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Samsung SSD 980 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 249% (65th of 1080)

Based on 3,297 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 980 1TB
Poor: 142%Average: 249% Great: 354%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB averaged 149.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 997MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,185MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB is 212%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 147MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,065MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,297 samples)
Rank 65249%
Min Avg Max
973 Read 1,507 1,797
805 Write 1,741 2,258
815 Mixed 1,556 1,925
422 SusWrite 1,065 2,116
331% 1,467 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.2 4K Read 55.5 67.7
60.5 4K Write 147 235
39.5 4K Mixed 73.1 101
256% 92 MB/s
Min Avg Max
502 DQ Read 1,185 1,934
200 DQ Write 867 1,647
318 DQ Mixed 997 1,621
753% 1,016 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
893GB free
Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2190 2168 2143 2071 2034 2065 MB/s
372% Outstanding
Read 1,686
Write 2,187
Mixed 1,904
SusWrite 2,112
447% 1,972 MB/s
4K Read 63.7
4K Write 206
4K Mixed 92.1
324% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1946
DQ Write 1,448
DQ Mixed 1,628
1,236% 1674 MB/s
508GB free
Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2092 2199 2194 2194 1785 350 MB/s
345% Outstanding
Read 1,634
Write 2,272
Mixed 1,842
SusWrite 1,802
428% 1,888 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 213
4K Mixed 93.6
305% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,862
DQ Write 1,475
DQ Mixed 1,614
1,223% 1,650 MB/s
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1744 224 221 242 134 235 MB/s
252% Outstanding
Read 1,743
Write 1957
Mixed 1,847
SusWrite 466
338% 1,504 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 90.5
298% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1512
DQ Write 1,248
DQ Mixed 1,392
1,040% 1,384 MB/s
744GB free
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1509 1486 1486 1526 1519 392 MB/s
249% Outstanding
Read 1,655
Write 1,640
Mixed 1,563
SusWrite 1,319
348% 1,544 MB/s
4K Read 62.7
4K Write 33.1
4K Mixed 61.3
191% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,777
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 274
373% 732 MB/s
155GB free
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1183 320 313 357 383 402 MB/s
238% Outstanding
Read 1,744
Write 2,188
Mixed 1,884
SusWrite 493
355% 1,577 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 90.5
308% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 990
DQ Write 908
DQ Mixed 950
712% 949 MB/s
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 551 57 50 56 36 66 MB/s
167% Outstanding
Read 1,240
Write 1,473
Mixed 1,213
SusWrite 136
228% 1,016 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 70.7
238% 84 MB/s
DQ Read 1,131
DQ Write 438
DQ Mixed 917
644% 829 MB/s
890GB free
Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 882 898 882 970 997 998 MB/s
147% Outstanding
Read 985
Write 908
Mixed 892
SusWrite 938
210% 931 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 34.5
134% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 243
173% 221 MB/s
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Gaming 13%
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Desktop 78%
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Workstation 13%
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System: Acer Nitro AN515-57

CPU
Core i5-11400HIntelBench 80%, 35,470 samples9,778x
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 79,827 samples5,411x
Core i9-11900HIntelBench 89%, 6,494 samples616x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 25,082 samples5,432x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples3,159x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples1,911x
SSD
Samsung SSD 980 1TBNvmeBench 249%, 3,297 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples3,018x
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 14,450 samples2,250x
M471A2K43EB1-CWE 1x16GBSamsungBench 46%, 7,758 samples867x
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