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.
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...
Fastest drive we've ever tested, Magician software, Can handle heavy writes, 5-year warranty
Without a heatsink it can thermally throttle
There is a reason Samsung is one of the major players in the M.2 NVMe market. The always seem to exceed the competition and offer their products at competitive prices. That is what you are getting with the 980 Pro. While Samsung was late to the Gen4 game...
Published: 2021-01-05, Author: William , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: For a long time, if you wanted the best consumer SSD on the market, Samsung was the simple and short answer. However in our 2019 SSD roundup, Sabrent came in as a dominant newcomer looking to dethrone Samsung. We loved their Rocket 4 SSD which performed e...
Published: 2020-12-30, Author: John , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: Under the hoods of the newest, skinniest laptops (and in the hollows of the latest desktop-PC motherboards), solid-state storage has undergone a transformation. Even if you're a close observer of all things tech, it's understandable if you didn't even rea...
Verdict, On the surface, the Samsung 980 Pro SSD looks like any other Nvme SSD, essentially a long stick that embodies this lastest form of computer storage. However, while the Nvme SSD's I've looked at over the last few months have been fast, the Samsung
Very expensive, Requires latest hardware for max speed
On the surface, the Samsung 980 Pro SSD looks like any other Nvme SSD, essentially a long stick that embodies this lastest form of computer storage. However, while the Nvme SSD's I've looked at over the last few months have been fast, the Samsung 980 Pro...
Published: 2020-10-26, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: The Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe solid-state drives are now available from Internet retailers. For those wondering how these SSDs compare with EXT4 under Linux against other PCIe 4.0/3.0 drives, here are a variety of benchmarks.While Samsung hasn't sent...
7GBps reading and 5GBps writing via PCIe 4, Excellent performer with PCIe 3 as well
Top-tier pricing, Relatively low TBW rating
The Samsung 980 Pro is the NVMe SSD you want--if you're rocking PCIe 4 (Ryzen-exclusive as of this writing). For more common PCIe 3-equipped systems, it's still a great drive, but not significantly better than the lower-priced competition...
Published: 2020-09-23, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
The announcement of the Samsung 980 Pro is rather well timed, considering Phison will make its newest E18 7GB/s NVMe controller available anytime now. This new SSD generation is showing itself to have a rather unexpected rivalry between Samsung, a very we...
