2020
980 Pro 1TB
Samsung's original PCIe 4.0 flagship at 1 TB, offering a massive generational leap over PCIe 3.0 drives. Widely adopted as the go-to high-performance SSD for PS5 upgrades and enthusiast PC builds.
NVMe SSD
Compatible Standards & Components
PCI Express 5.0 (PCIe 5.0)
PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG)
PCI Express 4.0 (PCIe 4.0)
PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG)
M.2 2280 Form Factor
PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) / JEDEC
PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD
PCI Special Interest Group / NVM Express Inc.
M.2 2230 Form Factor
PCI-SIG / JEDEC
3D TLC NAND Flash
Samsung / SK Hynix / Micron / Kioxia
3D QLC NAND Flash
Intel / Micron / Samsung / SK Hynix
SLC Write Cache (Dynamic NAND Cache)
Storage Device Manufacturers
M.2 NVMe Heatsink (Thermal Throttle Prevention)
Motherboard Manufacturers
2.5-inch SATA SSD Form Factor
SATA-IO
Technical Specifications
| Type | NVMe SSD |
| Capacity | 1 TB |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 / NVMe 1.3c |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Controller | Samsung Elpis |
| Nand Type | Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC (TLC) |
| Dram | Yes (Samsung LPDDR4) |
| Seq Read | 7,000 MB/s |
| Seq Write | 5,000 MB/s |
| Rand Read | 1,000K IOPS |
| Rand Write | 1,000K IOPS |
| Tbw | 600 TBW |
| Warranty | 5 years |
| Encryption | AES 256-bit, TCG Opal 2.0 |
| Msrp | $89.99 |
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