Samsung MZ-V8V500B

980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed +142% Effective Speed 142%Average Score +179% Read 225%, Write 328%, 4K Read 82%, 4K Write 72%, Mixed 318%, 4K Mixed 72%, SusWrite 159%Peak Score +192% Read 239%, Write 337%, 4K Read 53%, 4K Write 85%, Mixed 313%, 4K Mixed 65%, SusWrite 256%Value & Sentiment +162% User Rating -11%, Market Share 187%, Price 97%, Value 374%Nice To Haves +289% DQ Read 335%, DQ Write 320%, DQ Mixed 275%, ADQ Read 277%, ADQ Write 231%, ADQ Mixed 291%, Age 298%, AS-SSD Total 283%

Average Bench: 239% (56^th of 1059)

Based on 39,426 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 980 500GB

Poor: 169%Average: 239% Great: 304%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 138.9% 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 1,016MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,230MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 134%. 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 769MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 151MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 39,426 samples)

Rank 56239%

Min	Avg	Max
1,002	Read 1,486	1,719
941	Write 1,735	2,119
940	Mixed 1,501	1,747
380	SusWrite 769	1,376
309% 1,373 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
42	4K Read 62.4	65.8
76.2	4K Write 151	226
51.9	4K Mixed 77.6	96.2
274% 96.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
666	DQ Read 1,230	1,598
408	DQ Write 955	1,503
519	DQ Mixed 1,016	1,242
781% 1,067 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 38 mins ago.

373GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1812 1922 1424 202 222 237 MB/s

266% Outstanding

Write 2,058

Mixed 1,713

SusWrite 970

359% 1,591 MB/s

4K Read 60

4K Write 164

4K Mixed 85.8

288% 103 MB/s

DQ Read 1,338

DQ Write 1,005

DQ Mixed 1,127

855% 1,157 MB/s

MYS-User, 13 mins ago.

339GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1930 1756 276 191 161 161 MB/s

248% Outstanding

Write 2,067

Mixed 1729

SusWrite 746

349% 1,551 MB/s

4K Read 58.9

4K Write 141

4K Mixed 81

268% 93.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,311

DQ Write 1,039

DQ Mixed 1,133

860% 1,161 MB/s

NOR-User, 47 mins ago.

266GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1938 505 139 160 203 258 MB/s

235% Outstanding

Write 2046

Mixed 1,720

SusWrite 534

333% 1480 MB/s

4K Read 60.5

4K Write 160

4K Mixed 83.5

283% 101 MB/s

DQ Read 1235

DQ Write 1,001

DQ Mixed 1,094

826% 1,110 MB/s

USA-User, 28 mins ago.

251GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1734 559 196 289 311 314 MB/s

219% Outstanding

Write 2,004

Mixed 1,482

SusWrite 567

304% 1,348 MB/s

4K Read 60.7

4K Write 162

4K Mixed 83.9

285% 102 MB/s

DQ Read 1,096

DQ Write 826

DQ Mixed 930

704% 951 MB/s

USA-User, 17 mins ago.

363GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1766 185 144 151 139 150 MB/s

216% Outstanding

Write 1,819

Mixed 1,570

SusWrite 422

299% 1,330 MB/s

4K Read 53.5

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 69.6

230% 78.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,561

DQ Write 1,080

DQ Mixed 1,232

944% 1,291 MB/s

VNM-User, 53 mins ago.

312GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1750 1330 193 190 175 219 MB/s

191% Outstanding

Write 1,825

Mixed 1490

SusWrite 643

300% 1,330 MB/s

4K Read 45.7

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 64.7

211% 74.1 MB/s

DQ Read 802

DQ Write 589

DQ Mixed 709

526% 700 MB/s

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 136%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) - $170

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $192Bench 96%, 232,591 samples	3,672x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $230Bench 98%, 120,499 samples	2,213x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $260Bench 86%, 373,112 samples	1,184x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $550Bench 154%, 447,840 samples	1,127x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $415Bench 132%, 257,683 samples	920x
RTX 3060Nvidia $390Bench 98%, 232,735 samples	783x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $59Bench 239%, 39,426 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $53Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	492x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	492x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $64Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	240x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $1,024

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $415	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $550	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $397	Nvidia RTX 3050 $298	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $53	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17

Samsung MZ-V8V500B

980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 239% (56^th of 1059)

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Samsung MZ-V8V500B

980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 239% (56th of 1059)

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Average Bench: 239% (56^th of 1059)