Quick tech specs
- V8V1T0B
- encrypted
- internal
- PCIe 3.0 x4 (NVMe)
- TCG Opal Encryption 2.0
- SSD
- 1 TB
- M.2 2280
- 256-bit AES
Know your gear
Genuine PCIe 3.0 NVMe speed (up to 3,500/3,000MB/s for read/write speed). Space-saving and compact M.2 2280 form factor.
Samsung 980 MZ-V8V1T0B - SSD - 1 TB - PCIe 3.0 x4 (NVMe) is rated
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Rated 5 out of
5 by
SDL Systems from
Fastest encryption drive alive within reason
As an IT integrator, Samsung is our choice for reliable SSD drives. NVMe drives will wake up performance for any desktop or laptop. The decision to use this drive renewed the love for a 3 year old laptop that was otherwise heading for recycle. ...and to say it's also encrypted granted us IT praise from those who write the checks...
Date published: 2021-12-30T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Nicholas from
Great product
Easy to install and set up
Date published: 2022-02-21T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Neev28 from
Amazing SSD. Love it!
Great purchase. I love everything about this SSD.
Date published: 2022-04-01T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Scott from
Check your motherboard first
Dell’s shipping method was fantastic, fast and reliable.
If you are planning to use it with PCI-E adapter card like me, Check your motherboard spec to see if it supports NVME first. My old PC doesn’t but I confirmed it works flawlessly with a newer PC.
There appears to be workaround with UEFI boot even if no support with motherboard, I haven’t tried it yet.
Date published: 2022-01-18T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
webmonterb from
Great Drive for the Price
This drive has made a big difference in my performance of my machine. I am going to by a few more for my other computers they are great drives.
Date published: 2023-03-21T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Harmony World Wide from
I ordered an R10 with a SATA. I asked in a chat which would be the SSD that it used and was told this one though later found out that there is one for triple the price and much master performance. Research speed and prices of cards.
Get a faster one. I was mislead though partly my fault.
Date published: 2022-06-26T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Adam from
Great priced sale ssd
Bought on sale, great price for non DRAM SSD. It may have been a pricing error since I got a cancellation email but I’m glad they honored the price and shipped it anyways
Date published: 2022-12-27T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
James from
Speedy drive and reliable support to boot
Awesomely fast and reliable nmve drive. Super fast shipping too. Dell with their superb price matching, guaranteed, and customer support has made the whole experience great.
Date published: 2022-12-13T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Sergio H from
Great speeds for the price!
I use this ssd to run my OS and the speeds are great. I had no issues with. For the price and you get great speeds/reliability.
Date published: 2022-11-13T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
gmirons from
Great Product
I bought the SSD earlier this year and it has performed flawlessly.
Date published: 2022-11-12T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
tyler from
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failed before warranty expired and for months now I have tried the service request and had an error so I am stuck with an expensive brick
Date published: 2022-10-10T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
LuckyStiff63 from
Fast & Reliable
I've had my 1TB 980 installed as my system/boot drive for 11 months, and it has given me rock-solid reliability and a serious boost in boot speed over the Seagate spinner it replaced.
I'm getting ready to build a new PC, and I will definitely move the 980 to that new system. I'll be looking for motherboards with two (or more) M.2 slots so I can add another, larger Samsung NVME SSD for faster access when I'm editing video, or streaming media files using PLEX or Jellyfin.
Date published: 2022-10-21T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
ddaveeddd from
Great value and reliability.
I looked through a bunch of options on amazon. This drive came out to be the greatest value and have the best set of features for it's price range. All the other drives seem untrustworthy, I hope samsung has my back when it comes to storage. These devices are darn fast too, they never hiccupped on me or had any issues doing anything.
Date published: 2022-10-20T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
JDKey from
Works fast
This is the best product I own. I will be using it in all my computers
Date published: 2022-10-18T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Spaugh_d from
Very Stable
Very fast, Stable, good design, I'm very happy with it !!
Date published: 2022-10-18T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Dark from
Great ssd for piece
I bought it little over a month ago and it’s holding up great storage still available and speed is great
Date published: 2022-10-18T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
John K from
Just excellent!
