Samsung NVMe SSD powered by V-NAND technology Up to 7,000 MB/s sequential read and 5,000 MB/s write 5-year limited warranty Maximum speed Powered by Samsung in-house controller for PCIe 4.0 SSD, the 980 PRO is optimised for speed. It delivers read speeds up to 7,000 MB/s, making it 2 times faster than PCIe 3.0 SSDs and 12.7 times faster than SATA SSDs. The 980 PRO achieves max speeds on PCIe 4.0 and may vary in other environments. A winning combination Designed with hardcore gamers and tech-savvy users in mind, the 980 PRO offers high-performance bandwidth and throughput for heavy-duty applications in gaming, graphics, data analytics, and more. It's fast at loading games so you can play more and wait less. Efficient M.2 SSD The 980 PRO comes in a compact M.2 2280 form factor, which can be easily plugged into desktops and laptops for maximum board design flexibility. The drive is suitable for building high-performance computing systems due to its optimised power efficiency. General Feature Application Client PCs Capacity 1,000GB (1GB=1 Billion byte by IDEMA) * Actual usable capacity may be less (due to formatting, partitioning, operating system, applications or otherwise) Form Factor M.2 (2280) Interface PCIe Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.3c Dimension (Pack: WxHxD) 80.15 x 22.15 x 2.38 (mm) Weight Max 9.0 g Weight Storage Memory Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC Controller Samsung in-house controller Cache Memory Samsung 1GB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM Performance Sequential Read Up to 7,000 MB/s * Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration Sequential Write Up to 5,000 MB/s * Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration Random Read (4KB, QD32) Up to 1,000,000 IOPS * Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration Random Write (4KB, QD32) Up to 1,000,000 IOPS * Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration Random Read (4KB, QD1) Up to 22,000 IOPS * Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration Random Write (4KB, QD1) Up to 60,000 IOPS * Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration Warranty 5-Year Limited Warranty or 600 TBW Limited Warranty