Name: Samsung 980 M.2 500 GB PCI Express 3.0 NVMe V-NAND
Brand: Samsung
SKU: MZ-V8V500BW
Price: 393 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.846153846153846 (39 reviews)

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Samsung NVMe SSD powered by V-NAND technology
Up to 3,500 MB/s sequential read and 3,000 MB/s write
500 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0
Read speed: 3100 MB/s 400000 IOPS
Write speed: 2600 MB/s 470000 IOPS
V-NAND NVMe 1.4
Hardware encryption 256-bit AES
S.M.A.R.T. support
Component for: PC/Laptop

Samsung 980 M.2 500 GB PCI Express 3.0 NVMe V-NAND

Upgrade to breathtaking NVMe™ speed
It's time to maximise your PC's potential with the 980. Whether you need a boost for gaming or a seamless workflow for heavy graphics, the 980 is the smart choice for outstanding SSD performance and it's all backed by an NVMe™ interface and PCIe 3.0 technology.

Packed with speed
Get right to it. The 980 harnesses nearly all the speed advantages of PCIe 3.0 through HMB technology and dramatic NVMe efficiency. The DRAM-less design delivers exceptional value, achieving breakneck sequential read/write speeds up to 3,500/3,000 MB/s^[1] , over 6.2x the speed of SATA SSDs.

Keep moving with Full Power Mode
Keep your SSD running at peak level for nonstop, consistent high performance with Full Power Mode. Switch it on through Samsung Magician software to always keep your SSD in active mode. Instantly jump right back to intensive work with huge files, graphics-heavy games or even normal PC usage.

Built for the long run
Keep your files safe with an SSD that's in it for the long haul. With up to 600 TBW and a 5-year limited warranty, the 980's optimised endurance comes with proven reliability thanks to Samsung's in-house solutions, from the state-of-the-art controller to V-NAND and the latest firmware.

Reliable thermal control
High-performance SSDs usually require high-performance thermal control. To ensure stable performance, the 980 uses nickel coating to help manage the controller's heat level and a heat spreader label to deliver effective thermal control of the NAND chip.

Smart thermal solution
Embedded with Samsung's cutting-edge thermal control algorithm, the 980 manages heat on its own to deliver durable and reliable performance. To minimise performance fluctuations in the long haul, Samsung's Dynamic Thermal Guard technology maintains the 980's temperature at optimal levels.

Samsung Magician software
Unlock the full power of the 980 with Samsung Magician's intuitive yet advanced optimisation tools. Monitor drive health, optimise performance, protect valuable data, and receive important updates with Magician to ensure you're always getting the best performance out of your SSD.

World's No. 1 Flash Memory
Experience superior performance and reliability that you can only get from the world's number one brand for flash memory since 2003. All firmware and components, including Samsung's world-renowned DRAM and NAND, are produced in-house, allowing end-to-end integration for quality you can trust.

Samsung 980. SSD capacity: 500 GB, SSD form factor: M.2, Read speed: 3100 MB/s, Write speed: 2600 MB/s, Component for: PC/Laptop

Specification

Features

NVMe version

1.4

Security algorithms

256-bit AES

SSD form factor

M.2

SSD capacity

500 GB

Interface

PCI Express 3.0

NVMe

Memory type

V-NAND

Component for

PC/Laptop

Hardware encryption

Read speed

3100 MB/s

Write speed

2600 MB/s

Random read (4KB)

400000 IOPS

Random write (4KB)

470000 IOPS

PCI Express interface data lanes

S.M.A.R.T. support

Mean time between failures (MTBF)

1500000 h

Power

Operating voltage

3.3 V

Power consumption (max)

5.9 W

Power consumption (average)

4.3 W

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 70 °C

Operating shock

1500 G

Weight & dimensions

Width

80.2 mm

Depth

22.1 mm

Height

2.38 mm

Weight

8 g

Logistics data

Harmonized System (HS) code

84717070

Buying Reasons

It's time to maximise your PC's potential with the 980. Whether you need a boost for gaming or a seamless workflow for heavy graphics, the 980 is the smart choice for outstanding SSD performance and it's all backed by an NVMe™ interface and PCIe 3.0 technology.

