Samsung 990 PRO

Samsung 990 PRO

Samsung
98 Overall Score
vs
Acclamator SSD

Acclamator SSD

Acclamator
52 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Samsung 990 PRO

88 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

Users are highly satisfied with this SSD, praising its exceptional speed and reliable performance for gaming and photo editing. One user noted thermal concerns during heavy gaming, reaching 62°C without a heatsink, but overall sentiment remains very positive. The drive is easy to install and has proven durable over a year of use.

Pros
  • Blazing fast speeds
  • Easy installation
  • Reliable performance
  • Good value for refurbished price
Cons
  • Thermal concerns under heavy load
  • No heatsink included
👍 Speed 5
👍 Reliability 3
👍 Ease of installation 2
👍 Value for money 1
👎 Thermal performance 1

Acclamator SSD

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Budget
Samsung
97
Acclamator
49
Workstation
Samsung
94
Acclamator
49
Gaming
Samsung
94
Acclamator
41
Console
Samsung
94
Acclamator
20
Laptop
Samsung
85
Acclamator
54
Portable
Samsung
25
Acclamator
13

Specifications

Samsung 990 PROAcclamator SSD
Drive
Capacity
2,000
512
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 3.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation4★3
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,450
2,200
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,900
No data
Random Read (IOPS)
1,400,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
1,550,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★✗
ControllerSamsung—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
1,200
250
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
1,000,000
Warranty (years)5★3
Features
Heatsink✓★✗
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

Samsung 990 PRO

  • Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile

Acclamator SSD

  • Strong endurance (75th percentile)
  • Strong social proof (70th percentile)
  • Below average capacity (34th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 990 PRO

Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.

Samsung 990 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation