Samsung MZ-V8P250BW

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB
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Effective Speed +174% Effective Speed 174%Average Score +211% Read 392%, Write 340%, 4K Read 83%, 4K Write 75%, Mixed 359%, 4K Mixed 85%, SusWrite 145%Peak Score +267% Read 497%, Write 426%, 4K Read 101%, 4K Write 96%, Mixed 464%, 4K Mixed 112%, SusWrite 175%Value & Sentiment -430%User Rating -11%, Market Share -848%Nice To Haves +318% DQ Read 440%, DQ Write 341%, DQ Mixed 432%, ADQ Read 286%, ADQ Write 202%, ADQ Mixed 279%, Age 208%, AS-SSD Total 355%

Average Bench: 270% (44^th of 1069)

Based on 6,726 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO 250GB

Poor: 159%Average: 270% Great: 381%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB averaged 170.0% 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 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 986MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,261MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB is 222%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 727MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 154MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,726 samples)

Rank 44270%

Min	Avg	Max
787	Read 2,251	3,027
521	Write 1,784	2,552
599	Mixed 1,646	2,388
369	SusWrite 727	1,063
358% 1,602 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
38.1	4K Read 63	86.7
61.8	4K Write 154	240
46	4K Mixed 83.5	124
284% 100 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
568	DQ Read 1,261	1,981
292	DQ Write 870	1,579
419	DQ Mixed 986	1,761
757% 1,039 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CRI-User, 7 hrs ago.

174GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2389 1430 389 384 399 401 MB/s

350% Outstanding

Write 2,494

Mixed 2,326

SusWrite 899

483% 2,161 MB/s

4K Read 82.3

4K Write 198

4K Mixed 113

374% 131 MB/s

DQ Read 1,543

DQ Write 1,210

DQ Mixed 1,433

1,057% 1,395 MB/s

CRI-User, 8 mins ago.

164GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2434 804 447 447 441 437 MB/s

343% Outstanding

Write 2,469

Mixed 2,292

SusWrite 835

473% 2,116 MB/s

4K Read 82.3

4K Write 179

4K Mixed 114

365% 125 MB/s

DQ Read 1,622

DQ Write 1,224

DQ Mixed 1,395

1,051% 1,414 MB/s

CZE-User, 5 hrs ago.

163GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2356 2448 377 378 383 388 MB/s

334% Outstanding

Write 2,441

Mixed 2,299

SusWrite 1,055

480% 2,143 MB/s

4K Read 74.7

4K Write 178

4K Mixed 101

337% 118 MB/s

DQ Read 1366

DQ Write 1,038

DQ Mixed 1,178

887% 1,194 MB/s

DEU-User, 40 mins ago.

149GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 813 535 528 524 509 512 MB/s

329% Outstanding

Write 2,487

Mixed 2311

SusWrite 570

459% 2,057 MB/s

4K Read 81.8

4K Write 232

4K Mixed 115

394% 143 MB/s

DQ Read 1,679

DQ Write 902

DQ Mixed 1,243

937% 1,275 MB/s

DEU-User, 6 hrs ago.

180GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2511 536 455 454 454 456 MB/s

309% Outstanding

Write 2,477

Mixed 2,315

SusWrite 811

470% 2,103 MB/s

4K Read 71.3

4K Write 153

4K Mixed 94.9

311% 106 MB/s

DQ Read 1,255

DQ Write 1,021

DQ Mixed 1153

859% 1,143 MB/s

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Gaming 148%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 135%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) - $166

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $194Bench 96%, 345,581 samples	3,867x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $229Bench 98%, 126,534 samples	2,359x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $199Bench 86%, 414,815 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $450Bench 154%, 447,840 samples	1,221x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $468Bench 132%, 257,683 samples	986x
RTX 3060Nvidia $350Bench 98%, 232,735 samples	860x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsungBench 270%, 6,726 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	522x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	513x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $52Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	253x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $873

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So expensive but so fast that windows don't even boot faster

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $468	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
Intel Core i7-12700K $329	Nvidia RTX 3070 $450	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $270	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $41	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $50	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $50	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZ-V8P250BW

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 270% (44th of 1069)

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Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) - $166

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Average Bench: 270% (44^th of 1069)