Upgraded from Western Digital 500GB to Samsung. I see the difference in speed!
Date published: 2022-12-29T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Gregory from
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When I plugged in the ssd there was no screw to secure but it was not needed and was coming the mail later, but for some reason my of did not recognize the device and it was not popping up with disk management or a installation to pop it up. I don’t know what to do to make it work.
Date published: 2022-12-26T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
LikeJustChill from
Exceeded expectations. Simply superb.
In what has become the industry standard, These NVME drives from Samsung have proven time after time ro be reliable, sturdy beasts of burden.
Date published: 2022-07-28T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
JohnM from
The Best SSDs Are From Samsung
This is one of many of the SSDs that I own made by Samsung. I am a computer technician and recommend Samsung SSDs to all of clients when suggesting upgrades. The Samsung Magician software makes migrating to the drive a breeze and the performance is great!
Date published: 2022-07-27T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Ender18 from
Works excellent Fast
This SSD was top of the line when I bought it and It improved my storage and my speed. SSDs are essential to computing nowadays. I am very happy with this product and am thinking of getting another one now that my motherboard has been upgraded
Date published: 2022-03-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Naves from
Great card
Card is great. Amazing performance for the money!!
Date published: 2022-03-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Avi8r from
Excellent performance
Great and steady performance, easy to install and manage with Magician. As expected from Samsung
Date published: 2022-04-25T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Shablovskiy from
Great product
Nice speed and price is cheap.
I would recommend to buy it.
Date published: 2022-05-31T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
crdz from
Works better than expected
This is my first NVMe storage device but even coming from an SSD the speeds are night and day, I'm using this one for my boot drive and my PC can be off or asleep and when I turn it on, it's on almost instantly. My drive before I would be able to make a cup of coffee and come back and still have to wait for Windows to fully boot up.
Date published: 2022-07-29T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Slowhammer45938 from
Good SSD
It is a good SSD. It is fast, and it feels snappy with everyday use. I recommend it.
Date published: 2022-04-25T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
acefr from
Fast and low cost
This is a DRAM-less SSD. While the performance is not as good as DRAM SSD like 970 EVO Plus, it is very fast and hard to tell the difference in real life. With its low cost, I would highly recommend it.
Date published: 2022-07-27T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Zhenyu from
SSD 1TB
very useful,i can store many stuff. and very fast, no problem with loading
Date published: 2022-03-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Snek from
Great ssd
I bought this months ago and it went well so far for me without any problems.
Date published: 2022-03-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Mr 564588655 from
Not amazing
the benchmark result is much lower than the advertised speed
Date published: 2021-10-12T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
BillyBob from
Poor Quality, Drive Failed!!!
what you expect when you buy a product is that it performs as advertised and if anything goes wrong the manufacturer will stand behind their product.
my 980 ssd failed, suddenly and without any warning 3 weeks ago and i still do not have a working ssd.
i did not get what i expected when i bought this product. based on my experience with the 980 ssd i would say overall, it is a bad product.
i would not recommend this product to anyone - do not buy!!!
Date published: 2021-10-08T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Satoshi boi from
Super fast super huge!
I can finally play all my games thank you for the amazing ssd.
Date published: 2022-04-25T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Hhhh from
great product
everything matches the description and i currently don't have any problem with my SSD
Date published: 2022-04-25T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
thatshiba from
Excellent all around
I bought this during an Amazon Sale because I was running out of storage and thought an SSD to run some of my games and other applications on would be nice. One of the best additions to my computer I’ve ever made
Date published: 2022-03-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Joefix from
Works great
Does exactly what it is supposed to do. Works great
Date published: 2022-03-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
AlB436 from
Solid and dependable in addition…..
Have Samsung quality and Magician software keeps an eye on things for you. So much faster than my HDD. Love it.
Date published: 2022-04-26T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Skip from
Easy setup and quick to install.
Excellent product, warranty and price. Glad I decided in this ssd.
Date published: 2022-03-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
BillyBobSnortin from
Nice dog
This beast runs laps over the competition.
It barks out speeds never seen before.
It's a good ssd.
