Samsung 990 PRO 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
95 Overall Score
vs
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Corsair
84 Overall Score
Scores
Console
Gaming
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Specifications
| Samsung 990 PRO | Corsair 2TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung | PS5031-E31T |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 1 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 990 PRO 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong endurance (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile
Pricing
Samsung 990 PRO 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.061score per dollar
vs
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.145score per dollar
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 2.4x better value for money
Samsung 990 PRO 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 990 PRO
Scores 95 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 5 of 18 specs.
