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Compare Samsung 980 500GB vs 980 1TB

Samsung 980 500GB and Samsung 980 1TB are both solid state drives with the same Interface (PCIe Gen3 x4), Form Factor (M.2-2280) and SSD Controller (Samsung Pablo). The main differences are in Performance (+10%), Capacity, Max Sequential Read and Max Sequential Write.

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Samsung 980 500GB

Samsung 980 1TB

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Brand

Samsung

Brand

Samsung

Model

MZ-V8V500B/AM
MZ-V8V500BW

Model

MZ-V8V1T0B/AM
MZ-V8V1T0BW

Release Date

📅 March 2021

Release Date

📅 March 2021

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Performance (Charts)

111th / 1746

(-10%)

Performance (Charts)

92nd / 1746

(0%)

Effective Value

89th / 336

Effective Value

57th / 336

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Price/GB

$0.14

Price/GB

$0.06

GB/$1

7.14

GB/$1

16.67

Series

980

Series

980

Capacity

500 GB

Capacity

1000 GB

Interface

PCIe Gen3 x4

Interface

PCIe Gen3 x4

NVME

Yes

NVME

Yes

Form Factor

M.2-2280

Form Factor

M.2-2280

SSD Controller

Samsung Pablo

SSD Controller

Samsung Pablo

NAND Flash Type

V-NAND MLC

NAND Flash Type

V-NAND MLC

Max Sequential Read

Up to 3100 MB/s

Max Sequential Read

Up to 3500 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 2600 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 3000 MB/s

Options (2)

	250GB $129.99
	1TB $299.99

Options (2)

	500GB $289.95
	250GB $129.99

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Samsung 980 500GB:

3% cheaper, you can save $10.04

Reasons to buy the Samsung 980 1TB:

Moderately better performance, around +10%
Slightly better effective value.
More Capacity (+500 GB available)

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