Samsung 980 SSD
Samsung 980 1TB (Mar 9, 2021) is a budget PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 SSD with DRAM‑less HMB and 600 TBW, good for boot drives and game libraries.
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Product overview
Samsung’s 980 SSD (1TB) launched on March 9, 2021 as the entry NVMe model in the 980 family—and Samsung’s first consumer DRAM‑less NVMe drive. It uses PCIe 3.0 x4 with NVMe 1.4 and V‑NAND TLC in an M.2 2280 form factor.
Positioned in the budget tier, it exists to bring Gen3 NVMe speeds at a lower price than 980 PRO/990‑series parts. With a 600 TBW endurance rating for the 1TB model and an HMB design instead of onboard DRAM, it’s well‑suited as a Windows boot drive, a mainstream game library, or a budget upgrade. Not ideal for PS5 expansion or heavy sustained‑write workloads. Unique: it debuted Samsung’s DRAM‑less NVMe approach.
- boot drive
- game library
- budget upgrade
Product highlights
- PACKED WITH SPEED 980 delivers value, without sacrificing sequential read write speeds up to 3,500 3,000 MB s
- KEEP MOVING WITH FULL POWER MODE Keep your SSD running at its peak with Full Power Mode, which drives continuous and consistent high performance
- RELIABLE THERMAL CONTROL 980 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.SMART THERMAL SOLUTION Embedded with Samsung's cutting edge thermal control algorithm, 980 manages heat on its own to deliver durable and reliable performance, while minimizing performance fluctuations during extended usage.SAMSUNG MAGICIAN SOFTWARE Monitor drive health, optimize performance, protect valuable data, and receive important updates with Magician to ensure you're always getting the best performance out of your SSD
Specifications
- Capacity
- 1 TB
- Type
- SSD
- Form factor
- M.2
- Hardware Interface
- PCI-E
- Data Transfer Rate
- 6000MB
- Read speed
- 3 MB/s
- Tdp
- 2 W
