Samsung 980
The Samsung 980 is an NVMe SSD sold in 3 capacities, from 250GB to 1TB. Right now the 1TB is the cheapest per gigabyte at $0.349/GB. It scores 68 to 88 out of 100 among NVMe SSDs, depending on capacity.
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Every capacity compared
Capacity changes more than space: price per gigabyte, rated write speed and endurance usually improve as the drive gets bigger.
| Capacity | Price | Per GB | Read / write | Endurance | Score | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250GB M.2 2280 | $149.99 | $0.600/GB | 2,900 / 1,300 | 150 TBW | 68 |  |
| 500GB M.2 2280 | $218.45 | $0.437/GB | 3,100 / 2,600 | 300 TBW | 75 | |
| 1TB M.2 2280 | $349.00 | $0.349/GB LOWEST PER GB | 3,500 / 3,000 | 600 TBW | 88 |  |
Read and write are the maker’s rated sequential speeds in MB/s. Open a capacity for every offer, price history and the full spec sheet.
What every Samsung 980 shares
Drive
- Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x4
- Protocol
- NVMe
- NAND type
- TLC
- Cache
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- Warranty
- 5 years
No DRAM of its own; borrows a little system memory (HMB). Fine for games, slower when heavily loaded.
Inside
- Controller
- Samsung Pablo Controller
- Controller maker
- Samsung
- NAND maker
- Samsung
Compare the Samsung 980 with every other drive on the NVMe SSDs comparison table.
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