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Samsung SSD 980 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 265% (49th of 1072)

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,348 samples)
Rank 49265%
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%
551GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2511 1898 1909 1906 1910 1907 MB/s
435% Outstanding
Read 2,594
Write 2,995
Mixed 2,723
SusWrite 2,007
582% 2,580 MB/s
4K Read 83
4K Write 238
4K Mixed 121
406% 147 MB/s
DQ Read 2083
DQ Write 1,640
DQ Mixed 1,838
1,381% 1,853 MB/s
493GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2163 1898 1904 1900 1911 1911 MB/s
339% Outstanding
Read 2,539
Write 2,355
Mixed 2,266
SusWrite 1,948
512% 2,277 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 82.6
264% 88.9 MB/s
DQ Read 903
DQ Write 723
DQ Mixed 814
609% 813 MB/s
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2081 2091 1820 1538 1557 1549 MB/s
305% Outstanding
Read 2371
Write 2,210
Mixed 2,152
SusWrite 1,772
478% 2,126 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 68.9
219% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 852
DQ Write 660
DQ Mixed 758
567% 757 MB/s
771GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1388 1756 1648 1643 1714 1723 MB/s
269% Outstanding
Read 2,086
Write 1,864
Mixed 1,866
SusWrite 1,645
420% 1,866 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 60.6
195% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 597
DQ Write 478
DQ Mixed 518
393% 531 MB/s
660GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2017 1229 502 108 239 252 MB/s
220% Outstanding
Read 1,739
Write 2,123
Mixed 1,820
SusWrite 725
361% 1,602 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 70.5
230% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 874
DQ Write 686
DQ Mixed 769
578% 776 MB/s
405GB free
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 168 176 200 189 177 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 1,825
Write 1,696
Mixed 1,651
SusWrite 178
299% 1,338 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 76.9
4K Mixed 59.5
180% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 753
DQ Write 539
DQ Mixed 624
472% 639 MB/s
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 73 98 82 85 90 MB/s
143% Outstanding
Read 1,292
Write 941
Mixed 124
SusWrite 94.9
134% 613 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 58.4
4K Mixed 55.2
167% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1400
DQ Write 85
DQ Mixed 139
253% 541 MB/s
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Gaming 143%
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Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,139x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,115x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,955x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,598x
SSD
Samsung SSD 980 1TBNvmeBench 265%, 5,348 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples928x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $890

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Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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