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Samsung SSD 980 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 265% (57th of 1080)

Based on 5,348 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 980
Poor: 134%Average: 265% Great: 421%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB averaged 165.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 849MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,910MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB is 287%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 110MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 54.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,348 samples)
Rank 57265%
Min Avg Max
838 Read 1,803 2,796
588 Write 1,910 3,211
615 Mixed 1,730 2,952
407 SusWrite 1,385 2,171
385% 1,707 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.6 4K Read 54.3 79.3
36.6 4K Write 110 220
29.9 4K Mixed 67.1 112
226% 77 MB/s
Min Avg Max
345 DQ Read 978 1,925
140 DQ Write 767 1,546
187 DQ Mixed 849 1,614
642% 865 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
636GB free
Firmware: 5B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3075 3143 3145 2651 1550 1550 MB/s
427% Outstanding
Read 2765
Write 3,182
Mixed 2,982
SusWrite 2,519
647% 2,862 MB/s
4K Read 79.1
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 99.5
312% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,909
DQ Write 1,018
DQ Mixed 1,788
1,242% 1,572 MB/s
589GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3557 2437 1731 1744 1738 1738 MB/s
400% Outstanding
Read 2910
Write 3,605
Mixed 3,215
SusWrite 2,158
671% 2,972 MB/s
4K Read 79.1
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 109
355% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,011
DQ Write 816
DQ Mixed 885
670% 904 MB/s
671GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1952 2983 2688 1785 1786 1776 MB/s
392% Outstanding
Read 2,698
Write 3,066
Mixed 2,982
SusWrite 2,162
616% 2,727 MB/s
4K Read 75
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 103
331% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1224
DQ Write 953
DQ Mixed 1,067
804% 1,081 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1727 1987 1970 1999 1704 1306 MB/s
336% Outstanding
Read 2,419
Write 2,020
Mixed 1,495
SusWrite 1,782
432% 1,929 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 69.5
252% 94.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1328
DQ Write 1067
DQ Mixed 1,156
876% 1,184 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1897 1594 1628 1447 1379 1279 MB/s
332% Outstanding
Read 2529
Write 2174
Mixed 1,515
SusWrite 1,538
434% 1,939 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 75.4
274% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,318
DQ Write 1061
DQ Mixed 1,147
870% 1,175 MB/s
521GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1595 1662 1703 1752 1477 1383 MB/s
286% Outstanding
Read 2,106
Write 2,106
Mixed 2,045
SusWrite 1,595
442% 1,963 MB/s
4K Read 57.3
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 70.3
227% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 831
DQ Write 654
DQ Mixed 724
547% 736 MB/s
676GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1901 273 287 152 154 147 MB/s
210% Outstanding
Read 1,731
Write 2,168
Mixed 1863
SusWrite 485
352% 1,562 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 69
226% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 1,024
DQ Write 791
DQ Mixed 892
671% 902 MB/s
377GB free
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1628 752 298 306 317 331 MB/s
192% Outstanding
Read 1508
Write 1,810
Mixed 1,642
SusWrite 605
313% 1,391 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 62.5
191% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 899
DQ Write 668
DQ Mixed 707
549% 758 MB/s
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Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $243

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $235Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,627x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $380Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,499x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $126Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,318x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,050x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,982x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $806Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,677x
SSD
Samsung SSD 980 1TBNvmeBench 265%, 5,348 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $57Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,328x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples983x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples959x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $984

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