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Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 404% (16th of 1080)

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 16404%
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%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3727 3801 3801 1402 1613 1637 MB/s
482% Outstanding
Read 2,721
Write 3,784
Mixed 3,188
SusWrite 2,664
700% 3,089 MB/s
4K Read 82.3
4K Write 263
4K Mixed 124
423% 156 MB/s
DQ Read 2,049
DQ Write 1,538
DQ Mixed 1,746
1,318% 1,778 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3743 2650 1737 1729 1739 1752 MB/s
466% Outstanding
Read 2,766
Write 3,734
Mixed 3208
SusWrite 2,225
675% 2,983 MB/s
4K Read 84.8
4K Write 259
4K Mixed 130
432% 158 MB/s
DQ Read 2,131
DQ Write 1703
DQ Mixed 1,899
1,426% 1,911 MB/s
261GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2051 1937 1929 1927 1925 1930 MB/s
420% Outstanding
Read 2,846
Write 3,767
Mixed 3,200
SusWrite 1,950
664% 2,941 MB/s
4K Read 83.1
4K Write 227
4K Mixed 122
402% 144 MB/s
DQ Read 1,536
DQ Write 1,228
DQ Mixed 1,374
1,031% 1,379 MB/s
331GB free
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2094 1918 1911 1914 1945 1944 MB/s
399% Outstanding
Read 2,797
Write 3,555
Mixed 3,062
SusWrite 1,954
642% 2,842 MB/s
4K Read 78.7
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 111
365% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 1,306
DQ Write 1,106
DQ Mixed 1,196
899% 1,202 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2467 1886 1888 1891 1871 1882 MB/s
358% Outstanding
Read 2934
Write 3,148
Mixed 2,794
SusWrite 1,981
611% 2,714 MB/s
4K Read 58.1
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 79.7
241% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,710
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 515
500% 834 MB/s
711GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2719 1828 1822 1849 1849 1838 MB/s
353% Outstanding
Read 2,513
Write 3,495
Mixed 2,823
SusWrite 1,984
612% 2,704 MB/s
4K Read 68.9
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 102
314% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 792
DQ Write 660
DQ Mixed 722
542% 725 MB/s
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1927 1898 1904 1934 1895 1897 MB/s
349% Outstanding
Read 2,239
Write 2,935
Mixed 1,337
SusWrite 1,909
474% 2,105 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 231
4K Mixed 67.1
274% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,521
DQ Write 1,180
DQ Mixed 1,259
967% 1320 MB/s
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Desktop 105%
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Workstation 126%
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CPU
Core i9-12900HIntelBench 99%, 15,403 samples2,150x
Gen Intel Core i9-12900H12thBench 109%, 2 samples2x
GPU
RTX 3070-Ti (Laptop)NvidiaBench 119%, 9,134 samples1,293x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples829x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 15%, 7,232 samples28x
SSD
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TBNvmeBench 404%, 3,576 samples72x
RAM
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL Micron MTC4C10163S1SC48BA1 16GBSamsungBench 127%, 2,382 samples568x
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOD 16GBSamsungBench 119%, 1,385 samples457x
M425R2GA3BB0-CQKOL Micron MTC8C1084S1SC48BA1 32GBSamsungBench 136%, 669 samples269x
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