SAMSUNG 980 PRO

Brand: SAMSUNG
Model: 980 PRO
UPC: 887276456430

$95–$105estimated range

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.

Storage performance rankTop 5% of storage drives

TierHigh end?

ReleasedSep 2020

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Capacity2 TB

TypeSSD

InterfacePCIe

Read speed5100 MB/s

Form factorM.2

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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.Sourcenews.samsung.com

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.Sourceimage-us.samsung.com

Best for

boot drive
game library
video-editing scratch

Official product specifications

Specifications

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Capacity2 TB