Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Testing the speed of the Samsung SSD 980 and 980 PRO in an external Thunderbolt NVMe enclosure.

🛒 Samsung SSD 980 on Amazon - geni.us/ss980
🛒 Samsung SSD 980 PRO on Amazon - geni.us/980pro
🛒 Acasis NVMe Enclosure on Amazon - geni.us/acasisnvme

The theoretical maximum data rate of Thunderbolt is 22gbps / 2,750MB/s due to encoding overhead and data reserved for displays etc. Both the Samsung drives claim to be able to achieve well over these speeds. It makes sense, therefore, that using either of them in an external drive that maxes out at 22gbps wouldn't make too much difference.

That's what I'm testing out in this video. Is the SSD 980 Pro worth the extra money?

00:00 - The Samsung SSD NVMe drives
00:55 - The Acasis Thunderbolt / USB4 enclosure
01:23 - Maximum Thunderbolt Data Speeds
02:25 - Inside the Enclosure & Fitting the Drive
05:13 - Speed Tests & Results
07:45 - Conclusion

#samsung #ssd980 #speedtest

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