StoragePCIe 3.0 NVMe2021M.2 2280, PCIe 3.0 ×4Catalog
Samsung 980 1 TB
DRAM-less budget NVMe. Fine as a secondary game drive, not a 4K scratch disk.
What it is used for
A cheaper NVMe. Boots and loads games well. Sustained writes heat up and slow down.
Good for
- Extra game library
- Budget OS drive
Not the pick for
- Constant 4K capture
- Workstation scratch
How it scores today
Out of 100, relative to current PCs — not to the year it launched.
- Gaming78
- Video & photo58
- Office & web84
- Streaming64
- 3D & CAD52
- Local AI24
Specs
- Capacity
- 1 TB
- Interface
- PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe