Samsung 980 SSD

The Samsung 980 is a far cry from the 980 Pro. Though that’s to be expected, since it’s a PCIe 3.0 model, it doesn’t do as great a job leading the pack as past Samsung SSDs have done. It’s a strong drive, but just edged out by the competition at pretty much every angle.

It has taken a while but at last Samsung has brought out a drive to take the place of the highly successful and popular SSD 970 EVO. Only time will tell if it matches its predecessor’s popularity and it is entering into a fiercely competitive market segment.

Given similar performing drives are ever so slightly cheaper, it is hard to recommend this on a price scale. However, being a Samsung drive you do have that added bit of security so if you can find one at a good price, don’t hesitate too much. Don’t forget that 5-year warranty if you need that extra peace of mind when purchasing.

If you aren’t looking for the best of the best like Samsung’s 980 Pro but still want solid performance for large files or graphics-heavy games at a more affordable price point, Samsung’s 980 is worth your consideration.

Samsung's new 980 SSD is its newest budget NVMe drive and while ditching the DRAM, it doesn't seem to falter in its performance.

Value doesn't mean bad, contrary, it's a fabulous performing product, that pSLC VIVO buffer is a bit of magic all by itself, especially on the 1TB model at 160GB writes before you hit any sort of TLC hole, that's value. Remember though that with smaller volume sizes, that bugger also is smaller as well as overall performance.

Samsung's SSD 980 M.2 drive provides a stellar mid-tier option for new or returning fans of the company's SSDs, squeaking the most performance possible out of PCI Express 3.0 in 2021.

The new Samsung 980 NVMe SSD is a DRAM-less SSD like no other. With top performance, a great warranty and very low pricing, this SSD is a great purchase choice.