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#4 in M.2 NVMe SSDs

Samsung 980 Pro 1TB

Name: Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
Brand: Samsung
Rating: 8.7 (1 reviews)

Samsung

$79.00 – $99.00

Proven PCIe 4.0 drive with 7,000 MB/s reads that has been the mainstream NVMe benchmark since launch. PS5 compatible out of the box and backed by Samsung's extensive firmware maturity.

8.7

Excellent

Consensus

Our Analysis

Ranked #4 based on expert reviews, user sentiment, and value analysis.

Score Breakdown

Expert Score

8.6

User Sentiment

8.8

Value Score

8.1

Complaint Risk

8.6

Freshness

8.0

Community

9.0

Availability

8.6

Pros

PS5 compatible
Mature and proven firmware
Hardware AES encryption

Cons

Older V-NAND generation
1TB only at this price point

Don't buy this if…

The 1TB model has a smaller SLC cache than the 2TB, so sustained write speeds drop earlier during large file transfers.

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