Built using their V-NAND 3-bit MLC NAND flash technology and Pablo controller, the 500GB 980 PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD from Samsung offers an M.2 2280 form factor and a PCIe 3.0 x4 / NVMe 1.4 interface to deliver sequential read speeds of up to 3100 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 2600 MB/s. Users will also have access to encryption via AES 256-bit, TCG/Opal 2.0, and MS eDrive, while a TBW (Total Bytes Written) rating of 300TB helps ensure a long operational life.