Product 980 250GB
Capacity (User / Raw) 250GB / 256GB
Form Factor:M.2 2280
Interface / Protocol PCIe 3.0 x4 / NVMe 1.4
Controller
Samsung Pablo
DRAM:DRAMless / HMB
Memory Samsung 128L V-NAND TLC
Sequential Read 2,900 MBps
Sequential Write:1,300 MBps
Random Read (QD1):17,000 IOPS
Random Write (QD1):53,000 IOPS
Random Read:230,000 IOPs
Random Write:320,000 IOPs
Security:AES 256-bit encryption
Endurance (TBW) 150 TB
Part Number:MZ-V8V250BW
Samsung targets the 980 at lower price points with capacities that include 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB models. With prices of $50, $70, and $130, the 980 hits the market with affordable price points at each capacity. That stands in contrast to the rest of the company’s SSD families, many of which span from 2TB to 8TB and cost hundreds of dollars.
Samsung’s 980 comes with TurboWrite 2.0, meaning it features a massive SLC buffer that's larger than the cache on the 970 Evo and 970 Evo Plus. This speedy buffer absorbs data at a faster rate before write speeds degrade as the workload spills into the native TLC flash. However, the 980's TurboWrite 2.0 implementation is a bit different than the 980 Pro’s; instead of a hybrid arrangement with both static and dynamic TLC caches, the 980 comes with just a dynamic SLC. This enables more cache capacity for the 500GB and 1TB models than the 980 Pro, but due to the 980's lower-end SSD controller, the SSD isn't quite as fast when the cache is full.
Category | Storage |
Subcategory | M.2 |
Brand | Samsung |
Model | 980 |
CAPACITY | 250GB |
INTERFACE | M.2 NVME |
FORM FACTOR | 2280 |