TEST: Samsung 980 250GB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Samsung
Model number	MZ-V8V250BW
Storage capacity	250 GB (233 GiB)
Read speed	2900 MB/s
Write speed	1300 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	no
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	150 Terabyte
Controller	Samsung Pablo (S3LR033)
Price	ca. 51 AUD (= 0,20 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

76 %

Write speed

49 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 2977 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	2385,57 MB/s	1189,56 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	60,53 MB/s	160,54 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	872,17 MB/s	970,26 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,025 ms	0,121 ms
Score	1171	1250
Total score	2977

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

• ISO (folder with two large files)
• Program (folder with many small files)
• Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of August 20, 2021 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	1364,27 MB/s	1,68 s
Program many small files	1065,86 MB/s	6,60 s
Game small and large files	1181,91 MB/s	5,84 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the Samsung SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 2900MB/s and 1300MB/s respectively).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	2763,61	1348,30
SEQ1M Q1T1	1966,52	1346,34
RND4K Q32T16	948,73	1178,55
RND4K Q1T1	63,78	177,29