Samsung 990 Pro 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
98 Overall Score
vs
Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2
Samsung
58 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Gaming
Workstation
Console
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 990 Pro | Samsung PM9A3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | U.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | — |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | Samsung in-house controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | — |
| 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
Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2
- Strong capacity (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong speed (67th percentile)
- Below average affordability (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 990 Pro
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
