Samsung 980 Pro
250 GB, M.2 2280Memory Size
Product details
Unleash the power of the Samsung SSD 980 PRO, Samsung's first PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD for home use - for taking computing experiences to the next level. Designed for graphics-intensive games and high-performance applications, the 980 PRO uses Samsung's proprietary controller and PCIe 4.0 to double the data transfer rate of PCIe 3.0, while backward compatibility and a compact M.2 form factor provide versatility and flexibility in a variety of high-performance computing solutions.
The custom Elpis controller for PCIe 4.0 SSDs from Samsung, the latest V-NAND and DRAM technologies and all other components and firmware of the 980 PRO are developed and manufactured in-house by Samsung to maximize performance and speed. Thanks to the impressive power of PCIe 4.0 with approximately 16 GT/s per lane, the 980 Pro delivers sequential read/write access speeds of 7000/5000 MB/s and direct read/write speeds up to 1000K IOPS. The 980 PRO is approximately twice as fast as previous generation PCIe 3.0 SSDs and 12.7 times faster than SATA SSDs.
Designed for hardcore gamers, creative professionals and tech-savvy users, the 980 PRO delivers high-performance bandwidth and throughput for performance-intensive applications in gaming, graphics, data analysis and more. It loads games quickly on both PCs and consoles, so you play more and wait less. Its performance is also optimized for seamless processing of 4K and 8K content. The 980 PRO is built in the compact M.2 2280 form factor and easily plugs into desktop PCs and laptops for maximum board design flexibility. The drive's optimized power efficiency makes it ideal for high-performance computing systems.
The next performance level of the 980 PRO is supported by exceptional temperature control. The SSD uses nickel plating instead of an external copper case to better control the temperature of the controller, and a heat spreader label that efficiently controls the temperature of the NAND controller. The 980 PRO is embedded in advanced Dynamic Thermal Guard technology, which automatically manages the temperature to ensure reliable performance. To prevent long-term power fluctuations, Samsung's Dynamic Thermal Guard technology constantly monitors the temperature of the 980 PRO and keeps it within the optimum range.
| SSD type | M.2 SSD |
| Interface | M.2 Key M |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| Write transfer speed | 2700 MB/s |
| Read transfer speed | 6400 MB/s |
| Max. random 4K read | 60000 IOPS |
| Max. random 4K write | 600000 IOPS |
| Documents | |
| Item number | 13823428 |
Reviews & Ratings
Statutory warranty score
How often does a product of this brand in the «SSD» category have a defect within the first 24 months?
Source: Galaxus- 2.HP0.4 %
- 2.Intel0.4 %
- 2.Samsung0.4 %
- 5.Lexar0.5 %
- 6.HPE0.6 %
Statutory warranty case duration
How many working days on average does it take to process a warranty claim from when it arrives at the service centre until it’s back with the customer?
Source: Galaxus- 13.Kingston2 days
- 13.WD2 days
- 17.Samsung4 days
- 18.Kioxia5 days
- 18.Silicon Power5 days
Return rate
How often is a product of this brand in the «SSD» category returned?
Source: Galaxus- 2.SanDisk1.1 %
- 2.Silicon Power1.1 %
- 4.Samsung1.6 %
- 5.Kingston1.7 %
- 5.MSI1.7 %
- Excellent reading performance
- Very good writing performance
- Top price-performance ratio
- A touch weaker than the best 2-TByte-SSD
The Samsung 980 PRO 2TB shines in the test with very strong performance values, above all with excellent read performance. With 2,000 GBytes, the M.2 SSD also offers a decent capacity. The memory bar does not require a heat sink, supports PCIe 4.0 and the price-performance ratio is excellent for the capacity.
The Samsung SSD 980 Pro can be recommended as a secondary storage device if you can find it for well under 300 euros.
- fast
- little heating
The differences in the synthetic measurements are large, but they blur in the practical benchmarks. A fast and expensive SSD is only worthwhile if you also use it, for a simple office PC a cheap SSD with PCIe 3.0 is sufficient. However, if you only look at the performance and only consider the SSDs from this test, you can hardly get past the Acer Predator; the Adata Legend 840 and the HP FX900 follow...
- Responsive PCIe Gen4 performance
- Sustained write speeds
- Hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption
- Aesthetically pleasing
- Software package
- 5-year warranty
Curious: among the fast PCI Express 4.0 SSDs, two models achieved both test and price-performance victory thanks to identical test scores and the same sales price - the Western Digital Black SN850 and the Samsung 980 Pro. This is rare for Computer Bild.
It's fascinating how fast SSDs have become - even faster with PCIe 4.0. However, this comparative test also seems to reveal an unattractive tendency: The faster the SSDs become, the less durable they are likely to be. At least that is what the TBW suggests. However, we did not measure this.