Testseek.com have collected 169 expert reviews of the Samsung M.2 980 Pro Series NVMe PCIe and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung M.2 980 Pro Series NVMe PCIe.
September 2020
(89%)
169 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(96%)
1028 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
890100169
The editors liked
PCIe 4.0 x4 interface with NVMe protocol
Available in 250GB
500GB
1TB and 2TB capacities
Equipped with Samsung's latest 3-bit MLC V-NAND technology
Excellent sequential and random read and write speeds
Small M.2 2280 form factor
Features Intelligen
Extremely fast
PCI-Express 4.0 support
Very good sustained write performance for a TLC drive
DRAM cache
Accurate temperature reporting
Five-year warranty
Two thermal sensors
Compact form factor
Excellent sequential read and write speeds
Good random read and write performance
Small M.2 2280 for
Really fast read and write speeds
Samsung 980 Pro has an edge over competition
5 year warranty
Verdict
On the surface
The Samsung 980 Pro SSD looks like any other Nvme SSD
Essentially a long stick that embodies this lastest form of computer storage. However
While the Nvme SSD's I've looked at over the last few months have been fast
The Samsung
Insane performance
Attractive pricing
Great warranty
Choice of capacity
PS5 compatible
Superb read/write speeds
Useful Samsung Magician software
Fast PCIe Gen 4 performance
7GBps reading and 5GBps writing via PCIe 4
Excellent performer with PCIe 3 as well
Exceptionally speedy performance
PCI Express 4.0 bus support
Built-in hardware encryption
Unrivaled PCIe Gen4 performance
AES 256-bit encryption
Black PCB
Software package
5-year warranty
Faster than the PS5 internal storage
Reliable performance
Easy to setup and use
1TB model is more affordable than the competition
Fastest drive we've ever tested
Magician software
Can handle heavy writes
The editors didn't like
Lower endurance than 970 PRO
Write speed drops considerably when SLC cache is full
Pricey
Expensive
Uses TLC
Samsung 970 Pro used MLC
SLC cache could be a bit bigger
No heatsink included
Largest capacity available is 2 TB
Write speed drops when SLC cache is full
Lower endurance versus Samsung 970 Pro
A lot of PCIe gen 4 products are starting to hit the market at lower price points
Very expensive
Requires latest hardware for max speed
Can get warm
No included heatsink
Does not include heatsink
Top-tier pricing
Relatively low TBW rating
High cost per gigabyte
Lower write-durability rating than previous SSD 970 Pro
Abstract: 內建散熱片的新款三星980 PRO PCle 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD固態硬碟，10月29日上市開賣，1TB版售價為249.99美元。台灣售價尚未公布（圖翻攝三星官網） SONY PS5 主機在今年九月釋出的系統更新版本，正式開放讓用戶可直接透過 PS5 的M.2 插槽自行擴充PS5主機的硬碟儲存空間。相對地，也為固態硬碟廠商帶來新的商機。 因應PS5主機內部設計與擴充插槽的尺寸需求，三星於今（10/13）在官網宣布將推出配備有散熱片設計、型號為「Samsung 980 Pro with Heat...
