Samsung 980 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
81 Overall Score
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Crucial T710 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Crucial
95 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 980 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
88 out of 100 medium confidence 18 reviews
The Samsung 980 Pro is overwhelmingly praised for its blazing-fast speeds, especially in gaming and heavy workloads like compiling code, with users noting dramatic improvements. While it's considered pricey, most agree it delivers on its promises and is a solid investment for those with PCIe 4.0 support. Some caution about installation nuances, like needing a heatsink and ensuring the correct slot, but these are seen as minor hurdles.
Pros
- Blazing fast load times
- Excellent for gaming
- Huge compile speed boost
- Easy installation
- Great value for performance
Cons
- Expensive
- Requires PCIe 4.0 for full speed
- May need extra thermal pad
- Heatsink often necessary
- Not worth upgrading from 970
Performance speed 8
Gaming use 3
Value for money 4
Installation ease 3
Pcie 4 requirement 4
Thermal management 3
Crucial T710 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Specifications
| Samsung 980 PRO | Crucial T710 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung | Micron |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 1 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 980 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong speed (79th percentile)
- Below average affordability (26th percentile)
Crucial T710 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Crucial T710
Scores 95 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.