Samsung

980 PRO 2TB

980 PRO 2TB
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Effective Speed -17%Effective Speed -17%Average Score -19%Read -29%, Write -17%, 4K Read 0%, 4K Write -91%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed -15%, SusWrite 22%Peak Score +6% Read 4%, Write 12%, 4K Read 11%, 4K Write -52%, Mixed 18%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite 43%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -17%DQ Read -54%, DQ Write -59%, DQ Mixed -35%, ADQ Read -84%, ADQ Write -57%, ADQ Mixed -38%, Age 226%, AS-SSD Total -39%

Average Bench: 83.9% (422^nd of 1072)

Based on 17 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO

Poor: 74%Average: 83.9% Great: 93%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung 980 PRO 2TB averaged just 16.1% lower 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 189MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 34.4MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 980 PRO 2TB is just 19.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung 980 PRO 2TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 177MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 45.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)

Rank 42283.9%

Min	Avg	Max
248	Read 354	525
102	Write 345	541
307	Mixed 359	500
220	SusWrite 361	554
80.1% 355 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.4	4K Read 34.4	47.9
28.1	4K Write 45.8	80.4
23	4K Mixed 39.2	60.5
127% 39.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
140	DQ Read 177	239
140	DQ Write 184	225
70.9	DQ Mixed 189	246
140% 183 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 4 months ago.

903GB free

Firmware: 5102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 395 394 397 398 398 MB/s

87.9% Excellent

Write 390

Mixed 377

SusWrite 396

87% 387 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 50.1

4K Mixed 40.1

132% 42.1 MB/s

DQ Read 145

DQ Write 173

DQ Mixed 177

128% 165 MB/s

OMN-User, 4 months ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 0213

SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 344 342 356 367 366 MB/s

82% Excellent

Write 392

Mixed 382

SusWrite 355

85% 378 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 41.6

4K Mixed 37.9

120% 37.5 MB/s

DQ Read 150

DQ Write 176

DQ Mixed 180

131% 169 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Toshiba SATELLITE P70-A

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	85x
Core i5-4200MIntel $39Bench 50%, 33,019 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	60x
GeForce GT 740MNvidiaBench 6%, 15,605 samples	16x
GeForce GT 745MNvidiaBench 7%, 1,328 samples	10x

SSD
980 PRO 2TBSamsungBench 84%, 17 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5173BH0-YK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 54%, 1,045 samples	12x
M471B1G73CB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 473 samples	11x
M471B5173BH0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 4,546 samples	6x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $209

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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980 PRO 2TB

Average Bench: 83.9% (422^nd of 1072)

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980 PRO 2TB

Average Bench: 83.9% (422nd of 1072)

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