Samsung SSD 980 PRO M.2 PCIe NVMe 500GB

500GB M.2 NVMe 1.3c SSD - PCIe 4.0 x4

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The Samsung 980 PRO 500GB SSD can transform the performance and responsiveness of your machine. With stratospheric speeds and a very high endurance, the Samsung 980 PRO is based on the PCI-E 4.0 x4 interface and NVMe 1.3c technology.

500GB M.2 NVMe 1.3c SSD - PCIe 4.0 x4

Overview

SSD 980 PRO: High Performance PCIe 4.0 SSD

The Samsung 980 PRO 500GB SSD can transform the performance and responsiveness of your machine. With stratospheric speeds and high endurance, the Samsung 980 PRO in M.2 2280 format is based on the PCI-E 4.0 x4 interface and NVMe 1.3c technology. It is also equipped with Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC memory, a Samsung Elpis controller and 512 MB of LPDDR4 cache memory.

The Samsung 980 PRO M.2 PCIe 4.0 4x NVMe 1.3c is designed primarily for hardcore gamers and demanding techies, the 980 PRO offers both bandwidth and high performance throughput for heavy gaming, computer graphics, data analysis and more. Games load ultra-fast so you can play more, and wait less.

Access to unprecedented performance

Take your equipment to the next level with the power of the Samsung 980 PRO NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD. The 980 PRO makes the most of the PCIe 4.0 interface by doubling the data transfer rate of PCIe 3.0, while remaining backwards compatible with PCIe 3.0.

The 980 PRO has been optimised for speed with its Samsung Elpis controller, which is specifically designed for PCIe 4.0. This means you can achieve read speeds of up to 7000MB/s (depending on the model)

Precise thermal control

SSDs that deliver very high performance require extremely precise thermal control. To ensure the most stable performance, the 980 PRO features a nickel-protected controller to keep it at a stable temperature, and a heatsink to protect the NAND chip from temperature fluctuations.

Samsung has equipped the 980 PRO with a state-of-the-art algorithm so that the SSD itself can manage its temperature peaks and therefore ensure stable performance. To minimise long-term speed variations, Samsung Dynamic Thermal Guard technology keeps the temperature of the 980 PRO at an optimal level.

Samsung Magician

Access the true power of the 980 PRO with Samsung Magician software and its intuitive tools: monitor the status of the drive, optimise its performance, protect your important data, and receive all the updates to ensure you always get the best possible performance from your SSD.

Specifications
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General information

Product name

Samsung SSD 980 PRO M.2 PCIe NVMe 500GB

Brand

Samsung

Model

MZ-V8P500BW

Main characteristics

Interface with the computer

M.2 - PCI-E 4.0 x4

Hard drive format

M.2

M.2 format

M.2 2280

Heatsink

No

Capacity

500 GB

Cache size

512 MB

Flash memory type

TLC (Triple-Level Cell)

NVMe

Yes

Controller

Samsung Elpis

PS5-compatible

No

Performance

Read speed

6900 MB/s

Write speed

5000 MB/s

IOPS Read

1000000

IOPS in writing

1000000

Endurance

300

TRIM compatible

Yes

Physical characteristics

Width

22.15 mm

Height

2.38 mm

Depth

80.15 mm

Weight

9 g

Warranties

Commercial warranty

Seller 3 years

Legal warranty

See terms & conditions

Product referenced on 16 Oct 2020

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  • by Stéphane C
    Posted on 23 Dec 2023
    Bought on 19 Nov 2023 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 7 Average rating: 10

    Speed is the name of the game

    Extremely fast SSD and very easy to install with the Samsung SSD Data Migration application.
    It's child's play to clone your system disk and that's why I only buy Samsung SSDs.

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  • by marcus55
    Posted on 3 Jun 2022
    Bought on 14 Feb 2022 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 2 Average rating: 10

    It's Samsung

    What can I say, works perfectly, it's Samsung, mounted with Windows11, no worries, fast, reliable.

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  • by ValD
    Posted on 18 Mar 2022
    Bought on 16 Mar 2022 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 10

    Absolute banger!

    I repost my review because I was wrong with the 2Tb Mb one, so Real Banger to play Star Citizen in total it loads in 3min game loading + texture, for my first SSD it's nickel GGWP to Samsung

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  • by ptirup
    Posted on 11 Jan 2022
    Bought on 26 Nov 2021 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 5 Average rating: 9

    Very good SSD

    The performance of this SSD is top notch.
    The performance of this SSD is top notch compared to the SATA SSD it replaces, a real leap forward, a little "wow" effect that I didn't expect, necessarily since I already have NVme on another machine.
    The Samsung transfer software (Data Migration Tool - download on their website) is very efficient: the clone of my old disk was done in 3 clicks, my OS rebooted on the new disk without blinking. Note that the old disk is then put "offline" by Windows because of a signature conflict: you have to go to the disk manager to erase / format / put it back online.

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  • by Christophe C
    Posted on 13 Aug 2021
    Bought on 3 Aug 2021 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 9

    SSD Upgrade

    My first M.2. installed on my desktop (Gigabyte GA-Z170X motherboard) with linux Mint works great!

    I did not reinstall my system, I simply cloned my old Samsung SSD 840 EVO (sata) to the Samsung SSD 980 pro (NVMe M.2) with the "dd" command. And it worked perfectly.

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