Samsung 980 Pro 250Gb NVMe SSD tech specs
Samsung's 980 Pro NVMe use PCIe M.2 4.0 x 4. More details about this SSD on our page.
Samsung's 250Gb 980 Pro SSD use Samsung Elpis controller. The internal SSD storing a data location map on DRAM Samsung LPDDR4 DRAM to launch a programs without delays. The 980 Pro comes equipped with Samsung 3D TLC flash memory. NVMe SSD besides, available in 3 capacities, including 2 Tb, 1 Tb and 500 Gb volume sizes.
Performance and benchmarks
NVMe SSD use PCIe M.2 4.0 x 4 expansion standard with maximum write speeds equals to 5000 Mbps, and maximum read speeds 7000 Mbps. 980 Pro has input/output performance 1000000 on reading and 1000000 on writing operations per second.
Endurance and warranty
Samsung give 5 years of warranty that limited by endurance 150 TBW. The 980 Pro has 1.5 million hours MTBF.
Specs
| Category | Value |
| Capacity | 250 Gb |
| Interface | M.2 4.0 x 4 |
| Controller | Samsung Elpis |
| Memory type | Samsung 3D TLC |
| DRAM | Samsung LPDDR4 DRAM |
| Read speed (Mb/s) | 7000 |
| Write speed (Mb/s) | 5000 |
| Read IOPS | 1000000 |
| Write IOPS | 1000000 |
| Endurance (TBW) | 150 |
| MTBF (million hours) | 1.5 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Conclusion
980 Pro (250Gb) produced by Samsung may work on PCIe 4.0 that is significantly faster than previous bus standard. The maximum write speed is 5000 Mb/s, that is okay for this computer expansion bus standard. The drive has endurance 150 TBW, that is bad against closest competitors. After evaluating all the facts, Samsung 980 Pro 250Gb is a well-balanced SSD.
+ Pros
- Good writing speed
- PCIe 4.0
- Cons
- Capacity
- Writing speed
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