Get right to it. The 980 harnesses nearly all the speed advantages of PCIe 3.0 through HMB technology and dramatic NVMe efficiency. The DRAM-less design delivers exceptional value, achieving breakneck sequential read/write speeds up to 3,500/3,000 MB/s<sup>[1]</sup> , over 6.2x the speed of SATA SSDs.

Keep your SSD running at peak level for nonstop, consistent high performance with Full Power Mode. Switch it on through Samsung Magician software to always keep your SSD in active mode. Instantly jump right back to intensive work with huge files, graphics-heavy games or even normal PC usage.

Keep your files safe with an SSD that's in it for the long haul. With up to 600 TBW and a 5-year limited warranty, the 980's optimised endurance comes with proven reliability thanks to Samsung's in-house solutions, from the state-of-the-art controller to V-NAND and the latest firmware.

High-performance SSDs usually require high-performance thermal control. To ensure stable performance, the 980 uses nickel coating to help manage the controller's heat level and a heat spreader label to deliver effective thermal control of the NAND chip.

Embedded with Samsung's cutting-edge thermal control algorithm, the 980 manages heat on its own to deliver durable and reliable performance. To minimise performance fluctuations in the long haul, Samsung's Dynamic Thermal Guard technology maintains the 980's temperature at optimal levels.

Unlock the full power of the 980 with Samsung Magician's intuitive yet advanced optimisation tools. Monitor drive health, optimise performance, protect valuable data, and receive important updates with Magician to ensure you're always getting the best performance out of your SSD.

Experience superior performance and reliability that you can only get from the world's number one brand for flash memory since 2003. All firmware and components, including Samsung's world-renowned DRAM and NAND, are produced in-house, allowing end-to-end integration for quality you can trust.

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Furey Wohlert

12 Mar, 2021

Shopping for an SSD means facing a sea of acronyms. The trickiest of them are jagged reefs sticking out of the water, shaped like circuit boards and ready to run your upgrade aground if you're not careful. "SSD," standing for "solid-state drive," is the o...

Catrina Fritzsche

09 Mar, 2021

Remember when Samsung had the EVO and PRO designations for their consumer NVMe SSD lineups? Those seeking the highest overall performance could opt for the PRO model, and those looking for a blend of performance and price might choose the EVO drives. A bi...

Palmer Carling

09 Mar, 2021

The new Samsung SSD 980 (nope, no "EVO" today folks) enters the field of internal solid-state drives with some pretty stiff goals to meet. Its older brother, the PCI Express 4.0-based Samsung SSD 980 Pro ($229 for 1TB), blew out our testing benchmarks acr...

Leoline Jenne

09 Mar, 2021

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19 Nov, 2021

The Non-Volatile Memory Express Solid State Drive (NVMe SSD) has become the primary drive for storing operating systems and system applications in most of the new PCs today. It is a lot smaller in size with faster seek and transfer times than the traditio...

Kramlich Hilaria

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Wright Leonteen

12 Mar, 2021

Today, you'd be forgiven for thinking that " SSD " stood for "seriously speedy drive." Indeed, we'd lobby for that change. Why? Over the last five years, solid-state drives (SSDs) have changed their shapes, speeds, and storage stripes with such agility th...

Hercule Valentine

18 Apr, 2022

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...

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Borek Zoubek

16 Apr, 2021

While everyone was rushing to test and write their reviews of the newest Samsung NVMe last month, I decided to hold back and give this drive some time to mature before going through it. It just so happened I had the Rocket Lake S launch on my plate at tha...

Telfore Feodora

09 Mar, 2021

We never expected we would see an SSD with a "980" on its label that would be a full-blown value-oriented internal NVMe drive. Yet here it is. Samsung's newest SSD, the 980, is a departure from what we've come to associate with a new Samsung NVMe offering...

