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980 PRO 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 397% (12th of 1072)

Based on 202 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
Poor: 267%Average: 397% Great: 487%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 PRO 2TB averaged 296.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 980 PRO 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,232MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,885MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 980 PRO 2TB is 220%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 980 PRO 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 172MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 72.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 202 samples)
Rank 12397%
Min Avg Max
1,630 Read 2,585 3,067
1,624 Write 2,885 3,488
1,359 Mixed 2,667 3,173
1,320 SusWrite 2,192 2,627
583% 2,582 MB/s
Min Avg Max
49.7 4K Read 72.4 88.9
72.5 4K Write 172 258
60.8 4K Mixed 99.4 132
328% 114 MB/s
Min Avg Max
707 DQ Read 1,479 2,205
218 DQ Write 1,097 1,778
362 DQ Mixed 1,232 1,945
936% 1,269 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
471GB free
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3085 3080 3079 2595 1438 1436 MB/s
421% Outstanding
Read 2,734
Write 3,189
Mixed 2905
SusWrite 2,452
637% 2,820 MB/s
4K Read 69.7
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 104
331% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,482
DQ Write 1,156
DQ Mixed 1,278
967% 1,305 MB/s
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2992 1851 1875 1890 1870 1872 MB/s
412% Outstanding
Read 2,748
Write 3,339
Mixed 3,024
SusWrite 2,058
631% 2,792 MB/s
4K Read 80
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 114
378% 134 MB/s
DQ Read 1,493
DQ Write 1,156
DQ Mixed 1,291
975% 1,313 MB/s
738GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2330 1802 1785 1740 1720 1792 MB/s
354% Outstanding
Read 2,479
Write 2,760
Mixed 2652
SusWrite 1,861
550% 2,438 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 74.7
253% 87.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,560
DQ Write 1,292
DQ Mixed 1,467
1,087% 1,440 MB/s
738GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2010 1959 1797 1844 1845 1838 MB/s
349% Outstanding
Read 2,446
Write 2,611
Mixed 2,546
SusWrite 1,882
535% 2,371 MB/s
4K Read 55.5
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 69.2
239% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,526
DQ Write 1,267
DQ Mixed 1,422
1,058% 1405 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,697,619 SSDs tested

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Typical 980 PRO 2TB Builds (Compare 4,559 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 208%
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Desktop
Desktop 114%
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Workstation
Workstation 229%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples1,060x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples875x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples556x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples588x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples489x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples429x
SSD
980 PRO 2TBSamsungBench 397%, 202 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples98x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples94x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples92x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,147

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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