Upgrade to impressive NVMe® speed

Harness your PC's potential with the 980. Whether you need a boost for gaming or a seamless workflow for heavy graphics, the 980 is a smart choice for outstanding SSD performance — and it's all backed by an NVMe®* interface and PCIe® 3.0 technology.

* The NVM Express® design mark is a registered trademark of NVM Express, Inc.

Packed with speed

Satisfy your need for speed with PCIe® 3.0, using HMB technology¹ and NVMe® interface for high efficiency. The 980 delivers value, without sacrificing sequential read/write speeds up to 2,900/1,300 MB/s*, over 6.2x the speed of SATA SSDs**.

* Performance may vary depending on the SSD’s firmware version, system and hardware configuration. Performance measurements are based on IOmeter 1.1.0. The write performances were measured with Intelligent TurboWrite technology activated. The sequential write performances after Intelligent TurboWrite region are: up to 250 MB/s(250GB), 500 MB/s(500GB) and 900 MB/s(1TB). Test system configuration: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz,DDR4 2133MHz 8GBx2 OS-Windows 10 Pro 64bit Asrock Z-170 Extreme7+

** Results are based on a comparison with Samsung SATA SSDs.¹HMB (Host Memory Buffer) technology enables the SSD to use the DRAM of the host system for read/write caching and buffering.


Keep moving with Full Power Mode

Keep your SSD running at its peak with Full Power Mode, which drives continuous and consistent high performance. Enable through Samsung Magician software to keep your SSD in active mode with no latency, so you can instantly jump back into large intensive work files or graphics-heavy games.

General Feature
Product Type
980 PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD 250GB
Family Line
980 PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD
Capacity
250GB
Interface
PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Performance
Speed
Read/write speeds up to: 2,900/1,300MB/s
Encryption
AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption, TCG/Opal V2.0, Encrypted Drive (IEEE1667)
Type
Interface
PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Usage Application
Client PCs
Storage
Capacity
250GB (1GB is equal to 1 Billion byte by IDEMA) Actual usable capacity may be less (due to formatting, partitioning, operating system, applications or otherwise)
Key Features
Sequential Read Speed
Up to 2,900 MB/s Performance may vary based on system hardware and configuration
Sequential Write Speed
Up to 1,300 MB/s Performance may vary based on system hardware and configuration
Cache Memory
HMB(Host Memory Buffer)
Trim Support
Supported
S.M.A.R.T. Support
Supported
GC (Garbage Collection)
Auto Garbage Collection Algorithm
WWN Support
Not supported
Device Sleep Mode Support
Yes
NVMe
PCIe 3.0
General
Average Power Consumption (system level)
Average: 3.7 W Actual power consumption may vary depending on system hardware and configuration
Power consumption (Idle)
Max. 45 mW Actual power consumption may vary depending on system hardware and configuration