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%)
780 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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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
Published: 2020-12-30, Author: John , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: Under the hoods of the newest, skinniest laptops (and in the hollows of the latest desktop-PC motherboards), solid-state storage has undergone a transformation. Even if you're a close observer of all things tech, it's understandable if you didn't even rea...
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
Very expensive, Requires latest hardware for max speed
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 980 Pro...
Published: 2020-10-26, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: The Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe solid-state drives are now available from Internet retailers. For those wondering how these SSDs compare with EXT4 under Linux against other PCIe 4.0/3.0 drives, here are a variety of benchmarks.While Samsung hasn't sent...
7GBps reading and 5GBps writing via PCIe 4, Excellent performer with PCIe 3 as well
Top-tier pricing, Relatively low TBW rating
The Samsung 980 Pro is the NVMe SSD you want--if you're rocking PCIe 4 (Ryzen-exclusive as of this writing). For more common PCIe 3-equipped systems, it's still a great drive, but not significantly better than the lower-priced competition...
Published: 2020-09-23, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
The announcement of the Samsung 980 Pro is rather well timed, considering Phison will make its newest E18 7GB/s NVMe controller available anytime now. This new SSD generation is showing itself to have a rather unexpected rivalry between Samsung, a very we...
Published: 2020-09-22, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Abstract: We first caught a glimpse of the Samsung SSD 980 Pro all the way back at CES in early January. The highly-anticipated drive was tucked away in a display case in Samsung's massive booth on the show floor, but other than the branding, some early claimed per...
Published: 2020-09-22, Author: Sebastian , review by: pcper.com
Samsung's new 980 PRO offers transfer speeds far beyond existing PCIe Gen4 drives, pushing sequential transfer speeds very close to the rated 7000 MB/s (6900 MB/s for this 500GB variant). And while this represents a major leap over the ~5000 MB/s of Phiso...
Published: 2020-09-22, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
It's been quite a month for us here at OC3D. We've only just got over the shock of the game-changing performance from the new Nvidia RTX 3080 and Samsung turn up with a drive which is similarly epoch-making.For a long time we've said that PCI Express 3.0...
High cost per gigabyte, Lower write-durability rating than previous SSD 970 Pro
Samsung's PCI Express 4.0-based SSD 980 Pro will delight upgraders and PC builders who have deep pockets (and a compatible AMD desktop platform). It delivers the fastest theoretical performance from a mainstream SSD we've seen to date...
