Samsung NVMe SSD 980 Pro: UK prices and availability

Samsung has detailed UK availability and pricing for its new NVMe SSD 980 Pro range of solid state drives.

The range’s 250GB, 500GB, 1TB and 2TB models are available today. Local pricing is as follows:

• 250GB SSD: £86.99
• 500GB SSD: £143.99
• 1TB SSD: £221.99
• 2TB SSD: £443.99

Matt Nelson, Business Unit Manager of Brand Memory at Samsung Electronics, said:

Samsung continues to demonstrate its commitment to the SSD category, at less than 2mm thick the 980 PRO SSD features the latest V-NAND technology and a powerful Elpis controller to deliver next level performance in PCIe4.0 NVMe, offering reliability and system design flexibility.

This next generation SSD is our fastest SSD to date. The 980 PRO has up to 100% better sequential read performance and up to 52% better sequential write performance than 970 EVO Plus. The improved speed and reliability of the 980 PRO makes it a top choice for gamers and professional users who demand a high level of performance from their computers.

We’ll keep you updated as more is detailed about the Samsung MVMe 2TB SSD 980 Pro. Additional specs are below:

Category	Samsung SSD 980 PRO
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.3c
Form Factor	M.2 (2280)
Storage Memory	Samsung 1xx-layer V-NAND 3-bit MLC
Controller	Samsung Elpis Controller
DRAM	1GB LPDDR4 (1TB) 512MB LPDDR4 (500GB, 250GB)
Capacity	1TB, 500GB, 250GB
Sequential Read/Write Speed	Up to 7,000 MB/s, Up to 5,000 MB/s
Random Read/Write Speed (QD32)	Up to 1,000K IOPS, 1,000K IOPS
Management Software	Samsung Magician Software
Data Encryption	AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption, TCG/Opal V2.0, Encrypted Drive (IEEE1667)
Total Bytes Written	600TB (1TB) 300TB (500GB) 150TB (250GB)
Warranty	Five-year Limited Warranty