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Samsung SSD 980 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 206% (94th of 1074)

Based on 83 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 980 250GB
Poor: 141%Average: 206% Great: 256%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 980 250GB averaged 105.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 727MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 793MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 250GB is 115%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 538MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 158MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 83 samples)
Rank 94206%
Min Avg Max
818 Read 1,344 1,624
884 Write 1,131 1,277
827 Mixed 1,147 1,317
311 SusWrite 538 840
233% 1,040 MB/s
Min Avg Max
38 4K Read 55.8 69.5
84.4 4K Write 158 242
49.1 4K Mixed 77.6 99.8
267% 97.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
581 DQ Read 842 909
299 DQ Write 793 1,176
460 DQ Mixed 727 814
571% 787 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
233GB free
Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1205 1215 1214 1001 190 203 MB/s
254% Outstanding
Read 1,372
Write 1268
Mixed 1,268
SusWrite 838
267% 1,186 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 245
4K Mixed 89.5
323% 129 MB/s
DQ Read 913
DQ Write 1,246
DQ Mixed 798
682% 986 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1186 1186 1189 1057 194 202 MB/s
245% Outstanding
Read 1,479
Write 1,097
Mixed 1,287
SusWrite 836
263% 1,175 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 86.5
295% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 912
DQ Write 1040
DQ Mixed 815
658% 922 MB/s
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1155 272 33 80 177 185 MB/s
232% Outstanding
Read 1,478
Write 1,202
Mixed 1244
SusWrite 317
237% 1,060 MB/s
4K Read 65.2
4K Write 237
4K Mixed 96.3
348% 133 MB/s
DQ Read 906
DQ Write 1,183
DQ Mixed 810
677% 966 MB/s
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 631 695 732 100 179 171 MB/s
171% Outstanding
Read 1,397
Write 1,202
Mixed 1,224
SusWrite 418
237% 1,060 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 63.1
207% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 640
DQ Write 474
DQ Mixed 515
396% 543 MB/s
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Typical Samsung SSD 980 250GB Builds (Compare 3,552 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS - $299

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples1,064x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples512x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples252x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples503x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples388x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples254x
SSD
Samsung SSD 980 250GBNvmeBench 206%, 83 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples102x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples91x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples91x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $1,023

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Intel Core i5-12600K $171Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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