Samsung 980 Pro (2000 GB, M.2 2280)
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Samsung 980 Pro

2000 GB, M.2 2280


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Anonymous

4 years ago

Hi Digitec, Samsung is misleadingly advertising its memory technology as "Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC". A 3-bit cell is a TLC (Tripple Level Cell) memory [for 2-bit=MLC (Multi Level Cell), for 1-bit=SLC (Single Level Cell)]. What Samsung is doing here is redefining the term MLC by no longer equating "multi" with 2-bit, but using it in such a way that everything that has more than 1-bit has multiple (several) bits. According to Samsung's own logic, QLC should also be called MLC, but this is obviously not the case. Because the performance of TLC memory is much lower than MLC, Samsung, like all other manufacturers, has to use a pseudo SLC cache despite the "Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC" technology. This cache can be over 100GB in size for a 1TB SSD; but when it is full, there is a "degrade" and the performance drops sharply. (this is known from QLC drives, where this effect is even more drastic). With SSDs with real(!) 2-bit MLC, this trick was not necessary. Unfortunately, MLC memory is practically no longer manufactured because TLC is just cheaper. Links: https://www.anandtech.com/show/16087/the-samsung-980-pro-pcie-4-ssd-review https://www.anandtech.com/show/13761/the-samsung-970-evo-plus-ssd-review https://www.anandtech.com/show/12670/the-samsung-970-evo-ssd-review The search filter "MLC" is therefore misleading for Samsung SSDs (970/EVO/PLUS/PRO, 980/Pro). As a customer, you get the impression that Samsung uses a fundamentally different technology than the competition. Despite exorbitant claims such as a write rate of 5000MB/s, only the drives from 1TB are actually able to maintain a constant write rate of 1000MB/s (1GB/s) when transferring large amounts of data (e.g. over a 10Gb/s network). For comparison, with MLC, even 256GB drives can do this easily. TLC is so slow that it really needs many chips that the SSD controller can write to at the same time to achieve comparable performance.

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Brimstone

4 years ago

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You should write a blog yourself. Great post!

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Anonymous

1 year ago

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Reddevil24

2 years ago

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Stardustone

2 years ago

Apparently the shine has gone off Samsung SSDs, but they were not completely defective, because there was new firmware. However, the Samsung SSDs of the 980 Pro series are no longer among the best SSDs, these three models are worlds better (by the way, the Samsung 990 Pro also have massive problems, there is also new firmware), the three here are all NVMe and they are also available in 2TB: Intel Solidigm P44 Pro (SK Hynix chips) WD Black SN850X Seagate FireCuda 530 (which has an extreme Total Bytes Written Rate of 2550 Terabytes)

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AlfonsX

2 years ago

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Shaggy99

2 years ago

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Bumi69

2 years ago

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Stardustone

2 years ago

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The Crucial P5 Plus is not one of the faster SSDs, that crown belongs to these SSDs: WD Black SN850X, Samsung 990, FireCuda 530, Kingston Fury Renegade (and the practically equally fast KC3000) and one that doesn't have NVRAM but is also very good, that would be the WD Black SN770, which also manages 5150 MB/s and 4900 MB/s, a very good performance for one without DRAM cache and in the PC Mark 10 Quick Benchmark it was even the best. The Samsung 980 Pro is far behind, if Samsung, then the 990, but certainly not the 980 Pro. Those days are definitely over. These are the current best (whereby the FireCuda 530 takes the cake in terms of durability, it can write approx. 2500 TB, while others can do just under half that), I would buy one of these :). Samsung 990 Pro (2000 GB, M.2 2280) WD Black SN850X (2000 GB, M.2 2280) Seagate FireCuda 530 (2000 GB, M.2 2280) Kingston KC3000 (2048 GB, M.2 2280) Kingston FURY Renegade (2000 GB, M.2 2280) WD Black SN770 (2000 GB, M.2 2280)

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kamil.kosmalski

3 years ago

Samsung Electronics GmbH Hello, Thank you very much for your request. If the notebook has an M.2 slot, you can use this SSD. In order to use the full performance of the SSD, the M.2 slot should have PCIe 4.0 with 4 lanes. If in doubt, please enquire directly with the device manufacturer. Kind regards from Schwalbach Your Samsung Service Team

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michaelwil0

3 years ago

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Pronoob821

3 years ago

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If this question means whether the M.2 still fits on the motherboard, then I can tell you that it should not matter how big your GPU is. Since there is still a gap between the GPU and the motherboard. But you should make sure that it can be cooled. Because of the high read and write rates, it can get quite warm, especially behind the GPU. Many of the newer motherboards come with a plate with a heat pad that can dissipate the heat. And there are also relatively thin heat sinks.

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kambanis

3 years ago

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Hello, Thank you very much for your enquiry. If your laptop has an M.2 slot, you can use this SSD. To be able to use the full performance of the SSD, the M.2 slot should have PCIe 4.0 with 4 lanes. If in doubt, please contact the device manufacturer directly. To find the right SSD for you and compatible with your system, take a look at the "SSD Configurator" on the Samsung homepage. With a few short questions and in just a few minutes, we will find the right SSD for you. Simply go to the following link: https://www.samsung.com/de/memory-storage/meinessd/ Best regards from Schwalbach, Your Samsung Service Team

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Fischwaage

3 years ago

Samsung Electronics GmbH Hello, Thank you for your enquiry. Please note that the internal SSD interface has not yet been activated by Sony. We currently have no further information on the compatibility of the Samsung 980 PRO NVMe™ M.2 SSD with the Sony PlayStation 5. Please contact the device manufacturer directly for more information. Kind regards from Schwalbach, Your Samsung Service Team

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Sova

4 years ago

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Samsung Electronics GmbH Hello, Thank you for your enquiry. High-performance SSDs require appropriate temperature management. In order to provide consistent performance, the 980 PRO is equipped with a nickel coating that can improve the heat level of the controller. In addition, a heat spreader dissipates the operating heat and thus effectively regulates the temperature of the flash memory. A separate heat sink is therefore not necessary. Kind regards from Schwalbach, Your Samsung Service Team

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InfectedHive

4 years ago

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JDolezal

4 years ago

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I am not sure if I have understood your two questions correctly, but I will try to answer them briefly. 1. SSD is recognised as HDD a) Deactivate AHCI mode You may have to deactivate the AHCI mode (Advanced Host Controller Interface) in the BIOS - this applies especially to older mainboards. b) Start the BIOS and set the AHCI mode to "Disabled", "Off" or "Disabled". c)Install the latest BIOS drivers d) Make sure you have installed the latest mainboard and BIOS drivers. Maybe the correct drivers for the SSD controller are missing. You can also look here on this topic: https://www.giga.de/extra/ssd/specials/ssd-wird-nicht-erkannt-loesung/ 2. booting from the second SSD, or both SSDs ?

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