Samsung 990 Pro 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 990 Pro 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
98 Overall Score
vs
Solidigm 192TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe U.2

Solidigm 192TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe U.2

Solidigm
80 Overall Score

Scores

Laptop
Samsung
100
Solidigm
35
Gaming
Samsung
97
Solidigm
52
Workstation
Samsung
97
Solidigm
75
Console
Samsung
93
Solidigm
32
Budget
Samsung
82
Solidigm
32
Portable
Samsung
26
Solidigm
22

Specifications

Samsung 990 ProSolidigm 192TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
4,000
192,000
Form FactorM.2 2280U.2
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation45★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,450
No data
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,900
No data
Random Read (IOPS)
1,600,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
1,550,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★—
ControllerSamsung in-house controller—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
2,400
No data
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
No data
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✗—
Hardware Encryption✓★✗

Pros & Cons

Samsung 990 Pro 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile

Solidigm 192TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe U.2

  • Strong capacity (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong feature (72nd percentile)
  • Below average affordability (3rd percentile)3rd %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 990 Pro

Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.

Samsung 990 Pro Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation