Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
90 Overall Score
vs
Crucial T710 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Crucial T710 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Crucial
94 Overall Score

Scores

Laptop
Samsung
96
Crucial
82
Workstation
Samsung
82
Crucial
94
Gaming
Samsung
87
Crucial
93
Console
Samsung
85
Crucial
93
Budget
Samsung
89
Crucial
86
Portable
Samsung
24
Crucial
25

Specifications

Samsung 990 EVO PlusCrucial T710
Drive
Capacity
2,000
2,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation45★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,250
14,900
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,300
13,800
Random Read (IOPS)
1,000,000
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
1,350,000
2,300,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✗✓★
ControllerSamsung in-house ControllerMicron G9
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
1,200
1,200
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
No data
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption✓★✗

Pros & Cons

Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Strong speed (85th percentile)85th %ile
  • Below average affordability (24th percentile)

Crucial T710 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong endurance (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (21st percentile)

Pricing

Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

No current pricing available

Crucial T710 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Verdict

★ Winner: Crucial T710

Scores 94 overall, wins 3 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 18 specs.

Samsung 990 EVO Plus Better at:

BudgetLaptop

Crucial T710 Better at:

GamingConsoleWorkstation

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