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Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 362% (16th of 1071)

Based on 785 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB
Poor: 224%Average: 362% Great: 464%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB averaged 261.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,284MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,002MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB is 239%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 184MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 71MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 785 samples)
Rank 16362%
Min Avg Max
1,514 Read 2,617 3,193
1,165 Write 3,002 3,841
1,156 Mixed 2,616 3,207
1,018 SusWrite 1,558 2,185
552% 2,448 MB/s
Min Avg Max
41.4 4K Read 71 90.3
79.1 4K Write 184 273
55.4 4K Mixed 101 134
334% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
646 DQ Read 1,453 2,248
328 DQ Write 1,148 1,845
417 DQ Mixed 1,284 2,018
965% 1,295 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2941 2823 797 806 808 820 MB/s
383% Outstanding
Read 2,339
Write 3,323
Mixed 2,714
SusWrite 1,499
558% 2,468 MB/s
4K Read 75.8
4K Write 235
4K Mixed 104
373% 138 MB/s
DQ Read 1,968
DQ Write 1,766
DQ Mixed 1,896
1,414% 1,877 MB/s
292GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1969 1032 1025 1032 1035 1042 MB/s
373% Outstanding
Read 2952
Write 3,750
Mixed 3,143
SusWrite 1,189
622% 2,758 MB/s
4K Read 84.7
4K Write 224
4K Mixed 123
404% 144 MB/s
DQ Read 1,410
DQ Write 1,127
DQ Mixed 1,258
944% 1,265 MB/s
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3041 954 957 969 966 965 MB/s
364% Outstanding
Read 3,021
Write 3,452
Mixed 3,126
SusWrite 1,308
614% 2,727 MB/s
4K Read 79.3
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 91.8
308% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,696
DQ Write 1,351
DQ Mixed 1,561
1,158% 1,536 MB/s
456GB free
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1864 2384 2386 2365 1065 764 MB/s
344% Outstanding
Read 2,910
Write 3,066
Mixed 2,829
SusWrite 1,805
597% 2,653 MB/s
4K Read 77.3
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 75.3
253% 75.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,476
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 502
464% 750 MB/s
345GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2059 2057 2106 2122 2120 1089 MB/s
315% Outstanding
Read 2,430
Write 2,225
Mixed 2,187
SusWrite 1,926
493% 2,192 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 70.2
224% 74.4 MB/s
DQ Read 756
DQ Write 581
DQ Mixed 664
498% 667 MB/s
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2193 2140 768 807 817 720 MB/s
285% Outstanding
Read 2,985
Write 2,382
Mixed 2,583
SusWrite 1,241
514% 2,297 MB/s
4K Read 81
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 57.7
224% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 884
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 225
232% 403 MB/s
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Typical Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB Builds (Compare 9,761 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 177%
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Desktop
Desktop 114%
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Workstation
Workstation 195%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-P WIFI D4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples2,477x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $168Bench 109%, 101,563 samples2,195x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $220Bench 114%, 70,812 samples1,552x
GPU
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples1,404x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $898Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,273x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,023x
SSD
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GBNvmeBench 362%, 785 samples1x
RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples306x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples292x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples250x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $716

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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