Samsung

980 PRO 250GB

980 PRO 250GB
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Effective Speed +329% Effective Speed 329%Average Score +411% Read 495%, Write 636%, 4K Read 126%, 4K Write 120%, Mixed 676%, 4K Mixed 142%, SusWrite 684%Peak Score +385% Read 511%, Write 612%, 4K Read 103%, 4K Write 114%, Mixed 647%, 4K Mixed 128%, SusWrite 579%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +373% DQ Read 493%, DQ Write 385%, DQ Mixed 480%, ADQ Read 360%, ADQ Write 315%, ADQ Mixed 410%, Age 135%, AS-SSD Total 405%

Average Bench: 423% (10^th of 1072)

Based on 63 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO 250GB

Poor: 343%Average: 423% Great: 479%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 PRO 250GB averaged 322.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 980 PRO 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,328MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,983MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 980 PRO 250GB is 136%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 980 PRO 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 193MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 77.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 63 samples)

Rank 10423%

Min	Avg	Max
2,070	Read 2,720	3094
1,981	Write 2,983	3,454
1,968	Mixed 2,786	3,161
1,832	SusWrite 2,323	2,629
610% 2,703 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
59.1	4K Read 77.4	87.4
122	4K Write 193	262
73.7	4K Mixed 109	133
359% 126 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1,078	DQ Read 1,502	2,176
680	DQ Write 1,198	1,736
844	DQ Mixed 1,328	1,921
1,000% 1,342 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NOR-User, 4 months ago.

793GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3146 3212 3224 2401 1644 1640 MB/s

430% Outstanding

Write 3313

Mixed 3,051

SusWrite 2,544

662% 2,928 MB/s

4K Read 77.4

4K Write 184

4K Mixed 106

351% 123 MB/s

DQ Read 1,308

DQ Write 1,081

DQ Mixed 1,170

883% 1,186 MB/s

PRT-User, 4 months ago.

848GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2948 2959 3111 2654 1645 1630 MB/s

424% Outstanding

Write 2,468

Mixed 3,039

SusWrite 2,491

599% 2,653 MB/s

4K Read 74.9

4K Write 186

4K Mixed 105

346% 122 MB/s

DQ Read 1426

DQ Write 1244

DQ Mixed 1,347

1,006% 1,339 MB/s

RUS-User, 2 months ago.

615GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2767 1872 1865 1988 2007 2041 MB/s

381% Outstanding

Write 2,725

Mixed 2,656

SusWrite 2090

565% 2,506 MB/s

4K Read 70.1

4K Write 159

4K Mixed 95.7

313% 108 MB/s

DQ Read 1,315

DQ Write 1,119

DQ Mixed 1,213

910% 1,216 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 months ago.

698GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1997 2009 2023 2036 2029 1822 MB/s

380% Outstanding

Write 2,079

Mixed 2,112

SusWrite 1,986

487% 2,164 MB/s

4K Read 76.4

4K Write 171

4K Mixed 104

340% 117 MB/s

DQ Read 1,344

DQ Write 1,062

DQ Mixed 1,182

890% 1196 MB/s

RUS-User, 3 months ago.

154GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2120 2042 2055 2113 2108 2099 MB/s

373% Outstanding

Write 2595

Mixed 1,974

SusWrite 2,089

512% 2,272 MB/s

4K Read 74.2

4K Write 159

4K Mixed 101

326% 112 MB/s

DQ Read 1,190

DQ Write 884

DQ Mixed 997

756% 1,024 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

530GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2816 2248 1808 1853 1864 1850 MB/s

370% Outstanding

Write 3,121

Mixed 2,987

SusWrite 2,073

625% 2,771 MB/s

4K Read 75.6

4K Write 128

4K Mixed 97.4

307% 100 MB/s

DQ Read 816

DQ Write 577

DQ Mixed 706

525% 700 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 months ago.

540GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1039 1811 1882 1935 1950 1981 MB/s

349% Outstanding

Write 2600

Mixed 2,608

SusWrite 1,766

524% 2,320 MB/s

4K Read 69.4

4K Write 160

4K Mixed 89.2

304% 106 MB/s

DQ Read 1,382

DQ Write 1,075

DQ Mixed 1,187

899% 1,215 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

237GB free

Firmware: 2B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1674 1317 1225 1186 1134 1116 MB/s

342% Outstanding

Write 3,264

Mixed 2,642

SusWrite 1,275

563% 2,503 MB/s

4K Read 54.3

4K Write 201

4K Mixed 74.7

284% 110 MB/s

DQ Read 1613

DQ Write 1,276

DQ Mixed 1,430

1,074% 1,440 MB/s

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Gaming 151%

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z590 GAMING FORCE (MS-7D06)

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	613x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	527x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	304x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	265x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	229x

SSD
980 PRO 250GBSamsungBench 423%, 63 samples	1x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	83x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	72x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	66x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $670

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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980 PRO 250GB

Average Bench: 423% (10^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 423% (10th of 1072)

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