Testseek.co.uk 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.
Users
(96%)
780 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
890100169
The editors liked
Double the speed of PCIe 3.0
Works in PCIe 3.0 M.2 slots
Competitive price
Sony PS5-compatible
Good all-round specs
Unrivaled PCIe Gen4 performance
AES 256-bit encryption
Black PCB
Software package
5-year warranty
Overall performance
Magician software
The editors didn't like
No 2TB option at launch
Needs an X570 or B550 motherboard
Lacks integrated heatsink
Mediocre 4K random write performance
Stingy write endurance rating
Average endurance ratings
Costly
Needs a PCIe 4.0 supporting motherboard to get the best from it
Tested 4K performance couldn't match the official maximum figures
Kitguru says
It's been a long old while since we've seen a high-end Samsung NVMe SSD and it has certainly been worth the w
High cost per gigabyte, Lower write-durability rating than previous SSD 970 Pro
Samsung's PCI Express 4.0-based SSD 980 Pro will delight upgraders and PC builders who have deep pockets (and a compatible AMD desktop platform). It delivers the fastest theoretical performance from a mainstream SSD we've seen to date...
Are you looking for the best? Look no further. With the fastest performance we have seen from a NAND SSD yet, Samsung's 980 Pro makes other NVMe SSDs look slow...
The Samsung 980 PRO series is an impressive drive, however, it managed to impress me less than the release of the 970 PRO. The focus for Samsung has been clear, reach a peak read speed of ~7 GB/sec and ~5 GB/for writes. You'll only hit these numbers in ve...
Abstract: We got our first glimpse of Samsung's new 980 Pro SSD back at CES 2020, and at the time, it was promising big performance thanks to its shift from the PCIe 3.0 interface to PCIe 4.0. We were initially told that the 980 Pro would top out with blistering s...
Published: 2021-10-29, Author: Jon , review by: tweaktown.com
Samsung has done with the 980 PRO with Heatsink what Samsung always seems to do when they set out to do something; they do it right. Our testing shows Samsung's exquisitely designed PS5 compatible heat sink to be highly effective. Despite its compact size...
Published: 2021-03-04, Author: Jon , review by: tweaktown.com
The 2TB 980 Pro is Samsung at its finest. The drive is an exquisite piece of hardware that will deliver everything you could want along with the capacity you need. It excels at read operations, and that's exactly where we like to see performance delivered...
Abstract: The Samsung 980 Pro is here to take back the crown—and then some. While its predecessor, the 970 Pro, won and eventually lost its SSD performance title to hotter competition, this latest generation buries them all.Of course, to witness the greatness, you'...
Published: 2020-09-23, Author: Jon , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: The Samsung 980 Pro is here to take back the crown—and then some. While its predecessor, the 970 Pro, won and eventually lost its SSD performance title to hotter competition, this latest generation buries them all.Of course, to witness the greatness, you'...
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...
Abstract: Solid-state drives (SSDs) have come a long way in recent years: a long way up in speed and capacity, and a long way down in price. Technology that was previously reserved for enterprise customers and the PC performance elite has gained the common touch, w...
