Samsung 980 PRO 1 TB M.2 PCI Express 4.0 NVMe V-NAND MLC MZ-V8P1T0CW Reviews
Reviewer - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on pcgamesn.com in the United Kingdom on 12 April 2024
After a shaky launch, the Samsung 980 Pro is now one of the best-value PCIe 4.0 SSDs you can buy, as long as you can find it at the right price. However, you'll need a heatsink for it, and the WD Black SN850X is a better option if it's going cheaper.Unl...
AlternativesSamsung 980 Pro specsThese are the Samsung 980 Pro specifications:Interface 4x PCIe 4.0Protocol NVMeForm factor M.2 2280Capacities 250GB, 500GB, 1TB (tested), 2TBFormatted capacity 931GB (2TB version)Controller Samsung ElpisMax read speed 7,00...
Reviewer - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on pcgamesn.com in the United Kingdom on 12 April 2024
After a shaky launch, the Samsung 980 Pro is now one of the best-value PCIe 4.0 SSDs you can buy, as long as you can find it at the right price. However, you'll need a heatsink for it, and the WD Black SN850X is a better option if it's going cheaper.Unl...
AlternativesSamsung 980 Pro specsThese are the Samsung 980 Pro specifications:Interface 4x PCIe 4.0Protocol NVMeForm factor M.2 2280Capacities 250GB, 500GB, 1TB (tested), 2TBFormatted capacity 931GB (2TB version)Controller Samsung ElpisMax read speed 7,00...
Jeremy - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on gamesradar.com in the United Kingdom on 18 February 2022
The Samsung 980 Pro is still right near the top and gold standard-level for PCIe Gen 4 contenders for best SSDs for gaming. Though it's since been left slightly lagging by newer and faster drives, a new variant, the Samsung 980 Pro with Heatsink, fixes a...
+Competitive price, Sony PS5-compatible, Good all-round specs-Mediocre 4K random write performance, Stingy write endurance rating
Jeremy - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on gamesradar.com in the United Kingdom on 18 February 2022
The Samsung 980 Pro is still right near the top and gold standard-level for PCIe Gen 4 contenders for best SSDs for gaming. Though it's since been left slightly lagging by newer and faster drives, a new variant, the Samsung 980 Pro with Heatsink, fixes a...
+Competitive price, Sony PS5-compatible, Good all-round specs-Mediocre 4K random write performance, Stingy write endurance rating
Peter - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on eteknix.com in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2022
Samsung is one of the biggest names in the business, and while they're a much larger company that simply makes SSDs, they're well known in the tech industry for making many of the fastest and most desirable SSDs on the market today. Using their own in-hou...
It's not a particularly cheap drive, but when you're looking for a PCIe Gen 4 drive with a larger capacity and premium quality construction, you have to expect to be paying a premium. Its price is still competitive with other brands though, and when it co...
Peter - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on eteknix.com in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2022
Samsung is one of the biggest names in the business, and while they're a much larger company that simply makes SSDs, they're well known in the tech industry for making many of the fastest and most desirable SSDs on the market today. Using their own in-hou...
It's not a particularly cheap drive, but when you're looking for a PCIe Gen 4 drive with a larger capacity and premium quality construction, you have to expect to be paying a premium. Its price is still competitive with other brands though, and when it co...
Darien - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on itpro.co.uk in the United Kingdom on 19 November 2021
If you want to read and write files at top speed, you need an NVMe SSD. Older SATA drives are fine for everyday computing, but the technical limitations of the bus itself mean they can't go much faster than around 530MB/sec. By contrast, NVMe uses a PCI E...
Darien - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on itpro.co.uk in the United Kingdom on 19 November 2021
If you want to read and write files at top speed, you need an NVMe SSD. Older SATA drives are fine for everyday computing, but the technical limitations of the bus itself mean they can't go much faster than around 530MB/sec. By contrast, NVMe uses a PCI E...
Andrew - 3.8 out of 5 Reviewed on techteamgb.co.uk in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2021
I finally have one in my hands – Samsung's new 980 PRO SSD their first PCIe Gen 4 drive, and honestly? It's not as mind blowing as I hoped it would be. In fact, it's bested by Sabrent's new Rocket 4 Plus in almost every test. Lets run through them all, an...
