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Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2022.

Average Bench: 431% (8th of 1072)

Based on 503 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB
Poor: 273%Average: 431% Great: 568%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB averaged 330.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,239MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,922MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB is 294%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 166MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 92.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 503 samples)
Rank 8431%
Min Avg Max
1,624 Read 2,612 3,091
1,562 Write 2,922 3,859
1,252 Mixed 2,586 3,260
1,311 SusWrite 2,715 3,723
612% 2,709 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45.2 4K Read 91.3 88.4
41.2 4K Write 166 258
41.1 4K Mixed 92.8 130
345% 117 MB/s
Min Avg Max
799 DQ Read 1,463 2,215
150 DQ Write 1,077 1,855
295 DQ Mixed 1,239 2,010
934% 1,260 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3442 3537 3554 3887 3893 3836 MB/s
559% Outstanding
Read 2,904
Write 3,935
Mixed 3,315
SusWrite 3,692
785% 3,461 MB/s
4K Read 87.1
4K Write 258
4K Mixed 131
436% 159 MB/s
DQ Read 2,024
DQ Write 1,629
DQ Mixed 1,810
1,359% 1,821 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2135 1701 1697 1636 1638 1718 MB/s
358% Outstanding
Read 2271
Write 2,566
Mixed 2,390
SusWrite 1,754
507% 2,245 MB/s
4K Read 65.4
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 97.1
318% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,549
DQ Write 1,209
DQ Mixed 1,383
1,034% 1,380 MB/s
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Typical Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB Builds (Compare 1,686 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 117%
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Desktop 114%
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Workstation 128%
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System: HP OMEN by HP 40L Gaming Desktop GT21-0xxx

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples591x
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples360x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples200x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples384x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples368x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples352x
SSD
Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TBNvmeBench 431%, 503 samples1x
RAM
HP37D4U1S8MR-8XR 2x8GBKingstonBench 93%, 2,265 samples467x
HP37D4U1S8ME-8XR 2x8GBKingstonBench 90%, 6,088 samples291x
HP37D4U1S8ME-16XR 2x16GBKingstonBench 98%, 2,425 samples177x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $465

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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