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Samsung 980 500GB

500GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 3.0 x4

Samsung 980 500GB, product view 1

Specifications

No

DRAM cache

3100 MB/s

Sequential read

2600 MB/s

Sequential write

300 TBW

Endurance

Family guide

Samsung EVO and 980 NVMe SSDs
970 EVO 970 EVO Plus 980 This model 990 EVO 990 EVO Plus
Released 2018 2019 2021 2024 2024
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 3.0 x4 Not available Not available
Read 3400 MB/s 3500 MB/s 3100 MB/s Not available Not available
Write 2300 MB/s 3200 MB/s 2600 MB/s Not available Not available
Endurance 300 TBW 300 TBW 300 TBW Not available Not available
Summary Has a DRAM cache, like the 970 EVO Plus; the 980 and 990 models use system memory instead. 1TB and 2TB batches made from mid-2021 use different parts and write slower once the cache fills. Samsung's first DRAM-less NVMe drive; it borrows a little system memory (HMB) instead of carrying its own. Rated for the same speeds over PCIe 4.0 x4 or 5.0 x2, so a PCIe 5.0 slot doesn't make it faster. Same controller and dual interface as the 990 EVO, with newer flash that uses power more efficiently.

Capacity grid

250GB500GB1TB2TB4TB
970 EVO $199.99 $229 $334.99 Not available Not available
970 EVO Plus $85.15 $140.98 $179.56 $399 Not available
980 $78.84 $130.54 This model $149.99 No listings Not available
990 EVO Not available Not available $255 $381 Not available
990 EVO Plus Not available Not available $229.95 $329.98 $617.50

Form factor

M.2 2280 is the recorded form factor.

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Price history

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