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Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 404% (12th of 1072)

Based on 3,576 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
Poor: 237%Average: 404% Great: 528%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB averaged 303.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,179MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,965MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB is 291%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 169MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 67.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,576 samples)
Rank 12404%
Min Avg Max
1,716 Read 2,478 2,942
1,452 Write 2,965 3,862
1,421 Mixed 2,620 3,257
1,278 SusWrite 2,527 3,606
599% 2,647 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45 4K Read 67.8 85.4
76.3 4K Write 169 251
54.5 4K Mixed 94.8 126
314% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
650 DQ Read 1,385 2,198
300 DQ Write 1,010 1,753
472 DQ Mixed 1,179 1,946
886% 1,191 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
943GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3731 1869 1862 1850 1850 1852 MB/s
434% Outstanding
Read 2,844
Write 3,830
Mixed 3,165
SusWrite 2169
679% 3,002 MB/s
4K Read 82
4K Write 234
4K Mixed 120
402% 145 MB/s
DQ Read 1,590
DQ Write 1,247
DQ Mixed 1,400
1,052% 1,412 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3342 1871 1866 1836 1795 1823 MB/s
417% Outstanding
Read 2,834
Write 3,305
Mixed 3,205
SusWrite 2,089
646% 2,858 MB/s
4K Read 81.6
4K Write 222
4K Mixed 117
391% 140 MB/s
DQ Read 1,338
DQ Write 1,103
DQ Mixed 1228
918% 1,223 MB/s
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1979 1920 1937 1931 1959 1964 MB/s
386% Outstanding
Read 2,627
Write 3,505
Mixed 3,009
SusWrite 1,948
627% 2,772 MB/s
4K Read 73.4
4K Write 197
4K Mixed 109
355% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 1,257
DQ Write 1,028
DQ Mixed 1,134
851% 1,140 MB/s
485GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1602 1643 1651 1711 1604 1561 MB/s
273% Outstanding
Read 1,899
Write 1,665
Mixed 1,657
SusWrite 1,628
385% 1,712 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 66.1
216% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,007
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 780
551% 715 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,878,985 SSDs tested

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Typical Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB Builds (Compare 2,102 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 121%
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Desktop
Desktop 105%
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Workstation
Workstation 126%
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System: Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603ZW_GU603ZW

CPU
Core i9-12900HIntelBench 99%, 15,403 samples2,100x
Gen Intel Core i9-12900H12thBench 109%, 2 samples2x
GPU
RTX 3070-Ti (Laptop)NvidiaBench 119%, 9,134 samples1,260x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples813x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 15%, 7,232 samples27x
SSD
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TBNvmeBench 404%, 3,576 samples70x
RAM
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL Micron MTC4C10163S1SC48BA1 16GBSamsungBench 127%, 2,382 samples555x
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOD 16GBSamsungBench 119%, 1,385 samples454x
M425R2GA3BB0-CQKOL Micron MTC8C1084S1SC48BA1 32GBSamsungBench 136%, 669 samples264x
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