Average Bench: 416% (12th of 1072)

Based on 138,083 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB averaged 316.4% 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 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,377MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,868MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB is 243%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 171MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 68.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 138,083 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,740 Read 2,530 2,947
1,698 Write 2,868 3,492
1,498 Mixed 2,656 3145
1,513 SusWrite 2,531 3,403
598% 2,646 MB/s
Min Avg Max
47 4K Read 68.3 85.4
79.1 4K Write 171 253
59.5 4K Mixed 95.5 128
317% 112 MB/s
Min Avg Max
861 DQ Read 1,589 2,286
522 DQ Write 1,218 1,850
629 DQ Mixed 1,377 2,047
1,037% 1,395 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3523 3519 3526 3540 3538 3534 MB/s
Read 2,871
Write 3,563
Mixed 3,188
SusWrite 3,530
745% 3,288 MB/s
4K Read 88.4
4K Write 255
4K Mixed 133
440% 159 MB/s
DQ Read 2,280
DQ Write 1,780
DQ Mixed 2,006
1,507% 2,022 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3126 3219 3234 3241 3242 3238 MB/s
Read 2,704
Write 3,241
Mixed 2,986
SusWrite 3,217
688% 3,037 MB/s
4K Read 75.8
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 108
345% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,857
DQ Write 1,107
DQ Mixed 1,380
1,055% 1,448 MB/s
986GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3314 3377 3254 3010 1995 1504 MB/s
Read 2,958
Write 3,438
Mixed 3,122
SusWrite 2,742
693% 3,065 MB/s
4K Read 84.2
4K Write 223
4K Mixed 120
399% 142 MB/s
DQ Read 1,753
DQ Write 1,167
DQ Mixed 1,411
1,066% 1,444 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2658 2652 2668 2758 2735 2744 MB/s
Read 2,364
Write 2,852
Mixed 2,658
SusWrite 2,702
599% 2,644 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 55.7
183% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,428
DQ Write 1043
DQ Mixed 1,314
960% 1,261 MB/s
721GB free
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1975 1985 1975 1969 1967 1942 MB/s
Read 2,306
Write 1,980
Mixed 1,287
SusWrite 1,969
423% 1,886 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 66.2
245% 94.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,180
DQ Write 918
DQ Mixed 999
761% 1,032 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2028 2023 2013 2023 2020 2022 MB/s
Read 2,191
Write 2,107
Mixed 2,033
SusWrite 2,022
471% 2,088 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 64
4K Mixed 55.4
181% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 295
220% 297 MB/s
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Typical 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB Builds (Compare 6,270 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 232%
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Desktop
Desktop 116%
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Workstation
Workstation 273%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $1,125

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