TEST: Samsung 980 PRO 250GB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Samsung
Model number	MZ-V8P250BW
Storage capacity	250 GB (233 GiB)
Read speed	6400 MB/s
Write speed	2700 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	150 Terabyte
Controller	Samsung Elpis S4LV003
Price	ca. 144 USD (= 0,58 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

100 %

Write speed

100 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

This SSD is PS5 compatible. It can be used in a PlayStation 5 console as expansion storage.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 6542 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	5278,81 MB/s	2537,23 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	76,87 MB/s	172,76 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	1884,48 MB/s	2479,87 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,022 ms	0,125 ms
Score	2489	2906
Total score	6542

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

• ISO (folder with two large files)
• Program (folder with many small files)
• Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of November 02, 2020 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	1905,38 MB/s	0,56 s
Program many small files	764,90 MB/s	1,84 s
Game small and large files	1413,65 MB/s	0,98 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the Samsung SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 6400MB/s and 2700MB/s respectively).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	6465,43	2690,93
SEQ1M Q1T1	3794,56	2698,61
RND4K Q32T16	2290,51	2602,78
RND4K Q1T1	85,19	198,97

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Samsung M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Samsung M.2 SSD . The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can be written and read.

The benchmark test was performed on November 02, 2020.
Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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