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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
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Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
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Power Calculator
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Will It Run?
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Samsung

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price |
|---|
| $/GB |
|---|
| Availability |
|---|
| Total |
|---|
Samsung | $1,999.99 | $4.000 | In Stock | $1,999.99 | Buy |
About This Product
The Samsung 980 500GB is an M.2 NVMe SSD utilizing PCIe Gen3 x4 interface. It offers sequential read speeds up to 3,500 MB/s and write speeds up to 3,000 MB/s, making it suitable for general computing and gaming. While faster than SATA SSDs, it is outperformed by PCIe Gen4 drives in its price range for demanding applications.
Verdict
βGood for budget-conscious users needing a reliable NVMe upgrade over SATA.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
2,805 MB/s
Sequential Write
2,134 MB/s
4K Random Read
293 IOPS
4K Random Write
119 IOPS
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
300 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.33 DWPD
calculated from TBW
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache β what most retailers don't show you.
DRAM Cache
No
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