Samsung

980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB

980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB
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Effective Speed +294% Effective Speed 294%Average Score +368% Read 456%, Write 577%, 4K Read 110%, 4K Write 88%, Mixed 613%, 4K Mixed 113%, SusWrite 619%Peak Score +382% Read 497%, Write 620%, 4K Read 107%, 4K Write 103%, Mixed 650%, 4K Mixed 122%, SusWrite 573%Value & Sentiment -36%User Rating -13%, Market Share -59%Nice To Haves +419% DQ Read 509%, DQ Write 396%, DQ Mixed 496%, ADQ Read 346%, ADQ Write 285%, ADQ Mixed 381%, Age 522%, AS-SSD Total 414%

Average Bench: 388% (13^th of 1071)

Based on 5,485 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB

Poor: 249%Average: 388% Great: 486%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB averaged 288.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,251MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,744MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB is 237%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 165MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 72.2MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,485 samples)

Rank 13388%

Min	Avg	Max
1,555	Read 2,543	3,025
1,294	Write 2,744	3,495
1,250	Mixed 2,558	3,174
1,231	SusWrite 2,137	2,606
563% 2,495 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
45	4K Read 72.2	89.4
72.7	4K Write 165	248
57.2	4K Mixed 96	130
320% 111 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
763	DQ Read 1,455	2,234
344	DQ Write 1,109	1,775
568	DQ Mixed 1,251	1,973
944% 1,272 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 43 mins ago.

773GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2845 3257 3279 2750 1622 1651 MB/s

498% Outstanding

Write 3,461

Mixed 3,140

SusWrite 2,567

680% 3,007 MB/s

4K Read 89.1

4K Write 269

4K Mixed 133

448% 164 MB/s

DQ Read 2,202

DQ Write 1,748

DQ Mixed 1,976

1,479% 1,976 MB/s

AUS-User, 24 mins ago.

661GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3167 3408 3416 2223 1624 1642 MB/s

494% Outstanding

Write 3,541

Mixed 3,215

SusWrite 2,580

698% 3,087 MB/s

4K Read 90.8

4K Write 258

4K Mixed 135

447% 161 MB/s

DQ Read 1,928

DQ Write 1,525

DQ Mixed 1,706

1,282% 1,719 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 hr ago.

930GB free

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2748 3053 3014 2897 1711 1685 MB/s

450% Outstanding

Write 2,801

Mixed 2,864

SusWrite 2518

613% 2716 MB/s

4K Read 73.9

4K Write 241

4K Mixed 103

371% 139 MB/s

DQ Read 1,880

DQ Write 1,505

DQ Mixed 1,680

1,261% 1,689 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

641GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3169 3187 3220 2501 1557 1556 MB/s

433% Outstanding

Write 3321

Mixed 3,007

SusWrite 2,532

665% 2,943 MB/s

4K Read 77.4

4K Write 170

4K Mixed 106

343% 118 MB/s

DQ Read 1,360

DQ Write 1,102

DQ Mixed 1,218

915% 1,227 MB/s

USA-User, 19 mins ago.

654GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1658 2045 2314 2319 2302 1679 MB/s

364% Outstanding

Write 2,350

Mixed 2274

SusWrite 2,053

511% 2,266 MB/s

4K Read 66.3

4K Write 124

4K Mixed 84.3

274% 91.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1,468

DQ Write 1,142

DQ Mixed 1,269

959% 1,293 MB/s

SVN-User, 2 hrs ago.

433GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2165 2144 2224 2365 2141 1424 MB/s

363% Outstanding

Write 2,358

Mixed 2,154

SusWrite 2,077

505% 2,239 MB/s

4K Read 60

4K Write 144

4K Mixed 91.1

284% 98.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1,324

DQ Write 1,047

DQ Mixed 1,164

877% 1,178 MB/s

USA-User, 6 mins ago.

560GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1192 1217 1243 1297 1285 1261 MB/s

259% Outstanding

Write 1,313

Mixed 1,324

SusWrite 1,249

301% 1,337 MB/s

4K Read 63.6

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 83.3

265% 87.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,031

DQ Write 813

DQ Mixed 914

686% 919 MB/s

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Desktop 112%

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Workstation 205%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $188

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $194Bench 109%, 51,264 samples	4,535x
Core i7-12700KIntel $264Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,689x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $235Bench 114%, 35,715 samples	1,376x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $735Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,638x
RTX 3070Nvidia $530Bench 148%, 562,666 samples	1,432x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $631Bench 158%, 166,179 samples	1,336x

SSD
980 PRO with Heatsink 1TBSamsungBench 388%, 5,485 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 47,657 samples	538x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $74Bench 86%, 53,237 samples	503x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	458x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $1,117

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $158	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung

980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB

Average Bench: 388% (13^th of 1071)

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $188

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980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB

Average Bench: 388% (13th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 388% (13^th of 1071)