03/19/2023 at 11:00 am by Valentin Sattler – In China, a user has bought a Samsung 980 Pro, which is a well-made counterfeit. The sticker and the firmware declared the model to be the 980 Pro, but the built-in electronics cannot keep up with the original.
Samsung’s 980 Pro has since received a successor in the form of the 990 Pro, but the model is still available. The popularity is high: In the PCGH price comparison, the 980 Pro with 2 TB takes first place, and the variant with 1 TB comes in fourth place. The high demand also has disadvantages, because according to Tom’s Hardware, counterfeits of the model are circulating .
Fake 980 Pro
There was a corresponding report recently from China: A user was sold a “980 Pro” there, which in fact wasn’t one at all. The SSD reported correctly as 980 Pro, and the sticker was also quite similar to the original. The electronics underneath look completely different. The controller is also revealing: a MAP1602A is used on the model, whereas Samsung develops the controller itself. In addition, the 2 GB DRAM that is normally used in the SSD was missing.
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Also, the NAND of the fake SSD did not come from Samsung, but instead from the Chinese company YMTC. The capacity of 2 TB was correct, but the fake cannot keep up with the original in terms of speed. With regard to the sequential data rates alone, the model is around 3.9 to 4.8 GB/s according to tests by the user concerned, whereas the 980 Pro should achieve a full 7 GB/s, at least in reading.
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Allegedly, the fake SSD was purchased from Xianyu, a Chinese second-hand market. It is still unclear whether new models will also be offered as counterfeits in China or Europe. In the past, however, fakes have also been offered outside of China to trick inexperienced users. This is popular, for example, with processors that are delivered in their original packaging but contain slower or even completely outdated models
Those: via Tom’s Hardware
