A bunch of fake Samsung 1080 PRO SSDs have popped up on Chinese retail outlets with up to 15.8 GB/s speeds but they are obviously fake.
Samsung's Fake 1080 PRO SSDs Are Now Doing The Rounds On Chinese Retail Outlets & You Should Totally Avoid Them Despite Attractive Price Points, Performance Inferior Than External HDDs & USB Sticks
Individuals are fond of repackaging SSDs and then giving them a new model name, only to think that sellers will fall victim to their foul play. To our surprise, many of them do, especially when it comes to "copies" of mainstream companies like Samsung and SK Hynix. Similarly, Quasarzone discovered a unique and bogus SSD listing using Samsung 1080 PRO, a model that has yet to be released if the firm follows this naming scheme.
Upon curiosity, the outlet decided to order the Samsung 1080 Pro SSD, and surprisingly, it was around 40,000 won, almost $30, which shows that something was not right. Still, Quasarzone decided to spoil the fun and test it out. The drive's capacity was rated at 4 TB, with a maximum speed of 15,800 MB/s, which are obnoxious figures. The current fastest Gen5 SSDs utilizing the fastest Phison E26 controllers can hit up to 14.6 GB/s. Upon receiving the package, the SSD was packed into an ordinary box with no Samsung branding.
The Samsung 1080 PRO SSD came in a plastic box, with the mounted sticker showcasing the branding, but the fonts and overall quality were messed up. It resembled Samsung's 980 PRO drive in many ways, especially in appearance, but the PCB configuration said otherwise. The SSD featured a single NAND flash, and for the advertised 4 TB capacity, one at least required multiple-stacked NAND chips, but that wasn't the case here.
Diving into official tests, Quasarzone noted that the Samsung 1080 PRO SSD was the opposite of what it was advertised to be. Windows Disk Management showed that the drive had a 4TB capacity onboard.
Still, it didn't even pass the MediaTester benchmark, an application used to detect fake storage devices by storing data according to the "supposed" capacity. Moving on, when analyzing the drive on CrystalDiskInfo, it was noted that the SSD featured a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface, but inferior to what the 980 PRO debuts with. The bogus SSD menace, but what's upcoming is even more interesting.
Quasarzone has provided multiple benchmark tests to show how horrible the Samsung 1080 PRO SSD performance was, comparing it to the Samsung 980 PRO. Overall, the gap in read and write speeds was up to 12 times and 59 times, respectively. This was tested with applications such as CrystalDiskMark, ATTO Disk Benchmark, and many more to prove that opting for the bogus SSD route is not worth it, despite the seemingly attractive price tag and features.
Well, the "fake" Samsung 1080 PRO SSD turned out to be even more horrible than an external drive, and it's no surprise considering such scams are running worldwide. To avoid purchasing fraudulent products, we advise users to opt for certified retailers before buying their PC components.
News Source: Tom's Hardware
