PC parts / SSDs
SamsungSSD
980 PRO
Released September 2020.10Press releasenews.samsung.com/global/samsung-delivers-next-level-ssd-performance-with-980-pro-for-gaming-and-high-end-pc-applicationsRead 23 October 2026Samsung says the 980 PRO is available worldwide starting September 2020 in 250GB, 500GB and 1TB, and the 2TB by the end of 2020. The 2TB went on sale in January 2021 (Legit Reviews) and the heatsink models followed in late October 2021 (Guru3D) Last checked 23 October 2026.
- Interface
- PCIe NVMe
- Form factor
- M.2 2280
- Capacity
- 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB
- Read speed
- 7,000MB/s
42 of 63 fields known.
General
- Series
- Not available
- Model numbers
- MZ-V8P250BW, MZ-V8P250B/AM, MZ-V8P500BW, MZ-V8P500B/AM, MZ-V8P1T0BW, MZ-V8P1T0B/AM, MZ-V8P2T0BW, MZ-V8P2T0B/AM, MZ-V8P1T0CW, MZ-V8P2T0CW1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdfRead 23 October 2026Product lineup table: MZ-V8P250BW and MZ-V8P250B/AM, MZ-V8P500BW and MZ-V8P500B/AM, MZ-V8P1T0BW and MZ-V8P1T0B/AM, MZ-V8P2T0BW and MZ-V8P2T0B/AM2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/samsung_nvme_ssd_980_pro_with_heatsink_datasheet_rev_2.0_10129696069825.pdfRead 23 October 2026Heatsink model codes MZ-V8P1T0CW (1TB) and MZ-V8P2T0CW (2TB)
- GTIN / EAN
- Not available
- Announced
- 22 September 202010Press releasenews.samsung.com/global/samsung-delivers-next-level-ssd-performance-with-980-pro-for-gaming-and-high-end-pc-applicationsRead 23 October 2026Samsung Global Newsroom, Korea, September 22, 2020
- Predecessor
- Not available
- Successor
- Samsung 990 PRO22Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/42-percent-slashed-of-samsungs-990-pro-ssd-2tb-now-usd369-usd270-savings-brings-one-of-the-fastest-pcie-4-0-ssds-to-its-lowest-price-in-monthsRead 23 October 2026Tom's Hardware says the Samsung 990 Pro is the successor to the 980 Pro.23Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/samsung-990-pro-2tb-review/all/1Read 23 October 2026KitGuru says the Samsung 990 Pro takes over from the previous high-end drive, the SSD 980 Pro.
- Launch price (EU)
- From €83.821Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdfRead 23 October 20262Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/samsung_nvme_ssd_980_pro_with_heatsink_datasheet_rev_2.0_10129696069825.pdfRead 23 October 20263Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/brochure/SSD_980_PRO_980_PRO_with_Heatsink_Brochure.pdfRead 23 October 20264Maker product pagesamsung.com/au/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-2tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p2t0bwRead 23 October 20265Maker product pagesamsung.com/ae/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-1tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p1t0bwRead 23 October 20266Maker product pagesamsung.com/ae/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-500gb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p500bwRead 23 October 20267Maker product pagesamsung.com/au/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-with-heatsink-1tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p1t0cwRead 23 October 20268Maker product pagesamsung.com/au/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-with-heatsink-2tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p2t0cwRead 23 October 202611Press releasenews.samsung.com/us/memory-ssd-980-pro-gaming-pcRead 23 October 202612Press releasenews.samsung.com/de/samsung-nvme-ssd-980-proRead 23 October 202613Press articlelegitreviews.comRead 23 October 202614Press articleguru3d.com/story/samsungs-980-pro-ssd-now-includes-a-stock-heatsink-as-optionRead 23 October 202615Press articlewinfuture.de/news,125801.htmlRead 23 October 202616Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-980-pro-m-2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 23 October 202617Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-980-pro-m-2-nvme-ssd-review/2Read 23 October 202618Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-980-pro-m-2-nvme-ssd-review/3Read 23 October 202619Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-980-pro-m-2-nvme-ssd-review/4Read 23 October 202620Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/samsung-ssd980-pro-1tb-review/all/1Read 23 October 202621Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/samsung-980-pro-with-heatsink-1tb-review/all/1Read 23 October 2026
- Markets
- Not available
- Colours
- Not available
Interface
- Detachable cable
- Not available
Hardware
- Controller
- Samsung Elpis4Maker product pagesamsung.com/au/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-2tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p2t0bwRead 23 October 2026Controller row reads Samsung Elpis Controller (2TB bare page)16Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-980-pro-m-2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 23 October 2026Review table and text: Samsung Elpis, 8nm, 16.5 x 16.5 mm, PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe 1.3c
- Flash type
