Samsung 980 PRO Spec and Price in the United States
Released September 22, 2020
Samsung's Gen4 flagship (launched 2020) runs 7,000/5,000 MB/s on TLC NAND with a DRAM cache and Elpis controller, per the datasheet and documented listings — the performance pick of the Gen4 era, with 600TB endurance at 1TB and a five-year warranty.
Tied 34th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential read — 9 models share this figure. Tied 42nd of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential write — 3 models share this figure.
Prices exclude sales tax.
The last tracked price for the 1TB Samsung 980 PRO in the United States was $339.99 at Newegg, captured 2026-10-05. Across 2 tracked merchants and 670 days of recorded prices, the 90-day median for the 1TB Samsung 980 PRO is $339.99 and the lowest recorded price is $73.94. This site began capturing prices on July 30, 2026; for Amazon listings, prices dated earlier come from Keepa's price history.
Captured periodically and may have changed.
- 1TB
- 2TB
Each point is one day's recorded price, not a list price. Points dated before July 30, 2026, when this site began capturing prices, come from Keepa's Amazon price history. How we track prices
Specifications
- Capacity
- 1TB
- Interface
- NVME
- Sequential read
- 7000 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 5000 MB/s
- PCIe generation
- 4
- Form factor
- M.2 2280
- NAND type
- TLC
- DRAM cache
- Controller
- Samsung Elpis controller
- Endurance (TBW)
- 600 TB
- Warranty
- 5 years
Capacities
| Configuration | Part number | Endurance (TBW) | Sequential write | Sequential read | Current best price | Price per TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1TB | MZ-V8P1T0BW | 600 TB | 5000 MB/s | 7000 MB/s | $339.99 Price too old to confirm | — |
| 2TB | MZ-V8P2T0BW | 1200 TB | 5000 MB/s | 7000 MB/s | $429.99 Price too old to confirm | — |
What owners and reviewers say
Summarised from 3 source(s), reviewed September 13, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices
Commonly praised
- Reviewers describe its PCIe 4.0 performance as responsive, with strong sustained write speeds.
- It supports hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption, which reviewers note is not universal on consumer drives.
- The software package and five-year warranty are highlighted as strengths.
- One review found the 2TB model fit its capacity onto a single side of the board and priced it reasonably for the performance.
- Owners report very fast sequential speeds and large reductions in game load and compile times.
- It installs without fuss across a range of builds, including AMD platforms and the PS5.
- Owners note it still beats older PCIe 3.0 drives, though it needs a PCIe 4.0 slot to reach its rated speeds.
Commonly criticised
- Its endurance ratings are described as average for the class.
- Reviewers considered it costly, with a TurboWrite cache smaller than some competitors'.
- There was no 4TB option at review time.
- Independent testing did not reach the drive's quoted figures, with one large-block sequential read landing mid-pack.
- It runs warm, and owners say a motherboard heatsink may not be enough; some add extra cooling.
- Some owners resorted to an unofficial driver to exceed the speeds the generic Windows driver provides.
- Several owners call it expensive for the capacity.
Sources behind this summary
- Newegg — 5 out of 5 (3459 ratings), as of September 15, 2026
- StorageReview — review
- Tom's Hardware — review
Guides for this category
Sources
Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.