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Compare Samsung 980 500GB vs 980 PRO 2TB + Heatsink

Samsung 980 500GB and SAMSUNG 980 PRO 2TB + Heatsink are both solid state drives with the same Form Factor (M.2-2280). The main differences are in Capacity, Interface, SSD Controller and NAND Flash Type.
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Brand
Samsung
Brand
SAMSUNG
Model
  • MZ-V8V500B/AM
  • MZ-V8V500BW
Model
MZ-V8P2T0CW
Release Date
📅 March 2021
Release Date
📅 October 2021
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
User reviews
★★★★☆
(99 reviews)
Performance (Charts)
111th / 1746
Performance (Charts)
n/a
Effective Value
89th / 336
Effective Value
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Price/GB
$0.14
Price/GB
$0.07
GB/$1
7.14
GB/$1
13.33
Series
980
Series
980 PRO
Capacity
500 GB
Capacity
2000 GB
Interface
PCIe Gen3 x4
Interface
PCIe Gen4 x4
NVME
Yes
NVME
Yes
Form Factor
M.2-2280
Form Factor
M.2-2280
SSD Controller
Samsung Pablo
SSD Controller
Samsung Elpis
NAND Flash Type
V-NAND MLC
NAND Flash Type
V6(12xL) V-NAND 3bit MLC
Cache
-
Cache
2GB LPDDR DRAM
Max Sequential Read
Up to 3100 MB/s
Max Sequential Read
Up to 7000 MB/s
Max Sequential Write
Up to 2600 MB/s
Max Sequential Write
Up to 5100 MB/s

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Samsung 980 500GB:

  • 42% cheaper, you can save $210.04

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Reasons to buy the SAMSUNG 980 PRO 2TB + Heatsink:

  • Newer Product, it was released around 7 months later
  • More Capacity (+1500 GB available)
  • Newer interface (PCIe Gen4 x4)

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