Review Samsung 980 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Redefining Gen4 Performance

[mccainm]

What is the primary purposed of having USER vs. RAW capacity? Why the notable difference....I don't see this listed for all manufacturers.

 

[seanwebster]

What is the primary purposed of having USER vs. RAW capacity? Why the notable difference....I don't see this listed for all manufacturers.

It’s included in every review because manufacturers over-provision SSDs different amounts, which affects the amount of storage allocated for the end-user’s use vs controller use.

 

[itsdigger]

"the larger drives are faster than their slower counterparts. "
I'm pretty sure that universally all things are faster than their slower counterparts.

🤣🤣🤣

 

[Matt_ogu812]

It's neat to read about the 980 PRO topping the charts in performance metrics but, realistically, it doesn't mean anything to 99% of users. No one can feasibly appreciate the difference between the fastest NVMe SSDs and the slowest ones tested here today.

The most telling benchmark is the Final Fantasy XIV load time. There wasn't more than a second between flash SSDs. What if you're copying a 50GB dual layer blu ray ISO from one high speed source to the drives tested here today? Enjoy the 1.9 seconds that you saved by using the 980 PRO.

I'm not saying the 980 PRO is a bad drive. What you should take away is that as long as you have an NVMe SSD then you're getting all the performance you could feasibly use in 2020. Maybe I'll change my opinion on this in a few years.

Regardless, thank you for the review.

This is the best review in realistic term what the average user can expect, IMHO.
The one I ordered is down in price to $139.00 from Amazon.
I won't be tallying up all the 1.9 seconds I'll be saving, but at this price, why not go for it.
My 1TB 970 keeps getting too close to being overrun with the ever-increasing stuff I think I need.