 502%, Write 599%, 4K Read 103%, 4K Write 99%, Mixed 619%, 4K Mixed 116%, SusWrite 409%Value & Sentiment +101% User Rating -11%, Market Share 48%, Price 15%, Value 351%Nice To Haves +341% DQ Read 426%, DQ Write 297%, DQ Mixed 414%, ADQ Read 313%, ADQ Write 227%, ADQ Mixed 331%, Age 368%, AS-SSD Total 348%

Average Bench: 343% (12^th of 1058)

Based on 30,415 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB

Poor: 241%Average: 343% Great: 427%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 243.5% 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 1,134MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,582MB/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 186%. 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 175MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 70.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 30,415 samples)

Rank 12343%

Min	Avg	Max
1,090	Read 2,532	3,052
1,056	Write 2,582	3,389
990	Mixed 2,288	3,039
827	SusWrite 1,476	1,967
499% 2,220 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
45.1	4K Read 70.8	87.5
100	4K Write 175	238
58.3	4K Mixed 96.8	126
324% 114 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
793	DQ Read 1,353	1,932
362	DQ Write 954	1,423
518	DQ Mixed 1,134	1,701
852% 1,147 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ITA-User, 25 mins ago.

238GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3238 3393 945 657 660 659 MB/s

440% Outstanding

Write 3,477

Mixed 3,084

SusWrite 1592

632% 2,805 MB/s

4K Read 89.7

4K Write 250

4K Mixed 129

434% 156 MB/s

DQ Read 2,059

DQ Write 1,768

DQ Mixed 1905

1,430% 1,911 MB/s

SVN-User, 25 mins ago.

426GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3360 3370 2746 757 753 756 MB/s

417% Outstanding

Write 2,722

Mixed 2,632

SusWrite 1,957

538% 2,378 MB/s

4K Read 91.3

4K Write 258

4K Mixed 130

441% 160 MB/s

DQ Read 2215

DQ Write 1,032

DQ Mixed 1,850

1,312% 1,699 MB/s

GBR-User, 42 mins ago.

301GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3327 2589 655 650 657 655 MB/s

416% Outstanding

Write 3,409

Mixed 2,975

SusWrite 1,422

613% 2,726 MB/s

4K Read 89.4

4K Write 250

4K Mixed 130

434% 156 MB/s

DQ Read 2,129

DQ Write 1,026

DQ Mixed 1,794

1,274% 1,650 MB/s

DEU-User, 18 mins ago.

375GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3214 3274 2687 729 749 749 MB/s

411% Outstanding

Write 3,353

Mixed 2,995

SusWrite 1,900

633% 2,808 MB/s

4K Read 83.2

4K Write 201

4K Mixed 116

381% 133 MB/s

DQ Read 1,405

DQ Write 1,146

DQ Mixed 1,255

945% 1,269 MB/s

USA-User, 10 mins ago.

406GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2761 3323 3196 759 759 760 MB/s

407% Outstanding

Write 3,304

Mixed 2,941

SusWrite 1,926

634% 2,815 MB/s

4K Read 82.5

4K Write 177

4K Mixed 109

359% 123 MB/s

DQ Read 1411

DQ Write 1,028

DQ Mixed 1,194

899% 1211 MB/s

BHR-User, 24 mins ago.

421GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2469 2349 921 922 910 926 MB/s

373% Outstanding

Write 2,501

Mixed 2,421

SusWrite 1,416

507% 2,259 MB/s

4K Read 85.9

4K Write 216

4K Mixed 121

400% 141 MB/s

DQ Read 1,373

DQ Write 1,033

DQ Mixed 1,188

892% 1,198 MB/s

DEU-User, 10 mins ago.

373GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1297 1063 1050 1042 1049 1057 MB/s

348% Outstanding

Write 3,139

Mixed 2,984

SusWrite 1,093

572% 2,546 MB/s

4K Read 79.7

4K Write 179

4K Mixed 108

354% 122 MB/s

DQ Read 1315

DQ Write 1,004

DQ Mixed 1,090

834% 1,136 MB/s

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Gaming 177%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 207%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING - $302

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $549Bench 86%, 254,367 samples	6,338x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $294Bench 84%, 696,534 samples	4,247x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $460Bench 102%, 103,560 samples	3,847x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 206%, 191,159 samples	2,788x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 551,178 samples	2,447x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $770Bench 137%, 222,872 samples	1,847x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $110Bench 343%, 30,415 samples	1x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 57,232 samples	2,108x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $222Bench 88%, 121,725 samples	932x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $88Bench 85%, 287,774 samples	564x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,661

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $315	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $67	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	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: 343% (12^th of 1058)

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980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 343% (12th of 1058)

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