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Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB

Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
BENCHMARKS (3,576)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -35%Effective Speed -35%Average Score -35%Read -69%, Write -57%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write -22%, Mixed -23%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite -25%Peak Score -70%Read -102%, Write -67%, 4K Read -125%, 4K Write -51%, Mixed -43%, 4K Mixed -74%, SusWrite -27%Value & Sentiment -466%User Rating -37%, Market Share -896%Nice To Haves -31%DQ Read -6%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -8%, ADQ Read -24%, ADQ Write -24%, ADQ Mixed -26%, Age -130%, AS-SSD Total -21%

Average Bench: 404% (16^th 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

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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

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

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Random 4k

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

USA-User, 1 day ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1795 3580 3586 3599 3575 3566 MB/s

470% Outstanding

Write 3,490

Mixed 3,028

SusWrite 3,283

701% 3,089 MB/s

4K Read 71.3

4K Write 195

4K Mixed 116

360% 128 MB/s

DQ Read 1,432

DQ Write 1,016

DQ Mixed 1,198

902% 1,216 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3131 3368 3267 3344 3321 3290 MB/s

467% Outstanding

Write 3,200

Mixed 2,716

SusWrite 3,287

656% 2,892 MB/s

4K Read 67.4

4K Write 188

4K Mixed 99.2

329% 118 MB/s

DQ Read 1,767

DQ Write 1,354

DQ Mixed 1,547

1,161% 1,556 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

1TB free

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3574 2752 1809 1807 1822 1831 MB/s

424% Outstanding

Write 3,546

Mixed 3,061

SusWrite 2,266

658% 2,911 MB/s

4K Read 69.9

4K Write 212

4K Mixed 112

362% 131 MB/s

DQ Read 1,510

DQ Write 1,263

DQ Mixed 1,409

1,049% 1,394 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 days ago.

1TB free

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1370 3141 1822 1787 1787 1803 MB/s

414% Outstanding

Write 3,608

Mixed 3,242

SusWrite 1,952

655% 2,898 MB/s

4K Read 84.7

4K Write 207

4K Mixed 118

389% 136 MB/s

DQ Read 1,747

DQ Write 1,046

DQ Mixed 509

618% 1,101 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

632GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3028 1800 1796 1794 1793 1793 MB/s

412% Outstanding

Write 3,760

Mixed 3,158

SusWrite 2,000

669% 2,962 MB/s

4K Read 81.8

4K Write 203

4K Mixed 118

382% 134 MB/s

DQ Read 1,345

DQ Write 1,054

DQ Mixed 1,213

904% 1,204 MB/s

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Gaming 121%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 126%

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System: Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603ZW_GU603ZW

CPU
Core i9-12900HIntelBench 99%, 15,403 samples	2,191x
Gen Intel Core i9-12900H12thBench 109%, 2 samples	2x

GPU
RTX 3070-Ti (Laptop)NvidiaBench 119%, 9,134 samples	1,323x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	840x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 15%, 7,232 samples	28x

SSD
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TBNvmeBench 404%, 3,576 samples	72x

RAM
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL Micron MTC4C10163S1SC48BA1 16GBSamsungBench 127%, 2,382 samples	577x
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOD 16GBSamsungBench 123%, 2,241 samples	458x
M425R2GA3BB0-CQKOL Micron MTC8C1084S1SC48BA1 32GBSamsungBench 136%, 669 samples	280x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
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