- TLC1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdfRead 23 October 2026NAND row reads Samsung V-NAND 3bit MLC, which is three bits per cell, so TLC. The Rev 2.1 data sheet no longer names the controller16Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-980-pro-m-2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 23 October 20263-bit TLC flash
- Flash layers
- Not available
- DRAM cache
- DRAM1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdfRead 23 October 2026DRAM Cache Memory row: 512MB LPDDR4 (250GB and 500GB), 1GB LPDDR4 (1TB), 2GB LPDDR4 (2TB)16Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-980-pro-m-2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 23 October 2026LPDDR4 for FTL metadata: 512MB (250GB and 500GB), 1GB (1TB), 2GB (2TB)
- Component sides
- Not available
Performance
- Sequential write (claimed)
- 5,100MB/s1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdfRead 23 October 2026Up to 2,700 (250GB), 5,000 (500GB and 1TB), 5,100 (2TB) MB/s. Measured with Intelligent TurboWrite active, so inside the fast write cache
- Random 4K read (claimed)
- 1,000,000IOPS1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdfRead 23 October 2026QD32, 16 threads: 500K (250GB), 800K (500GB), 1,000K (1TB and 2TB). The data sheet also lists QD1, 1 thread: 22K read and 60K write, which are not stored
Endurance and reliability
- MTBF or MTTF (claimed)
- 1,500,000h1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdfRead 23 October 2026Published as MTBF, 1.5 million hours
- Operating temperature
- Min0Max70°C1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdfRead 23 October 20260 to 70 C, measured by S.M.A.R.T. temperature, proper airflow recommended. The non-operating range of -40 to 85 C is not stored
Power
- Power while writing (claimed)
- 5.6W1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdfRead 23 October 20263.9 W (250GB), 5.4 W (500GB), 5.7 W (1TB), 5.6 W (2TB)
- Max power consumption (claimed)
- 7.2W4Maker product pagesamsung.com/au/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-2tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p2t0bwRead 23 October 2026Average Power Consumption (system level): average 6.1 W, maximum 7.2 W (burst mode) for the 2TB. Only the maximum is stored here5Maker product pagesamsung.com/ae/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-1tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p1t0bwRead 23 October 20261TB bare: average 6.2 W, maximum 8.9 W (burst mode). The Samsung 2TB page gives a lower maximum of 7.2 W, both as published6Maker product pagesamsung.com/ae/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-500gb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p500bwRead 23 October 2026500GB bare: average 5.9 W, maximum 7.4 W (burst mode)7Maker product pagesamsung.com/au/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-with-heatsink-1tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p1t0cwRead 23 October 20261TB with heatsink: average 6.2 W, maximum 8.9 W (burst mode)8Maker product pagesamsung.com/au/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-with-heatsink-2tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p2t0cwRead 23 October 20262TB with heatsink: average 6.1 W, maximum 7.2 W (burst mode)
- Average power in light use (claimed)
- Not available
Measured
- Sequential read (measured)
- Not available
- Sequential write (measured)
- Not available
- Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured)
- Not available
- Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured)
- Not available
- Write speed after the cache (measured)
- 1,500MB/s19Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-980-pro-m-2-nvme-ssd-review/4Read 23 October 2026After the TurboWrite cache filled, write speed degraded to approximately 1.5 GB/s, then ramped up to 2 GB/s and averaged 1.7 GB/s until full. The first state, 1.5 GB/s, is stored. The text gives a rounded figure
- 3DMark Storage Benchmark
- Not available
- Highest temperature under load (measured)
- Not available
Cooling and build
- RGB lighting
- Not available
- Dust and water rating
- Not available
- Drop test height
- Not available
Security and software
- Security
- AES 256-bit hardware encryption, TCG Opal 2.0, IEEE 1667 (eDrive)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdfRead 23 October 2026Data Security row reads AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption, TCG/Opal V2.0, Encrypted Drive (IEEE1667)
Compatibility
- Platforms
- PC (no OS named), PS51Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdfRead 23 October 2026Usage Application reads Client PCs, stored as PC. The PS5 entry comes from the Samsung pages of the heatsink model, see the Samsung AU heatsink pages7Maker product pagesamsung.com/au/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-with-heatsink-1tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p1t0cwRead 23 October 2026Application row reads Client PCs, Game Consoles. The description says the 980 PRO with Heatsink is compatible with PlayStation 5. The PS5 entry is for the heatsink models only, the bare drive is listed for Client PCs
Dimensions and weight
Front and side, drawn to scale.
