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Samsung SSD 980 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 361% (16th of 1072)

Based on 36 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Samsung SSD 980
Poor: 134%Average: 361% Great: 467%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 2TB averaged 261.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,014MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,954MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 2TB is 333%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 114MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)
Rank 16361%
Min Avg Max
496 Read 2,056 2,767
502 Write 2,954 3944
648 Mixed 2,275 3,050
558 SusWrite 2,857 3,797
575% 2,536 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.9 4K Read 40.5 52.6
7.7 4K Write 114 178
12.1 4K Mixed 65.9 91.2
206% 73.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
233 DQ Read 640 784
420 DQ Write 1,205 2130
440 DQ Mixed 1,014 1,252
744% 953 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
987GB free
Firmware: 3B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2797 3611 3639 3627 2210 1543 MB/s
407% Outstanding
Read 2,488
Write 3706
Mixed 2,649
SusWrite 2,904
666% 2,937 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 80
244% 87.8 MB/s
DQ Read 726
DQ Write 1,675
DQ Mixed 1,264
945% 1,222 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 5B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2315 3159 3171 1625 1627 1609 MB/s
351% Outstanding
Read 2,492
Write 3,379
Mixed 2,585
SusWrite 2,251
606% 2,677 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 80.1
253% 92.6 MB/s
DQ Read 630
DQ Write 921
DQ Mixed 1017
702% 856 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 5B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1979 2360 2460 2377 2321 2458 MB/s
297% Outstanding
Read 1,694
Write 2,472
Mixed 1,990
SusWrite 2,326
481% 2,120 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 77.7
4K Mixed 50.2
153% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 549
DQ Write 1217
DQ Mixed 995
726% 920 MB/s
905GB free
Firmware: 5B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1914 2051 2024 2042 2037 2017 MB/s
273% Outstanding
Read 1,770
Write 1,923
Mixed 1,793
SusWrite 2,014
424% 1,875 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 54.3
169% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 453
DQ Write 716
DQ Mixed 746
520% 638 MB/s
550GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1877 2106 1997 1738 1584 1610 MB/s
240% Outstanding
Read 1,951
Write 1,780
Mixed 2,109
SusWrite 1,818
432% 1,915 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 35.9
4K Mixed 11.3
92% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 437
DQ Write 708
DQ Mixed 867
574% 671 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 124 130 133 131 132 MB/s
93.2% Outstanding
Read 932
Write 997
Mixed 1,026
SusWrite 130
173% 771 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 10.2
4K Mixed 8.3
28% 8.8 MB/s
DQ Read 876
DQ Write 908
DQ Mixed 981
713% 922 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 199%
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Desktop
Desktop 111%
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Workstation
Workstation 203%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel  $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples5,865x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples4,762x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $183Bench 114%, 70,812 samples1,900x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,984x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples1,673x
SSD
Samsung SSD 980 2TBAmd-raidBench 361%, 36 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples713x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples667x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $1,283

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