Dinin Melamie

09 Mar, 2021

The Samsung 980 NVMe SSD may share a naming convention with its cousin, the 980 Pro, but the company may cause some confusion by associating the two. The mighty Samsung 980 Pro is the fastest end-user NVMe SSD we've ever tested under just about any kind o...

Trula Milon

09 Mar, 2021

Today, we are taking a look at the Samsung SSD 980. Samsung is known as one of the, if not, the best manufacturer of memory chips out there. Their memory can be found on everything from Graphics Cards to SSDs and even RAM. There was a point in time that t...

Daniell Breena

10 Mar, 2021

Langelo Hamfurd

16 Mar, 2021

Samsung recently introduced its new 980 series SSDs. In addition to their flagship drive, the 980 PRO, the company has now released its first DRAM-less drive, the 980. Designed for everyday PC users, gamers and content creators, this compact, M.2 form fac...

Gregoire Boyse

18 Apr, 2022

Anderea Sharos

15 Apr, 2022

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Manuel Papp

15 Apr, 2022

Shopping for an SSD means facing a sea of acronyms. The trickiest of them are jagged reefs sticking out of the water, shaped like circuit boards and ready to run your upgrade aground if you're not careful.We've already mentioned one you know—SSD. It stand...

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16 Jun, 2021

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Merrel Laddie

22 Apr, 2021

Today we are taking a look at the Samsung 980 1TB SSD. This drive is pitched as a successor to the 970 EVO line of drives and is a PCIe 3.0 SSD, unlike the 980 Pro which is PCIe 4.0. Samsung's 980 is essentially their entry-level NVMe SSD, with a number o...

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26 Mar, 2021

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Hollie Bonne

09 Mar, 2021

Although the company just recently fleshed out its flagship line of PCIe Gen 4 NVMe solid state drives with the 2TB SSD 980 Pro, Samsung is already back at it, with yet another family of drives that target a different market segment. While the Samsung SSD...

Boeschen Parks

14 Mar, 2021

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Rexford Stanfield

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Janetta Dichy

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Purpura Goldberg

09 Mar, 2021

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Gaelan Trubow

09 Mar, 2021

We have recommended DRAM-less SSDs prior to this report and we can still find lengthy posts that tell us that we haven't a clue as to what we are talking about. But don't I? Unlike hard drives, the art of SSDs is understanding what you are going to do wit...

Benjamin Weiser

09 Mar, 2021

The Samsung 980 PRO series of PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs were introduced in September 2020 and can reach speeds of nearly 7 GB/s read and 5 GB/s write. That series is most impressive, but they are not exactly affordable for the masses and not everyone needs PCIe...

Mala Steffi

09 Mar, 2021

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31 Aug, 2021

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Chace Glorianna

31 Mar, 2021

The Samsung 980 SSD is effectively an acknowledgement that we're in a transitional period where not everyone has or needs a PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD. The Samsung 980 Pro covered the high end of the M.2 SSD market, and now Samsung's 980 SSD offers something a litt...

Welcher Behn

10 Mar, 2021

Samsung's latest addition to its SSD ranks is the SSD 980, the long-awaited successor to the very popular SSD 970 EVO. A PCIe Gen 3 NVME drive, the SSD 980 is Samsung's first DRAM-less design. Priced at the £120 mark for the 1TB model reviewed here, can t...

Pauly Clotilde

09 Mar, 2021

Source: Windows CentralWe're approaching a point now where new PCIe 3.0 SSDs will be looked upon in a similar way to a new SATA SSD. As good as they may be, we've already hit the limits the technology can offer and started moving forward. As Intel final...

Yorgo Sadiras

09 Mar, 2021

Samsung's SSDs are widely regarded as among the most reliable and best-performing in the market, and today the company hopes to extend that reputation with the introduction of the 980 NVMe SSD. Samsung's 980 is designed for everyday PC users and gamers, a...

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