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| Brand | Samsung |
|---|---|
| Model | 980 PRO |
| Capacity | 1 TB |
| Usage Class | Client / Consumer |
| Host Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
|---|---|
| Total Interface Bandwidth | 16 Gb/s |
| Form Factor | M.2 (2280) |
|---|
| NAND Flash | Samsung V-NAND 3-bit TLC |
|---|---|
| Drive Writes Per Day | 0.33 |
| Total Bytes Written | 600 TBW |
| Sequential Read | 7000 MB/s |
|---|---|
| Sequential Write | 5000 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | 1000000 |
| Random Write IOPS | 1000000 |
| Average Latency | 60 μs |
| Mean Time Between Failures | 1.5 Million Hours |
|---|---|
| Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate | 1.0×10⁻¹⁷ |
| Power Loss Protection | No |
| MPN | MZILT1T9HBJRAD4 |
|---|
The Samsung 980 PRO 1TB (MZ-V8P1T0) delivers a clear generational leap over MZILT1T9HBJRAD4 by moving to a PCIe 4.0 x4 platform and scaling performance up to 7000/5000 MB/s sequential and 1,000,000/1,000,000 IOPS random, making it a much stronger fit for latency-sensitive workstation, gaming, and high-speed scratch workloads. With Samsung V-NAND 3-bit TLC and a 600 TBW endurance rating, it stands out in its class by combining flagship client SSD throughput with dependable write durability in a 1TB footprint.
With an endurance rating of 600 TBW and 0.33 DWPD, this SSD can sustain writing about 164 GB per day over a 10-year period, which is more than enough for typical OS, office, and general business application workloads. In practical terms, for use as a system drive or in standard client and light workstation environments, this level of endurance provides comfortable headroom for long-term daily operation. For reliability, the specified UBER of 1.0E-15 means the drive is designed for a very low rate of unrecoverable read errors, helping support consistent data integrity in normal operation, while the 1.5 million hour MTBF further indicates solid long-run dependability. This model does not include power-loss protection (PLP), so while it is well suited to standard desktop and non-cache-critical use cases, systems with frequent sudden power interruption risk or strict in-flight write protection requirements should pair it with stable power backup or consider a PLP-equipped option.
1. The PCIe 4.0 x4 interface, paired with top-tier sequential read performance, enables ultra-fast dataset staging and dramatically shortens boot, restore, and analytics load windows in bandwidth-hungry servers.
2. Its high random read capability is ideal for virtualization, metadata-heavy databases, and large-scale web services where massive parallel access must stay responsive under peak concurrency.
3. The modest write endurance profile makes this drive best suited for read-centric enterprise workloads such as content delivery, reference data tiers, and inference clusters rather than write-intensive logging or cache layers.
4. Samsung V-NAND 3-bit TLC provides a strong balance of cost efficiency, capacity density, and stable performance, making it a practical choice for scaling mainstream business storage fleets.
5. The very low typical latency helps reduce tail-response times, improving transaction consistency and accelerating time-to-first-byte in latency-sensitive applications.
Lower capacity reference: 500 GB Higher capacity reference: 2 TB In this series, the 1 TB model is the practical sweet spot. Compared with the 500 GB option, it gives much better headroom for OS images, application growth, logging, and overprovisioning, reducing the risk of early capacity pressure. Compared with the 2 TB version, it usually delivers the best balance between acquisition cost, usable space, and performance consistency, since sequential throughput and random IOPS remain broadly similar across adjacent capacities. It is especially well suited for a branch server, a compact hypervisor host with 12 to 18 mixed VMs, or 40 to 60 light VDI boot volumes.
Q: Is MZ-V8P1T0 suitable for a write-heavy database server?
A: MZ-V8P1T0 is generally not ideal for write-heavy database servers. With 0.33 DWPD, 600 TBW, TLC NAND, and no PLP, it fits read-intensive or mixed workloads better.
Q: How many full drive writes per day can it actually endure over its warranty period?
A: This SSD is rated at 0.33 DWPD, meaning about one-third of its 1 TB capacity can be written daily over the warranty period, equivalent to roughly 333 GB per day.
Q: Does it include power loss protection (PLP) and why is that critical?
A: No, it does not include power loss protection. PLP is critical because it helps prevent in-flight data loss and metadata corruption during sudden outages, especially in transactional server environments.
Q: What RAID level is recommended for this SSD?
A: For this SSD, RAID 1 or RAID 10 is typically recommended for better redundancy and consistent performance. RAID 0 is not advised for important data, especially without PLP.