Samsung MZ-V8V500B

980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed +146% Effective Speed 146%Average Score +184% Read 214%, Write 341%, 4K Read 64%, 4K Write 70%, Mixed 320%, 4K Mixed 73%, SusWrite 207%Peak Score +194% Read 238%, Write 344%, 4K Read 52%, 4K Write 63%, Mixed 315%, 4K Mixed 61%, SusWrite 283%Value & Sentiment +101% User Rating -13%, Market Share -53%, Price 90%, Value 382%Nice To Haves +476% DQ Read 329%, DQ Write 262%, DQ Mixed 274%, ADQ Read 268%, ADQ Write 227%, ADQ Mixed 292%, Age 1,896%, AS-SSD Total 262%

Average Bench: 243% (53^rd of 1058)

Based on 2,082 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 980 500GB

Poor: 172%Average: 243% Great: 304%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 142.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,017MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,184MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 132%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 915MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 147MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,082 samples)

Rank 53243%

Min	Avg	Max
718	Read 1,451	1,715
891	Write 1,793	2,156
824	Mixed 1,511	1,754
419	SusWrite 915	1,479
320% 1,417 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
41	4K Read 56.5	65.4
83.6	4K Write 147	196
54.7	4K Mixed 78	93.8
263% 93.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
634	DQ Read 1,184	1,575
242	DQ Write 937	1,297
325	DQ Mixed 1,017	1,236
773% 1,046 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

TUR-User, 30 mins ago.

437GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1945 2133 2127 2139 256 245 MB/s

319% Outstanding

Write 2173

Mixed 1,756

SusWrite 1,474

402% 1,779 MB/s

4K Read 66.8

4K Write 206

4K Mixed 96.9

335% 123 MB/s

DQ Read 1,379

DQ Write 1,184

DQ Mixed 1,227

934% 1,264 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 hr ago.

411GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2042 2066 1490 247 271 283 MB/s

287% Outstanding

Write 2,073

Mixed 1739

SusWrite 1,066

368% 1,632 MB/s

4K Read 65.3

4K Write 194

4K Mixed 94.1

322% 118 MB/s

DQ Read 1,340

DQ Write 1,162

DQ Mixed 1,229

927% 1,244 MB/s

SVN-User, 1 hr ago.

429GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1796 1832 1904 1624 256 282 MB/s

264% Outstanding

Write 1,962

Mixed 1,612

SusWrite 1,282

362% 1,600 MB/s

4K Read 53.1

4K Write 124

4K Mixed 72.9

240% 83.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1,202

DQ Write 1,015

DQ Mixed 1,102

827% 1,106 MB/s

AUT-User, 1 hr ago.

202GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2005 1632 119 117 94 110 MB/s

259% Outstanding

Write 2,052

Mixed 1,739

SusWrite 679

345% 1,534 MB/s

4K Read 64.6

4K Write 187

4K Mixed 91.8

314% 114 MB/s

DQ Read 1,299

DQ Write 1099

DQ Mixed 1,186

892% 1,195 MB/s

TUR-User, 31 mins ago.

383GB free

Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1880 1942 1180 226 230 248 MB/s

255% Outstanding

Write 1,962

Mixed 1,694

SusWrite 951

353% 1,564 MB/s

4K Read 57.1

4K Write 143

4K Mixed 79.4

264% 93.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,117

DQ Write 1,073

DQ Mixed 1,069

810% 1,086 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 hr ago.

421GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1967 1992 1991 705 255 315 MB/s

254% Outstanding

Write 2,057

Mixed 1,710

SusWrite 1,204

374% 1,654 MB/s

4K Read 57.1

4K Write 126

4K Mixed 75.5

250% 86.4 MB/s

DQ Read 968

DQ Write 670

DQ Mixed 867

634% 835 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

424GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1453 1519 1551 1499 1060 227 MB/s

223% Outstanding

Write 1626

Mixed 1,458

SusWrite 1,218

320% 1,418 MB/s

4K Read 38

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 66.5

199% 70.3 MB/s

DQ Read 810

DQ Write 598

DQ Mixed 734

540% 714 MB/s

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $215Bench 84%, 871,255 samples	21,065x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $263Bench 81%, 479,643 samples	13,132x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $280Bench 86%, 591,493 samples	11,215x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 117%, 483,896 samples	6,705x
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 104%, 345,322 samples	6,271x
RTX 2060Nvidia $390Bench 88%, 456,761 samples	6,106x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $60Bench 243%, 2,082 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $100Bench 84%, 243,416 samples	7,099x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 84%, 477,694 samples	6,756x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $94Bench 81%, 510,924 samples	4,634x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,015

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-11600K $259	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $94	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZ-V8V500B

980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 243% (53^rd of 1058)

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980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 243% (53rd of 1058)

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