Samsung

980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB

980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB
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Effective Speed +309% Effective Speed 309%Average Score +378% Read 440%, Write 576%, 4K Read 97%, 4K Write 87%, Mixed 607%, 4K Mixed 108%, SusWrite 728%Peak Score +403% Read 479%, Write 615%, 4K Read 98%, 4K Write 101%, Mixed 641%, 4K Mixed 118%, SusWrite 770%Value & Sentiment -20%User Rating -14%, Market Share -26%Nice To Haves +388% DQ Read 501%, DQ Write 392%, DQ Mixed 491%, ADQ Read 353%, ADQ Write 293%, ADQ Mixed 394%, Age 275%, AS-SSD Total 408%

Average Bench: 403% (12^th 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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 9,606 samples)

Rank 12403%

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

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

CAN-User, 10 hrs ago.

2TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2953 3128 3149 3381 3370 3373 MB/s

496% Outstanding

Write 3,374

Mixed 3,038

SusWrite 3,226

703% 3,106 MB/s

4K Read 74.6

4K Write 210

4K Mixed 109

363% 131 MB/s

DQ Read 1,868

DQ Write 1,512

DQ Mixed 1,689

1,265% 1,690 MB/s

ITA-User, 1 hr ago.

663GB free

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3133 3152 3026 2997 2357 1437 MB/s

481% Outstanding

Write 3194

Mixed 2,944

SusWrite 2,684

656% 2,905 MB/s

4K Read 77.5

4K Write 222

4K Mixed 118

386% 139 MB/s

DQ Read 2,136

DQ Write 1,707

DQ Mixed 1900

1,428% 1,914 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2833 3030 3026 3027 3025 3029 MB/s

434% Outstanding

Write 3083

Mixed 2,891

SusWrite 2,995

654% 2,889 MB/s

4K Read 60.2

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 81.6

257% 85.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1660

DQ Write 1,356

DQ Mixed 1,497

1,124% 1,505 MB/s

DEU-User, 7 hrs ago.

437GB free

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2835 1838 1830 1840 1817 1814 MB/s

411% Outstanding

Write 3,183

Mixed 2,992

SusWrite 1,996

617% 2,732 MB/s

4K Read 66.9

4K Write 166

4K Mixed 88.7

303% 107 MB/s

DQ Read 2,093

DQ Write 1,729

DQ Mixed 1,914

1,432% 1,912 MB/s

DEU-User, 11 hrs ago.

732GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2959 2917 2437 1649 1588 1557 MB/s

401% Outstanding

Write 3,245

Mixed 2964

SusWrite 2,184

625% 2,765 MB/s

4K Read 74.5

4K Write 178

4K Mixed 105

342% 119 MB/s

DQ Read 1,361

DQ Write 1,076

DQ Mixed 1,188

897% 1,208 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

666GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5B2QGXA7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2597 2210 1661 1719 1713 1711 MB/s

367% Outstanding

Write 2712

Mixed 2,828

SusWrite 1,935

573% 2,542 MB/s

4K Read 68.8

4K Write 145

4K Mixed 91.4

298% 102 MB/s

DQ Read 1,226

DQ Write 939

DQ Mixed 1065

801% 1,077 MB/s

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Gaming 291%

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Desktop 123%

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Workstation 346%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $230

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $345Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,351x
Core i9-13900KIntel $495Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,914x
Core i5-13600KIntel $279Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	985x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $680Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,353x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,847Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,281x
RTX 4080Nvidia $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	963x

SSD
980 PRO with Heatsink 2TBSamsungBench 403%, 9,606 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	778x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	692x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	555x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,255

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung

980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB

Average Bench: 403% (12^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $230

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980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB

Average Bench: 403% (12th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $230

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Average Bench: 403% (12^th of 1072)