- Dimensions
- Length80.15Width22.15Height2.38mm(3.2 × 0.9 × 0.1 in)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdfRead 23 October 2026Bare drive, Max 80.15 x Max 22.15 x Max 2.38 mm on every capacity2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/samsung_nvme_ssd_980_pro_with_heatsink_datasheet_rev_2.0_10129696069825.pdfRead 23 October 2026Heatsink models, Max 80.15 x Max 25 x Max 8.88 mm. Revision 1.0 (October 2021) and Samsung's regional pages still give 80 x 24 x 8.6 mm, which Revision 2.0 replaced
- Weight
- 9g(0.3 oz)3Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/brochure/SSD_980_PRO_980_PRO_with_Heatsink_Brochure.pdfRead 23 October 2026Technical Specifications table, 2021 brochure: Max 9.0 g for the bare drives and Max 30.5 g for the heatsink models4Maker product pagesamsung.com/au/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-2tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p2t0bwRead 23 October 2026Weight row: Max 9.0 g5Maker product pagesamsung.com/ae/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-1tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p1t0bwRead 23 October 20261TB bare, Max 9.0 g6Maker product pagesamsung.com/ae/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-500gb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p500bwRead 23 October 2026500GB bare, Max 9.0 g7Maker product pagesamsung.com/au/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-with-heatsink-1tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p1t0cwRead 23 October 2026Max 30.5 g with heatsink8Maker product pagesamsung.com/au/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-with-heatsink-2tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mz-v8p2t0cwRead 23 October 2026Max 30.5 g with heatsink
In the box
- In the box
- Samsung SSD 980 PRO 250GB, Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB, Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB, Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB, Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB, Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB, Warranty Statement1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdfRead 23 October 2026Product lineup table: the drive and a Warranty Statement for each capacity2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/samsung_nvme_ssd_980_pro_with_heatsink_datasheet_rev_2.0_10129696069825.pdfRead 23 October 2026Product lineup table: the drive with heatsink and a Warranty Statement. The 2TB line has a typo in the data sheet (Samsung SSD PRO with Heatsink PRO 2TB), stored as Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB
- Cables included
- Not available
Links
- Product page
- www.samsung.com/us/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-pcie-4-0-nvme-ssd-1tb-sku-mz-v8p1t0b-am9Maker product pagesamsung.com/us/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/980-pro-pcie-4-0-nvme-ssd-1tb-sku-mz-v8p1t0b-amRead 23 October 2026
- Spec sheet
- download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdf1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung-NVMe-SSD-980-PRO-Data-Sheet_Rev.2.1_10129504060695.pdfRead 23 October 2026Samsung V-NAND SSD 980 PRO Data Sheet, Revision 2.1 (February 2021). It covers 250GB, 500GB, 1TB and 2TB. Heatsink models have their own data sheet
- Manual
- Not available
- EPREL registration number
- Not available
Warranty
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Variants
Each variant lists only what differs from the specs above.