Date published: 2022-07-27T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Great Value from
Fast and dependable
I purchased it several months ago and I am getting ready to purchase another one.
Date published: 2022-05-31T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Aztec007 from
GREAT SSD PERFORMANCE AND CAPACITY!
Turns out, looking for a 1TB SSD that this one really hit the mark for me due to great performance for a good price. Also glad that I placed it in an external Sabrent enclosure (adding portability for multiple computers). Love it!
Date published: 2022-03-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Eduardoalr from
Best ssd ever
Amazing speed I love how easy it is to install and works perfectly
Date published: 2022-07-27T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Dlivera from
Incredible Performance!!!
I purchased this SSD drive during the holidays. I upgraded the SSD drive on my laptop. I immediately saw a dramatic improvement performance and doubled the capacity!!! Thanks Samsung!
Date published: 2022-03-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Jeff from
Great speeds, but not usable with Magician
i am receiving a similar error to a previous reviewer's post about the samsung magician software not recognizing the drive/driver. it says that i am using an intel driver and that it only supports microsoft or samsung nvme drivers. when going into device management my system shows that i have the most recent microsoft driver installed. the listed nvme driver download on samsung's website is not compatible with my 980 and does not allow me to download it because of this reason. samsung's response to the previous reviewer's similar issue does not help or remedy the problem. i have made sure that i have the latest version of magician and still receive this issue. i am unsure why samsung has released this ssd without a compatible driver?
Date published: 2021-08-14T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Lawtill from
Favorite drive
I bought it a few months ago, been loving it since the day it arrived.
Date published: 2022-04-25T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Ausable_Abyss from
Absolutely perfect for my needs
I bought this as an additional drive since my laptop had 2 M.2 nvme slots. It has been exceeding my expectations for space, performance, etc. A major plus was its ease of installation and configuration in Windows 10.
Date published: 2022-03-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Breklin from
Zippety Do Dah!
I got my M2 1TB drive about a year ago. It has not disappointed what so ever. Ultra fast and reliable, everything on my 7th Gen Intel system pops open like fireworks. Highly recommend Samsung, my SSD go to for the past 10+ years.
Date published: 2023-01-19T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
WINTER from
Great SSD
It works great. No delay no issues. I am a streamer so I plays all sorts of thing at once and I have no errors or delays. Perfect ssd
Date published: 2023-04-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
JMHoss from
980 PCIe SSD 1TB 3.0
Wow this SSD is the greatest! all my games that I put on it run faster when waiting to get in when I play Squad no more long waiting in between Maps. I 'am very happy with my 980 PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD 1 TB
Thanks so much
Date published: 2023-05-10T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
jyeros from
Great features
I bought the ssd 5 months ago, and I haven't had any issues, no blue dead screens that I have seen before in other ssds. The write/read speed is amazing, and I have seen any corrupted file until now.
Date published: 2023-05-10T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
dhracer17 from
Fast as Lightning
Wasn't sure what to think of the Samsung 980 PRO, but it is fast! Easy to install and lightning fast. It has absolutely SPEED and quality that one comes to expect from Samsung. I watch my spouse spend most of my day in Adobe Programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator. She used to get frustrated at how slow the programs were, but with this all I hear is her raving about how fast everything is! I do think this gets hotter than I'd like - even with the heat spreader label to deliver effective thermal control. I feel better that they are looking at addressing that, but it misses the mark. Otherwise don't look at anything else - just trust this product to greatly increase your expectations.
Date published: 2021-06-02T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Psingh4 from
Super Fast Drive
The Samsung SSD 980 is a very fast and reliable drive. I currently use a 2.5 inch wide Samsung SSD from a few years ago and the difference in speed and responsiveness is absolutely noticed. I cloned over my main OS and have it running on this drive and opening programs is as fast as a blink of an eye. Windows loads in 13 seconds on cold boot up which is amazing considering my old SSD was around 40 seconds. Loading Photoshop is about 2 seconds. As I work with large photos of videos, I no longer have lag scrubbing though the files. What I really like about Samsung is that they control the entire supply chain when building their SSD drives including their controllers which I feel helps optimize the entire SSD and also aids in Samsung's great reliability record. 3500mb/s are speeds that only a few years ago where not mass market. The Samsung SSD is air cooled and has a special nickel coating to help keep things cool as the shear speed of drive is keeping performance at top priority without worry of overheating. I feel absolutely amazed at all the time in engineering Samsung has put into making this drive perform the way is does. This kind of performance really helps especially in video editing and opening large file sizes with ease. I can finally scrub through 4k video on my computer smoothly. Great job Samsung.
