Beware the fake Samsung 980 Pro SSD

Stefan Mileschin · 21st March 2023, 06:55

The jaws that bite, the claws that catch

The three year old Samsung 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 drive is becoming the knock off of choice with some rather good forgeries suddenly appearing.

According to Toms’ Hardware one phony drive was so good that the mysterious drive even managed to fool the Samsung Magician software. Once the sticker was removed, the drive had all the signs of a counterfeit SSD.

The SSD uses the Maxio MAP1602A PCIe 4.0 SSD controller, the same one that powers the Acer Predator GM7. The SSD controller comes from TSMC's 12nm process node and features a DRAM-less design.

It uses an 8nm Elpis controller with a DRAM design with controllers which are larger than Samsung’s rivals.

The fake Samsung 980 Pro drive uses YMTC's 128-layer TLC 3D NAND (X2-9060) built with the Chinese chipmaker's Xtacking 2.0 technology.

https://fudzilla.com/news/56558-bewa...ng-980-pro-ssd

21st March 2023, 06:55	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,738	Beware the fake Samsung 980 Pro SSD The jaws that bite, the claws that catch The three year old Samsung 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 drive is becoming the knock off of choice with some rather good forgeries suddenly appearing. According to Toms’ Hardware one phony drive was so good that the mysterious drive even managed to fool the Samsung Magician software. Once the sticker was removed, the drive had all the signs of a counterfeit SSD. The SSD uses the Maxio MAP1602A PCIe 4.0 SSD controller, the same one that powers the Acer Predator GM7. The SSD controller comes from TSMC's 12nm process node and features a DRAM-less design. It uses an 8nm Elpis controller with a DRAM design with controllers which are larger than Samsung’s rivals. The fake Samsung 980 Pro drive uses YMTC's 128-layer TLC 3D NAND (X2-9060) built with the Chinese chipmaker's Xtacking 2.0 technology. https://fudzilla.com/news/56558-bewa...ng-980-pro-ssd

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