Average Bench: 394% (13th of 1072)

Based on 52 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB averaged 294.1% 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 1,128MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,707MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB is 245%. 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 149MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 67.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 52 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,363 Read 2,411 2,938
1,263 Write 2,707 3,475
1,241 Mixed 2,488 3,130
1,244 SusWrite 2,539 3,318
573% 2,536 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35.4 4K Read 67.2 84.7
67.2 4K Write 149 234
43.3 4K Mixed 90.7 125
297% 102 MB/s
Min Avg Max
497 DQ Read 1,265 1,939
305 DQ Write 987 1,594
439 DQ Mixed 1,128 1,767
843% 1,126 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
769GB free
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3195 3179 3190 3190 3185 3186 MB/s
Read 2,727
Write 3,218
Mixed 2,929
SusWrite 3,188
683% 3,016 MB/s
4K Read 72.2
4K Write 203
4K Mixed 106
353% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 1,729
DQ Write 1,499
DQ Mixed 1,615
1,210% 1,614 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3195 3200 3211 3233 3239 3237 MB/s
Read 2,729
Write 3,344
Mixed 3,036
SusWrite 3,219
698% 3,082 MB/s
4K Read 74.5
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 104
337% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,115
DQ Write 856
DQ Mixed 989
739% 987 MB/s
987GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3077 3024 3045 3076 3124 3124 MB/s
Read 2,624
Write 3,216
Mixed 2,921
SusWrite 3,078
670% 2,960 MB/s
4K Read 69.3
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 92.5
301% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 947
DQ Write 667
DQ Mixed 812
605% 809 MB/s
987GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2864 2780 2874 2937 2946 2951 MB/s
Read 2,583
Write 3029
Mixed 2,795
SusWrite 2,892
639% 2,825 MB/s
4K Read 58.6
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 74.3
238% 78.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1113
DQ Write 774
DQ Mixed 957
711% 948 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2055 2439 2591 2670 2674 2704 MB/s
Read 2,418
Write 2,636
Mixed 2,526
SusWrite 2,522
571% 2,526 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 63
206% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,666
DQ Write 1059
DQ Mixed 1,344
1,007% 1,356 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2455 2534 2435 2455 2468 2433 MB/s
Read 2,414
Write 2,841
Mixed 2,652
SusWrite 2,463
586% 2,593 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 85.9
4K Mixed 66.5
212% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,090
DQ Write 892
DQ Mixed 980
737% 987 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1115 1270 1276 1269 1223 1226 MB/s
Read 1,351
Write 1,267
Mixed 1,260
SusWrite 1,230
288% 1,277 MB/s
4K Read 65
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 87.3
286% 98.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,534
DQ Write 1,412
DQ Mixed 1638
1,184% 1,528 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1104 1245 1240 1258 1231 1204 MB/s
Read 1,340
Write 1,255
Mixed 1,201
SusWrite 1,214
282% 1,252 MB/s
4K Read 66.8
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 88.3
288% 98.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1533
DQ Write 1,413
DQ Mixed 1,617
1,174% 1,521 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,821,905 SSDs tested

Typical 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB Builds (Compare 5,697 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $345

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