Samsung 980 2Tb SSD technical review

Posted on November 07, 2022 by Raymond Chen

Samsung's 980 NVMe use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 interface. Read below about this NVMe SSD here.

980 (2Tb) produced by Samsung is powered by Samsung Pablo controller. The internal SSD write a data location map on Dynamic-Random Access Memory HMB to launch a programs without delays. The 980 comes equipped with Samsung TLC flash memory. Internal SSD is offered also in three capacities: 500 Gb, 250 Gb and 1 Tb volume sizes.

Performance and benchmarks

This NVMe use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 with read speeds 3500 MB/s, and sequential write speeds equals to 3000 MB/s. This model has input/output performance 480000 on writing and 500000 on reading operations.

Endurance and warranty

Manufacturer give 5 years warranty for this product limited by 488 Total Bytes Written. As well it has 1.5 million hours MTBF.

Specs

Category	Value
Capacity	2 Tb
Interface	M.2 3.0 x 4
Controller	Samsung Pablo
Memory type	Samsung TLC
DRAM	HMB
Read speed (Mb/s)	3500
Write speed (Mb/s)	3000
Read IOPS	500000
Write IOPS	480000
Endurance (TBW)	488
MTBF (million hours)	1.5
Warranty (years)	5

Conclusion

Samsung 980 2Tb support PCIe Gen3 that is undoubtedly slower than PCIe Gen4. The sequential write speed is 3000 Mb/s, that is okay for this expansion standard. The Samsung 980 provide possibility to write 488 TBW, that is bad in comparison with closest competitors. When everything is weighed in the balance, Samsung 980 2Tb is a well-balanced drive.

+ Pros

Good writing speed
Capacity

- Cons

PCIe 3.0
Writing speed

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Video Review

Samsung 980 SSD NVME unboxing and benchmarks

FAQ

The Samsung 980 has HMB. This means that the SSD uses the system's random-access memory for its own operations. Dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) makes SSD work faster, but also more expensive.

The Samsung 980 2Tb due to the high density of memory chips you need to install of additional heat sink. This reduce temperature of the controller and memory. Some laptops or motherboards designed with additional cooling below and above the SSD for improving performance during times of heavy loads.

The Samsung 980 has write speed 3000 Mb/s, sequential read speed 3500 Mb per second. SSD operate on Samsung Pablo controller and M.2 3.0 x 4 interface standard. The memory type is Samsung TLC.