Testseek.co.uk have collected 78 expert reviews of the Samsung M.2 980 Series NVMe PCIe and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung M.2 980 Series NVMe PCIe.
March 2021
(87%)
78 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(98%)
635 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
87010078
The editors liked
Competitive price
Highly capable
Black PCB
Sequential performance
Endurance
5-year warranty
The editors didn't like
Not the fastest
Not the cheapest
Not the biggest
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Published: 2021-03-31, Author: Mark , review by: techradar.com
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Not the fastest, Not the cheapest, Not the biggest
The Samsung 980 is a far cry from the 980 Pro. Though that's to be expected, since it's a PCIe 3.0 model, it doesn't do as great a job leading the pack as past Samsung SSDs have done. It's a strong drive, but just edged out by the competition at pretty mu...
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It seems to have taken an eternity but Samsung has finally launched the successor to the venerable SSD 970 EVO in the shape of the SSD 980.The new drive is the company's first DRAMless design. Instead of using a DRAM chip, the drive relies on Host Memory...
Published: 2021-03-09, Author: Ben , review by: eteknix.com
Given similar performing drives are ever so slightly cheaper, it is hard to recommend this on a price scale. However, being a Samsung drive you do have that added bit of security so if you can find one at a good price, don't hesitate too much. Don't forge...
Published: 2022-04-18, Author: John , review by: pcmag.com
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Published: 2022-04-15, Author: John , review by: pcmag.com
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Overall, one of the best solutions at present for NVMe SSD storage
Exact hardware required to meet optimum speeds
The price of the latest NVMe M.2 SSD's can be hugely high, but the enhancement in speed and overall performance of your computer and applications can make them a worthwhile purchase.Just look at the difference one makes to the Mac Pro (Late 2013), althoug...
Amazing real-life performance, Much more affordable than PCIe Gen 4 drives, with similar performance, Very fast random writes (for a DRAM-less drive), Lack of DRAM cache not visible in benchmarks, Large SLC cache, No thermal throttling, Five-year warranty
Expensive for a TLC DRAM-less drive, Low write speeds once SLC cache exhausted, Lack of DRAM can be problematic for some scenarios, PCI-Express Gen 3, Largest capacity available is 1 TB
The Samsung 980 1 TB SSD is currently listed online for $140. Amazing real-life performance Much more affordable than PCIe Gen 4 drives, with similar performance Very fast random writes (for a DRAM-less drive) Lack of DRAM cache not visible in benchmarks...
Solid overall performance, Write performance can be sustained for longer than other drives, Price (but could be better), SSD Magician software, 5-year warranty
Not the fastest Gen3 drive out there, Once HBM cache is exhausted write performance takes a significant hit
When it comes to Samsung solid state drives we typically know what to expect, but with the SSD 980 things are a little bit different. This is really the first drive Samsung has released that was made for the value market and comes with a DRAMless design...