| Model number | Model numbers | Launch price (US) | Launch price (EU) | Capacity | DRAM cache size | Component sides | Sequential read (claimed) | Sequential write (claimed) | Random 4K read (claimed) | Random 4K write (claimed) | Endurance (TBW) | Power while reading (claimed) | Power while writing (claimed) | Max power consumption (claimed) | Idle power (claimed) | Sleep power (claimed) | Sequential read (measured) | Sequential write (measured) | Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured) | Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured) | Write cache size (measured) | Write speed after the cache (measured) | Idle power (measured) | Heatsink | Dimensions | Weight | In the box |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MZ-V8P250BW | MZ-V8P250BW, MZ-V8P250B/AM | $89.99 | €83.82 | 250 GB | 500 MB | Not available | 6,400 MB/s | 2,700 MB/s | 500,000 IOPS | 600,000 IOPS | 150 TB | 5 W | 3.9 W | Not available | 35 mW | 5 mW | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Without heatsink | Length 80.15, Width 22.15, Height 2.38 mm | 9 g | Samsung SSD 980 PRO 250GB, Warranty Statement |
| MZ-V8P500BW | MZ-V8P500BW, MZ-V8P500B/AM | $149.99 | €136.82 | 500 GB | 500 MB | Not available | 6,900 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 800,000 IOPS | 1,000,000 IOPS | 300 TB | 5.9 W | 5.4 W | 7.4 W | 35 mW | 5 mW | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | 100 GB | Not available | 749 mW | Without heatsink | Length 80.15, Width 22.15, Height 2.38 mm | 9 g | Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB, Warranty Statement |
| MZ-V8P1T0BW | MZ-V8P1T0BW, MZ-V8P1T0B/AM | $229.99 | €209.92 | 1 TB | 1 GB | Single-sided | 7,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 1,000,000 IOPS | 1,000,000 IOPS | 600 TB | 6.2 W | 5.7 W | 8.9 W | 35 mW | 5 mW | 6,696 MB/s | 4,954 MB/s | Not available | Not available | 120 GB | Not available | 739 mW | Without heatsink | Length 80.15, Width 22.15, Height 2.38 mm | 9 g | Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB, Warranty Statement |
| MZ-V8P2T0BW | MZ-V8P2T0BW, MZ-V8P2T0B/AM | $429.99 | Not available | 2 TB | 2 GB | Not available | 7,000 MB/s | 5,100 MB/s | 1,000,000 IOPS | 1,000,000 IOPS | 1,200 TB | 6.1 W | 5.6 W | 7.2 W | 35 mW | 5 mW | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | 238 GB | 1,500 MB/s | 760 mW | Without heatsink | Length 80.15, Width 22.15, Height 2.38 mm | 9 g | Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB, Warranty Statement |
| MZ-V8P1T0CW | MZ-V8P1T0CW | $249.99 | €219.9 | 1 TB | 1 GB | Single-sided | 7,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 1,000,000 IOPS | 1,000,000 IOPS | 600 TB | 6.2 W | 5.7 W | 8.9 W | 35 mW | 5 mW | 6,776 MB/s | 4,924 MB/s | 86.28 MB/s | 195.99 MB/s | Not available | Not available | Not available | With heatsink | Length 80.15, Width 25, Height 8.88 mm | 30.5 g | Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB, Warranty Statement |
| MZ-V8P2T0CW | MZ-V8P2T0CW | $449.99 | €419.9 | 2 TB | 2 GB | Not available | 7,000 MB/s | 5,100 MB/s | 1,000,000 IOPS | 1,000,000 IOPS | 1,200 TB | 6.1 W | 5.6 W | 7.2 W | 35 mW | 5 mW | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | With heatsink | Length 80.15, Width 25, Height 8.88 mm | 30.5 g | Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB, Warranty Statement |
Sources
We read 23 sources for this SSD. The numbers match the markers in the sheet.
- Press releasenews.samsung.com/us/memory-ssd-980-pro-gaming-pc
- Press releasenews.samsung.com/de/samsung-nvme-ssd-980-pro
- Press articlelegitreviews.com
- Press articlewinfuture.de/news,125801.html
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SuccessorSamsung 990 PRO