TEST: Samsung 980 PRO 1TB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Samsung
Model number	MZ-V8P1T0BW
Storage capacity	1024 GB (931 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	116 GB approx.
Read speed	7000 MB/s
Write speed	5000 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	600 Terabyte
Controller	Samsung Elpis (S4LV003)
Price	ca. 98 AUD (= 0,10 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

89 %

Write speed

73 %

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

This SSD is PS5 compatible. It can be used in a PlayStation 5 console as expansion storage.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 7974 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	5386,04 MB/s	4021,08 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	78,33 MB/s	173,59 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	2368,63 MB/s	2949,50 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,021 ms	0,118 ms
Score	2986	3525
Total score	7974

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 December 29, 2023 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	1805,20 MB/s	1,27 s
Program many small files	1207,66 MB/s	5,83 s
Game small and large files	2012,22 MB/s	3,43 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 7000MB/s and 5000MB/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	6624,87	4997,94
SEQ1M Q1T1	4126,20	4229,65
RND4K Q32T16	3774,35	3397,02
RND4K Q1T1	83,72	190,61