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Samsung MZ-V8P250BW

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB
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Effective Speed -100%Effective Speed -100%Average Score -121%Read -75%, Write -183%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -38%, Mixed -111%, 4K Mixed -40%, SusWrite -379%Peak Score -131%Read -97%, Write -152%, 4K Read -118%, 4K Write -56%, Mixed -96%, 4K Mixed -76%, SusWrite -326%Value & Sentiment -1,321%User Rating -37%, Market Share -2,606%Nice To Haves -46%DQ Read -11%, DQ Write -19%, DQ Mixed -17%, ADQ Read -31%, ADQ Write -50%, ADQ Mixed -56%, Age -152%, AS-SSD Total -32%

Average Bench: 272% (53^rd of 1080)

Based on 7,456 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO 250GB

Poor: 176%Average: 272% Great: 377%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB averaged 172.5% 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 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 953MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,398MB/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 201%. 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 660MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 150MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,456 samples)

Rank 53272%

Min	Avg	Max
1,372	Read 2,398	3,017
443	Write 1,649	2,558
552	Mixed 1,534	2,395
231	SusWrite 660	1,076
347% 1,560 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
40.8	4K Read 74	86.6
62	4K Write 150	243
46.3	4K Mixed 78.8	124
293% 101 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
818	DQ Read 1,301	2,086
247	DQ Write 837	1,589
258	DQ Mixed 953	1,796
742% 1,030 MB/s

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

TUR-User, 17 hrs ago.

70GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1128 1210 400 376 369 377 MB/s

176% Outstanding

Write 890

Mixed 880

SusWrite 643

195% 869 MB/s

4K Read 54

4K Write 90.8

4K Mixed 68.8

218% 71.2 MB/s

DQ Read 615

DQ Write 555

DQ Mixed 599

446% 590 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,602,599 SSDs tested

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Typical 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB Builds (Compare 18,360 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 142%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) - $110

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $105Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,440x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $158Bench 98%, 89,263 samples	3,612x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $136Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,749x

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RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,805x
RTX 3060Nvidia $280Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,459x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $309Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,433x

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980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsungBench 272%, 7,456 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	742x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	708x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	368x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $670

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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 $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $130
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $330

Samsung MZ-V8P250BW

980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 272% (53rd of 1080)

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Outstanding average bench

Strengths

Terrible consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

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Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) - $110

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Average Bench: 272% (53^rd of 1080)