Andrew - 3.8 out of 5 Reviewed on techteamgb.co.uk in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2021
I finally have one in my hands – Samsung's new 980 PRO SSD their first PCIe Gen 4 drive, and honestly? It's not as mind blowing as I hoped it would be. In fact, it's bested by Sabrent's new Rocket 4 Plus in almost every test. Lets run through them all, an...
Mark - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on techadvisor.co.uk in the United Kingdom on 19 October 2020
The Black Friday sales season is coming! Our product recommendations are based on average retail prices, but the prices above show the best deals currently available from trustworthy online stores. From being something special a few years ago, NVMe drives...
+Double the speed of PCIe 3.0, Works in PCIe 3.0 M.2 slots-No 2TB option at launch, Needs an X570 or B550 motherboard, Lacks integrated heatsinkThere are plenty of positive things about the Samsung 980 Pro, but much of that falls into the category of ‘be careful what you wish for'.On paper, the doubling of bandwidth for M.2 NVMe storage devices looked like slamdunk. But, that thinking failed to c...
Mark - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on techadvisor.co.uk in the United Kingdom on 19 October 2020
The Black Friday sales season is coming! Our product recommendations are based on average retail prices, but the prices above show the best deals currently available from trustworthy online stores. From being something special a few years ago, NVMe drives...
+Double the speed of PCIe 3.0, Works in PCIe 3.0 M.2 slots-No 2TB option at launch, Needs an X570 or B550 motherboard, Lacks integrated heatsinkThere are plenty of positive things about the Samsung 980 Pro, but much of that falls into the category of ‘be careful what you wish for'.On paper, the doubling of bandwidth for M.2 NVMe storage devices looked like slamdunk. But, that thinking failed to c...
Simon - 4.5 out of 5 Reviewed on kitguru.net in the United Kingdom on 25 September 2020
The SSD980 PRO is Samsung's latest flagship high-performance NVMe drive and is the South Korean tech giant's first entry into PCIe Gen4 SSD market. It uses a combination of a new in-house controller and 1** layer 3D V-NAND (it is over 100 layers but Samsu...
+Overall performance, 5-year warranty, AES 256-bit encryption, Magician software-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 When the first few examples of SSD's using the PCIe Gen4 interface began to hit the market there was one manufacturer conspicuous by their absence, namely Samsung. While the PCIe Gen4 SSD market segment seems to have gone quieter than a quiet thing, Samsu...
Simon - 4.5 out of 5 Reviewed on kitguru.net in the United Kingdom on 25 September 2020
The SSD980 PRO is Samsung's latest flagship high-performance NVMe drive and is the South Korean tech giant's first entry into PCIe Gen4 SSD market. It uses a combination of a new in-house controller and 1** layer 3D V-NAND (it is over 100 layers but Samsu...
+Overall performance, 5-year warranty, AES 256-bit encryption, Magician software-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 When the first few examples of SSD's using the PCIe Gen4 interface began to hit the market there was one manufacturer conspicuous by their absence, namely Samsung. While the PCIe Gen4 SSD market segment seems to have gone quieter than a quiet thing, Samsu...
Sean - 4.5 out of 5 Reviewed on tomshardware.com in the United Kingdom on 22 September 2020
Samsung's 980 Pro is set to redefine the company's product line up, and perhaps the entire high-performance market, with a combination of the speedy PCIe 4.0 interface paired with a new controller and flash, all of which delivers brutal performance in man...
+Unrivaled PCIe Gen4 performance, AES 256-bit encryption, Black PCB, Software package, 5-year warranty,-Average endurance ratings, CostlyAre 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...
Sean - 4.5 out of 5 Reviewed on tomshardware.com in the United Kingdom on 22 September 2020
Samsung's 980 Pro is set to redefine the company's product line up, and perhaps the entire high-performance market, with a combination of the speedy PCIe 4.0 interface paired with a new controller and flash, all of which delivers brutal performance in man...
+Unrivaled PCIe Gen4 performance, AES 256-bit encryption, Black PCB, Software package, 5-year warranty,-Average endurance ratings, CostlyAre 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...