Samsung 980 PRO 500 GB vs M Series NVMe SSD 512G 512 GB
Short answer: which is best?
Samsung 980 PRO 500 GB is 173.2 % stronger than M Series NVMe SSD 512G 512 GB. Samsung 980 PRO 500 GB ranks #6 of 87 measured system drives at WhatFPS (15,649 Drive score over 1 verified runs). M Series NVMe SSD 512G 512 GB ranks #73 of 87 measured system drives at WhatFPS (5,727 Drive score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | Samsung 980 PRO 500 GB | M Series NVMe SSD 512G 512 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Drive score (the drive's own performance: sequential read + 4K IOPS) | 15,649 | 5,727 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 6,907 | 4,595 |
| Sequential read | 4,067 MB/s | 1,688 MB/s |
| 4K IOPS | 21,134 | 6,820 |
| 4K latency, median (lower is better) | 44 µs | 140 µs |
| Type | NVMe SSD | NVMe SSD |
| Size | 500 GB | 512 GB |
What the numbers mean
The drive score is the system drive's measured performance in the rigs it sat in — sequential read and 4K IOPS, unbuffered. PCIe generation, fill level and driver affect it. GAMING is the whole rig's score. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite, the same test on every PC, written in Rust with no middleware. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for Samsung 980 PRO 500 GB · All measurements for M Series NVMe SSD 512G 512 GB