Samsung 980 PRO MZ-V8P1T0BW 1 TB

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A new round of evolution

Samsung's EVO and PRO series SSDs have slowed down a bit, but they are still an example of constant optimization. For example, in the 980 PRO model, the company's engineers tried to solve one of the main problems of modern M.2 SSDs - the fast filling of the memory buffer, due to which the read or write speed significantly decreases over time. By increasing the SLC buffer to 1024 MB, the drive is able to maintain the passport read and write speeds longer. Well, as is customary with Samsung, you will have to pay a little extra for progress.

PCI-E 4.0 bus support

So, the Samsung 980 PRO is running Samsung's proprietary Elpis controller, which is designed to work with the next generation PCI-E 4.0 interface. The fourth version has a much higher bandwidth, which resulted in a serious increase in the linear speed of writing and reading (5000 and 7000 Mb / s, respectively). The IOPS figures are almost double the 970 EVO Plus. Traditionally, high-end flash memory is used for drives of this level, which can withstand many rewrite cycles. For a model with a capacity of 1 TB, the manufacturer promises up to 600 TB before failure, and backs up his words with a 5-year warranty.

Proprietary software

Separately, it is worth noting the unique Magician software that comes with the drive, which expands the possibilities of using the drive. In addition to optimizing the speed of work, monitoring the health of the controller and checking the TBW in it, for example, you can adjust the balance between the capacity and durability of the drive. Using the Over Provisioning slider, the user can set the size of the SSD spare area, which will be available all the time, due to which the NAND flash memory will wear out more slowly and evenly.