Date published: 2021-05-26T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
saumyag81 from
Speedy fast SSD!! Quality is worth the price!
I am very impressed with this little SSD. I have used other NVMe SSDs and did not have a good experience with their speed benefits until I came across this one. I thought I would give a Samsung M.2 NVMe SSD a shot and I am very glad I went with this 1TB model. It is able to quickly boot my computer, transfer large video and photo files from my scuba diving trip to Cozumel (GoPro), and works perfectly for my video games. All in all, if you are looking for an all-in-one solution, I recommend this NVMe drive. Don't make the mistake of going with a slightly cheaper model - the logic controller on this drive is worth the money.
Date published: 2021-05-12T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Daniel McLean from
Quick Installation
it was fairly easy to install. after booting i did notice that i had to reformat the ssd just to get my computer to recognize it as a storage medium.
Date published: 2021-05-05T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Dustin from
no driver available for this device
I bought this a few days ago and can not find a working nvme driver
Date published: 2021-04-29T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
luvmylife121 from
Lots of space!
The Samsung SSD was super easy to install and has made my gaming experience so much better! I have the 1tb which is more than enough for my laptop. Everything runs smooth and fast! Downloading large files has been a breeze. I am going to add another to my desktop soon.
Date published: 2021-06-04T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Ciprip1 from
I love this drive!
Been using Samsung products ever since I swapped to m2s from SSDs. They are super fast and provide reliable performance.
I concurrently own the 970 EVO Plus, 980 Pro and now the 980 all at 1 TB storage capacities. Each of them have been very fast, significantly faster than any standard SATA SSD's and the 980 is no exception.
I'm very happy with the performance but agree with the argument that NVMe PCI Express Gen 4 drives would likely not really make a huge difference over fast PCIe Gen3 SSD drives. Also the drives obviously cost more.
I'm currently using a the 980 pro for the operating system and the 1tb 980 for storing games and load times are blazing fast.This is a very high quality product and you won't be disappointed in the performance.
Samsung Magician:
Samsung SSD 980 1TB
Sequential (MB/s)
Read 10267
Write 10342
Random (IOPS)
Read 465577
Write 283933
Date published: 2021-05-14T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
bibi322 from
Not a techie, but can notice the difference
This was installed on the family computer and while the previous drive was a typical "SATA SSD" I never noticed how slow it was. After learning about different storage types, I now realize why NVMe is so much faster. And it is noticeable! The load times for the initial startup is almost instant now. I don't even see the windows loading screen. Pictures are clicked and opened almost immediately. I didn't know that a storage device could make such a difference, but my family has informed me that my PC is more than capable and switching to this drive was the breath of life it needed to be brought back into the 21st Century. Overall super happy with the drive.
Date published: 2021-06-07T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
pkinni9915 from
Best storage for your buck!
I was so happy to be selected to review this hard drive for my own personal home editing/gaming PC.
The installation requires a small knowledge of PC hardware or at least referencing your motherboard or laptop manual to locate M.2 slots on your computer. Please note that this hard drive does not come with the screws or standoffs to install to a motherboard. I bought a M.2 hardware kit for a few dollars on Amazon and was all set.
Once installation was complete I formatted my new 1 TB NVME drive to my system and immediately started moving my large RAW photo files over to it and was transferred about 48 Gigs of pictures in about 90 seconds which was simply amazing!!! Editing directly off the drive in Lightroom was noticeably better also!
I highly recommend this drive for anyone who has the spare the M.2 slots and wants super fast game load times faster files transfers, or anything you need super fast sotrage for. This will do the job!
Date published: 2021-05-25T00:00:00-04:00