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980 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 215% (87th of 1072)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 980 1TB
Poor: 189%Average: 215% Great: 225%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 1TB averaged 114.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 980 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 773MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 844MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 980 1TB is 36.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 980 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 594MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,056MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 87215%
Min Avg Max
968 Read 1,338 1,570
699 Write 1,056 1,206
886 Mixed 1,142 1,275
398 SusWrite 594 1,028
231% 1,032 MB/s
Min Avg Max
44.7 4K Read 58.1 68.2
87.2 4K Write 166 225
58.6 4K Mixed 79.8 94.4
278% 101 MB/s
Min Avg Max
847 DQ Read 892 912
557 DQ Write 844 1,168
671 DQ Mixed 773 811
607% 837 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1116 757 149 132 117 116 MB/s
224% Outstanding
Read 1,386
Write 995
Mixed 1,098
SusWrite 398
216% 969 MB/s
4K Read 68.2
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 94.4
331% 122 MB/s
DQ Read 903
DQ Write 986
DQ Mixed 804
644% 898 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1164 308 193 197 195 195 MB/s
215% Outstanding
Read 1367
Write 1,169
Mixed 1,212
SusWrite 375
231% 1,031 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 231
4K Mixed 78
297% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 908
DQ Write 1160
DQ Mixed 800
669% 956 MB/s
231GB free
Firmware: 3B4QFXO7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 954 1036 1035 1042 1055 1043 MB/s
192% Outstanding
Read 968
Write 699
Mixed 886
SusWrite 1,028
202% 895 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 58.6
189% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 847
DQ Write 557
DQ Mixed 671
509% 692 MB/s
231GB free
Firmware: 3B4QFXO7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1041 1051 1045 1043 458 126 MB/s
189% Outstanding
Read 1,090
Write 1,101
Mixed 1044
SusWrite 794
227% 1,007 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 95.4
4K Mixed 63.3
208% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 867
DQ Write 584
DQ Mixed 700
529% 717 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,800,969 SSDs tested

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Typical 980 1TB Builds (Compare 10,768 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 159%
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Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 160%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE - $220

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,142x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,716x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,260x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples915x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples881x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples699x
SSD
980 1TBSamsungBench 215%, 7 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples303x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples299x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples276x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $1,391

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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