SAMSUNG 980 PRO
Samsung 980 PRO 2TB is a high-end PCIe 4.0 M.2 TLC SSD with DRAM and 1,200 TBW—ideal for a fast boot drive, big game library, or video‑editing scratch.
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Product overview
Samsung’s 980 PRO 2TB (MZ‑V8P2T0B) debuted on September 22, 2020 as the company’s first consumer PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, introducing the 980 PRO family. ([news.samsung.com](https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-delivers-next-level-ssd-performance-with-980-pro-for-gaming-and-high-end-pc-applications?utm_source=openai))
Positioned as a high-end Gen4 drive with DRAM cache and TLC V‑NAND, it exists to bring top-tier Gen4 speeds to gaming and creator rigs without stepping up to Gen5. The 2TB model is an M.2 2280 NVMe rated for 1,200 TBW, making it a strong pick for a primary boot drive, a large game library, or a 4K video‑editing scratch disk; it uses Samsung’s in‑house Elpis controller. ([image-us.samsung.com](https://image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/samsungbusiness/pdfs/datasheet/2021_980_PRO_Data_Sheet_Final_Files.pdf?utm_source=openai))
- boot drive
- game library
- video-editing scratch
Product highlights
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- Next-level SSD performance: Unleash the power of the Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD for next-level computing. 980 PRO delivers 2x the data transfer rate of PCIe 3.0, while maintaining compatibility with PCIe 3.0.
- Maximum Speed: Get read speeds up to 7,000 MB s with 980 PRO and push the limits of what SSDs can do. Powered by a new Elpsis controller designed to harmonize the flash memory components and the interface for superior speed – with a PCIe 4.0 interface that’s 2x faster than PCIe 3.0 SSDs and 12x faster than Samsung SATA SSDs – every component of this NVMe SSD is manufactured by Samsung for performance that lasts.
- A winning combination: Designed for hardcore gamers and tech-savvy users, the 980 PRO offers high-performance bandwidth and throughput for heavy-duty applications in gaming, graphics, data analytics, and more. It's fast at loading games, so you can play more and wait less.
- Efficient M.2 SSD: The 980 PRO comes in a compact M.2 2280 form factor, which can be easily plugged into desktops and laptops. Due to its size and thus optimized power efficiency, it’s ideal for building high-performance computing systems.
- Reliable thermal control: High-performance SSDs usually require high-performance thermal control. To ensure stable performance, the 980 PRO 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.
Specifications
- Capacity
- 2 TB
- Type
- SSD
- Form factor
- M.2
- Hardware Interface
- PCI-E
- Data Transfer Rate
- 16000 Gb/s
- Read speed
- 5100 MB/s
- Tdp
- 3.3 W
