SAMSUNG 980 PRO Series NVMe SSD, PCIe 4.0 M.2 Type 2280 - 500 GB [MZ-V8P500BW]

However, not only motherboards with M.2 slots with PCIe 4.0 connection benefit from the SSD, the NVMe M.2 SSD from Samsung also runs faster than its predecessors in PCIe 3.0 systems.

The features of the Samsung 980 PRO with 500 GB at a glance:
- Fast M.2 SSD with PCI Express 4.0 standard and NVMe 1.3
- 500 GB capacity, 512 MB DDR4 cache
- Optimized controller Samsung Elpis S4LV003
- Maximum read speed of 6,900 MB / s
- - Maximum write speed of 5,000 MB / s
- Maximum IOPS reading: 800K and writing: 1000K
- Backward compatible with PCIe 3.0
- MTBF: 1.5 million hours, manufacturer guarantee: 5 years or 300 TBW (TB Written)
- M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD with brute read and write speed

The Elpis S4LV003 controller from Samsung supports four PCI Express lanes of the new 4.0 standard, which make a theoretical maximum of around 8,000 MB / s possible! Internally, the controller is connected to the flash memory with eight lanes. In connection with the built-in 3D-NAND TLC from Samsung, the 500 GB SSD of the 980 PRO series from Samsung achieves an enormous 6,900 MB / s reading and 5,000 MB / s writing as well as fantastic IOPS values of 800,000 in 4KB read or 1,000 .000 in 4KB-Write. There is also a 512 MB onboard DDR4 cache. Even on PCIe 3.0 systems, this M.2 NMVe storage bar is even faster than M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSDs.

Highly efficient 3D TLC NAND with 136 layers
In the NAND memory of the 980 PRO, the memory cells are stacked in several layers. As a result, on the one hand, larger amounts of memory with higher read and write speeds are possible with a smaller area of the memory blocks; In the 980 PRO with a total capacity of 500 GB, the memory is only equipped on one side, which means that it has increased compatibility and can be installed in many notebooks.

The S4LV003 controller supports the latest NVMe 1.3 protocol, LDPC error correction, wear leveling and over-provisioning to increase the service life. With this, Samsung can guarantee an MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) of at least 1.5 million hours and offer a warranty of 5 years or 300 TBW.

Technical details:
- Dimensions: 22 x 2.38 x 80 mm (W x H x D)
- Format and interface: M.2 / M-Key 2280 (PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.3)
- Capacity: 500 GB
- Cache: 512MB (LPDDR4), SLC cache (4 - 18 GB)
- Controller: Samsung Elpis S4LV003
- NAND: 3D-NAND TLC, Samsung, 136 Layer (V-NAND v6)
- Performance (PCIe 4.0):
- - Reading: max. 6,900 MB / s
- Writing: max. 5,000 MB / s SLC-Cached (1,100 MB / s TLC)
- IOPS (4KB Random Read, QD32): 800,000
- IOPS (4KB Random Write, QD32): 1,000,000
- Power consumption (maximum / operating / idle): 7.4 / 5.9 / 0.035 W.
- Compatibility (features): NVMe 1.3c, TRIM, S.M.A.R.T., 256 Bit AES, TCG / Opal 2.0, IEEE 1667 (Encrypted Drive), Garbage Collection, - Dynamic Thermal Guard, DevSlp, LDPC error correction, wear leveling and over-provisioning
- - Average life expectancy: 1.5 million h
- Guaranteed write volume (TBW): 300 terabytes (as long as 5 years manufacturer guarantee)
- Application temperature: 0 to 70 ° C