About this product
The Samsung 980 is an entry-level NVMe SSD in Samsung's V-NAND lineup, built in the compact M.2 2280 form factor and using the NVMe 1.4 protocol over a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface. It is positioned below the 980 PRO in Samsung's range and is aimed at buyers wanting a step up from SATA storage without the added cost of a PCIe 4.0 drive.
Unlike higher-end Samsung drives, the 980 omits an onboard DRAM cache. Instead it relies on Host Memory Buffer (HMB) technology, borrowing a small portion of the host system's RAM to hold mapping tables, which keeps costs down while Samsung's Pablo controller and 128-layer TLC V-NAND still deliver sequential speeds rated up to 3,500MB/s read and 3,000MB/s write across the 500GB and 1TB capacities.
Some retailer listings label this drive as "PCIe 4.0," but Samsung's own product pages and independent spec databases confirm the standard 980 (non-Pro) is a PCIe 3.0 device; only the separate 980 PRO model uses PCIe 4.0.
Key features
- PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4 interface in M.2 2280 form factor
- DRAM-less design uses Host Memory Buffer (HMB) instead of onboard cache
- 128-layer TLC V-NAND with Samsung's in-house Pablo controller
- Rated sequential speeds up to 3,500MB/s read, 3,000MB/s write
- Sold in 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities
Full specifications
Interface
- Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
- Form Factor
- M.2 2280
Controller & NAND
- Controller
- Samsung Pablo (S4LR033)
- NAND
- 128-layer TLC V-NAND
- DRAM Cache
- None (uses Host Memory Buffer)
Performance
- Sequential Read
- Up to 3,500 MB/s (500GB/1TB)
- Sequential Write
- Up to 3,000 MB/s (500GB/1TB)
Capacities
- Available Capacities
- 250GB, 500GB, 1TB
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