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980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 402% (12th of 1072)

Based on 2,391 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB
Poor: 253%Average: 402% Great: 519%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB averaged 302.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,275MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,789MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB is 266%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 168MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 68.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,391 samples)
Rank 12402%
Min Avg Max
1,494 Read 2,500 2,963
1,529 Write 2,789 3,491
1,360 Mixed 2,562 3,145
1,363 SusWrite 2,402 3,292
579% 2,563 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42.2 4K Read 68.2 85.4
64.3 4K Write 168 248
52.3 4K Mixed 94.9 127
314% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
759 DQ Read 1,445 2,167
324 DQ Write 1,155 1,824
427 DQ Mixed 1,275 1,974
961% 1,292 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
902GB free
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3450 3414 3402 3399 3439 3421 MB/s
525% Outstanding
Read 2,966
Write 3,506
Mixed 3,141
SusWrite 3,421
738% 3,258 MB/s
4K Read 82.8
4K Write 243
4K Mixed 124
412% 150 MB/s
DQ Read 1,720
DQ Write 1,384
DQ Mixed 1,537
1,154% 1,547 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2462 1860 1836 1858 1864 1844 MB/s
375% Outstanding
Read 2,571
Write 2,567
Mixed 2401
SusWrite 1954
534% 2,373 MB/s
4K Read 76.8
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 101
326% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,382
DQ Write 930
DQ Mixed 1,113
842% 1,142 MB/s
362GB free
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1976 1954 1932 1944 1954 1931 MB/s
329% Outstanding
Read 2,488
Write 2,438
Mixed 2,211
SusWrite 1,948
511% 2,271 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 80.8
256% 84.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,054
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 613
473% 666 MB/s
562GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1105 1955 1965 1788 1809 1795 MB/s
277% Outstanding
Read 2,401
Write 2,210
Mixed 1,925
SusWrite 1,736
465% 2,068 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 33.2
4K Mixed 41.4
148% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,114
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 433
379% 592 MB/s
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Typical 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB Builds (Compare 3,395 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 232%
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Desktop
Desktop 116%
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Workstation
Workstation 273%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel  $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples1,548x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $15Bench 114%, 78,749 samples654x
Core i9-12900KFIntel  $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples258x
GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples597x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples489x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples358x
SSD
980 PRO with Heatsink 2TBSamsungBench 402%, 2,391 samples1x
RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples196x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples169x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples154x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $987

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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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