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.
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The editors liked
Pros
Exceptionally speedy performance
PCI Express 4.0 bus support
Five-year warranty
Built-in hardware encryption
The editors didn't like
Cons
High cost per gigabyte
Lower write-durability rating than previous SSD 970 Pro
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Published: 2021-03-12, Author: John , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: Shopping for an SSD means facing a sea of acronyms. The trickiest of them are jagged reefs sticking out of the water, shaped like circuit boards and ready to run your upgrade aground if you're not careful."SSD," standing for "solid-state drive," is the on...
Published: 2021-03-09, Author: Chris , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: The new Samsung SSD 980 (nope, no "EVO" today folks) enters the field of internal solid-state drives with some pretty stiff goals to meet. Its older brother, the PCI Express 4.0-based Samsung SSD 980 Pro ($229 for 1TB), blew out our testing benchmarks acr...
Really fast read and write speeds, Samsung 980 Pro has an edge over competition, 5 year warranty
Lower endurance versus Samsung 970 Pro, A lot of PCIe gen 4 products are starting to hit the market at lower price points,
Ever since Samsung announced the 980 Pro, it expanded the market for PCIe gen 4 SSDs. Thanks to the popularity of the Ryzen platform, more and more consumers are looking to move towards these faster drives for improved performance. The market will grow fu...
Published: 2021-02-16, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
The 2TB Samsung SSD 980 Pro is available now, for street prices in the $399 to $459 range ($0.19 - $0.23 per GB). At those prices, the 2TB Samsung SSD 980 Pro lands in the upper-end of the spectrum for a high-performance Gen 4 NVMe drive. However, looking...
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
Expensive, Uses TLC, Samsung 970 Pro used MLC, SLC cache could be a bit bigger, No heatsink included, Largest capacity available is 2 TB
The 1 TB version of the Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB is currently listed online for $230. 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 sensor...
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 read and write speeds, Good random read and write performance, Small M.2 2280 for
Lower endurance than 970 PRO, Write speed drops when SLC cache is full, Pricey
The 2TB version of Samsung's 980 PRO SSD is finally here and, like the other drives in the series, it's an excellent choice for the enthusiast, gamer or professional looking to boost the performance and storage capacity of their computer. Designed and bui...
Published: 2021-02-06, Author: Billy , review by: anandtech.com
Abstract: The last major update to our consumer SSD benchmark suite was introduced in 2017. A lot has changed in the SSD market over the past several years, and our SSD testing methods need to change in response to those trends. SSDs in general have been getting mo...
Published: 2021-02-05, Author: Alan , review by: pcgamer.com
Abstract: The best PCIe 4.0 SSD for gaming is the most future-looking upgrade you can give your PC. As a quick recap: SSDs are better than hard drives. NVMe SSDs are better than their SATA siblings. To add to that, there are two different interfaces at play with th...
Those that were disappointed by the lack of a 2TB option when the Samsung SSD 980 PRO series arrived will be ecstatic with this release. We aren't sure why Samsung didn't have the 980 PRO 2TB at launch, but it is here and performance appears to be excelle...
Published: 2021-01-29, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
Samsung's big news with the release of the 980 Pro Gen 4 NVMe SSD this week is capacity. They understand that the return is there for SSDs of this size and they are taking advantage of it. There has been much talk within the industry with the change of NA...
