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980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 403% (13th of 1072)

Based on 9,606 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB
Poor: 253%Average: 403% Great: 515%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB averaged 303.0% 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 1,284MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,741MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB is 262%. 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 164MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 67.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,606 samples)
Rank 13403%
Min Avg Max
1,410 Read 2,471 2,932
1295 Write 2,741 3,468
1,280 Mixed 2,539 3,134
1,251 SusWrite 2,456 3,369
577% 2,552 MB/s
Min Avg Max
47.2 4K Read 67.6 85.2
77.5 4K Write 164 246
59.9 4K Mixed 93.8 127
309% 108 MB/s
Min Avg Max
792 DQ Read 1,478 2,206
448 DQ Write 1,135 1,763
573 DQ Mixed 1,284 1,959
966% 1,299 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
957GB free
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3000 3258 3240 3243 1730 1557 MB/s
468% Outstanding
Read 2,674
Write 3,257
Mixed 2,959
SusWrite 2,671
654% 2,890 MB/s
4K Read 76.6
4K Write 208
4K Mixed 115
374% 133 MB/s
DQ Read 2,044
DQ Write 1612
DQ Mixed 1811
1,360% 1,822 MB/s
758GB free
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3299 3321 2314 1651 1654 1644 MB/s
461% Outstanding
Read 2,947
Write 3,484
Mixed 3,106
SusWrite 2,314
669% 2,963 MB/s
4K Read 78.3
4K Write 232
4K Mixed 115
389% 142 MB/s
DQ Read 2,012
DQ Write 1,641
DQ Mixed 1,836
1,372% 1,830 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3090 3207 2966 1689 1686 1719 MB/s
447% Outstanding
Read 3,039
Write 3,088
Mixed 3,096
SusWrite 2,393
655% 2,904 MB/s
4K Read 71.4
4K Write 228
4K Mixed 95.2
351% 131 MB/s
DQ Read 1812
DQ Write 1,430
DQ Mixed 1,614
1,210% 1,618 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2649 1799 1800 1814 1806 1832 MB/s
371% Outstanding
Read 2,263
Write 3,081
Mixed 2,563
SusWrite 1,950
558% 2,464 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 193
4K Mixed 89.2
311% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,607
DQ Write 1,332
DQ Mixed 1,529
1,129% 1,489 MB/s
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2057 1935 1932 1902 1872 1871 MB/s
351% Outstanding
Read 2,539
Write 2,833
Mixed 2,360
SusWrite 1,928
544% 2,415 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 67.4
216% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 1,667
DQ Write 1,247
DQ Mixed 1,452
1,087% 1,455 MB/s
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Typical 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB Builds (Compare 7,120 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 291%
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Desktop
Desktop 123%
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Workstation
Workstation 347%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $240

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel  $345Bench 126%, 41,056 samples1,998x
Core i9-13900KIntel  $544Bench 129%, 49,132 samples1,634x
Core i5-13600KIntel  $270Bench 122%, 27,559 samples827x
GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $750Bench 240%, 43,161 samples1,120x
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,699Bench 370%, 18,961 samples1,082x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $1,130Bench 291%, 20,833 samples754x
SSD
980 PRO with Heatsink 2TBSamsungBench 403%, 9,606 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples675x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples556x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 187%, 7,570 samples466x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,335

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