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Samsung MZ-V8P500B

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 341% (19th of 1072)

Based on 58,572 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB
Poor: 206%Average: 341% Great: 442%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 241.5% 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 1,224MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,616MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 236%. 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 167MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 69.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 58,572 samples)
Rank 19341%
Min Avg Max
1,357 Read 2,539 3,076
998 Write 2,616 3,447
924 Mixed 2,402 3,065
707 SusWrite 1,423 2,130
505% 2,245 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42.9 4K Read 69.7 88.1
67.8 4K Write 167 254
49.2 4K Mixed 93.2 129
314% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
627 DQ Read 1,429 2,234
295 DQ Write 1,097 1,795
437 DQ Mixed 1,224 1,958
926% 1,250 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1038 2314 2333 2362 2368 1156 MB/s
339% Outstanding
Read 2,472
Write 2,440
Mixed 2,324
SusWrite 1,929
516% 2,291 MB/s
4K Read 66.7
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 84.7
273% 90.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,014
DQ Write 664
DQ Mixed 856
634% 845 MB/s
276GB free
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2321 2115 861 868 869 870 MB/s
331% Outstanding
Read 2,544
Write 2,098
Mixed 2,293
SusWrite 1,318
463% 2,063 MB/s
4K Read 65.1
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 87.8
281% 95 MB/s
DQ Read 1,600
DQ Write 1,145
DQ Mixed 1,284
983% 1,343 MB/s
231GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2216 884 895 893 888 885 MB/s
330% Outstanding
Read 2,858
Write 3,075
Mixed 2,881
SusWrite 1110
558% 2,481 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 78
263% 90.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,671
DQ Write 1,318
DQ Mixed 1,483
1,113% 1,491 MB/s
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2513 931 941 952 955 950 MB/s
321% Outstanding
Read 2,679
Write 2,821
Mixed 2,624
SusWrite 1,207
524% 2,333 MB/s
4K Read 56.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 72
235% 78.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,699
DQ Write 1,309
DQ Mixed 1,503
1,124% 1,504 MB/s
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1813 2506 2494 1723 656 693 MB/s
319% Outstanding
Read 2,630
Write 2,570
Mixed 2,493
SusWrite 1,648
525% 2,335 MB/s
4K Read 65.8
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 87.1
275% 91 MB/s
DQ Read 753
DQ Write 448
DQ Mixed 606
450% 602 MB/s
336GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1852 1393 932 939 944 945 MB/s
288% Outstanding
Read 2063
Write 1,936
Mixed 1,518
SusWrite 1,167
375% 1,671 MB/s
4K Read 67.2
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 84.8
293% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1110
DQ Write 844
DQ Mixed 963
724% 972 MB/s
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1098 1085 1043 458 477 433 MB/s
259% Outstanding
Read 2,297
Write 1,087
Mixed 1,098
SusWrite 766
290% 1,312 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 52.3
191% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,673
DQ Write 1,089
DQ Mixed 1,152
921% 1,305 MB/s
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1927 1875 1212 691 677 721 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 1050
Write 1,060
Mixed 1,009
SusWrite 1,184
243% 1,076 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 25.5
83% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,327
DQ Write 1,003
DQ Mixed 1,145
862% 1,158 MB/s
254GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 590 610 617 639 628 637 MB/s
142% Outstanding
Read 724
Write 633
Mixed 668
SusWrite 620
149% 661 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 57.3
4K Mixed 56.3
185% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 608
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 291
240% 357 MB/s
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Gaming 150%
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Desktop 106%
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Workstation
Workstation 151%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS WIFI

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $258Bench 101%, 65,651 samples3,834x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples1,281x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples1,172x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,184x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,171x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples937x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $88Bench 341%, 58,572 samples1x
RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR 2x16GBGBench 91%, 10,357 samples352x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples308x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples304x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $746

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