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Samsung SSD 980 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 249% (57th of 1072)

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,297 samples)
Rank 57249%
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%
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 7.1 2.5 5.3 9.1 30 MB/s
781% Outstanding
Read 7,689
Write 62.2
Mixed 135
SusWrite 17.2
410% 1,976 MB/s
4K Read 1,182
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
1,792% 394 MB/s
435GB free
Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2168 2175 386 295 409 409 MB/s
303% Outstanding
Read 1,653
Write 2,305
Mixed 1,858
SusWrite 974
384% 1,698 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 234
4K Mixed 92.9
320% 126 MB/s
DQ Read 1,948
DQ Write 1,559
DQ Mixed 1,627
1,252% 1,711 MB/s
282GB free
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1391 365 403 348 387 395 MB/s
288% Outstanding
Read 1,694
Write 2,149
Mixed 1,880
SusWrite 548
353% 1,568 MB/s
4K Read 65.8
4K Write 250
4K Mixed 102
363% 139 MB/s
DQ Read 1,885
DQ Write 1,477
DQ Mixed 1,601
1,220% 1,654 MB/s
316GB free
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1543 1665 196 163 294 252 MB/s
246% Outstanding
Read 1,621
Write 2,075
Mixed 1,791
SusWrite 685
348% 1,543 MB/s
4K Read 55.2
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 77.7
271% 99.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,355
DQ Write 1,154
DQ Mixed 1,247
937% 1,252 MB/s
136GB free
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1052 344 384 428 379 368 MB/s
221% Outstanding
Read 1669
Write 2,111
Mixed 1,812
SusWrite 492
342% 1,521 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 88.9
296% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 785
DQ Write 666
DQ Mixed 721
542% 724 MB/s
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Typical Samsung SSD 980 1TB Builds (Compare 14,990 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
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System: Acer Nitro AN515-57

CPU
Core i5-11400HIntelBench 80%, 35,470 samples9,254x
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples5,167x
Core i9-11900HIntelBench 89%, 6,494 samples556x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 25,082 samples5,147x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples3,013x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples1,801x
SSD
Samsung SSD 980 1TBNvmeBench 249%, 3,297 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples2,892x
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 14,450 samples2,190x
M471A2K43EB1-CWE 1x16GBSamsungBench 46%, 7,758 samples823x
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