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Samsung 990 PRO

★★★★★ 4.8 (14,635)
Capacity 4TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 7,450 MB/s
NAND MLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 2400 TBW
Samsung 990 PRO ssd
87 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong feature (98th percentile) 98th
  • Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
  • Strong speed (93rd percentile) 93rd
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile) 93rd

Cons

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has held steady over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q2 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '25: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ2 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '26: 5.0★ · 4 reviews11121114Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 12 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 93.1
Random 79.5
Feature 97.5
Capacity 92.9
Endurance 67.3
Social Proof 96.6

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 4000
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Protocol NVMe
PCIe Generation 4
External No

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s) 7450
Sequential Write (MB/s) 6900

Hardware

NAND MLC
DRAM Cache Yes

Reliability

Endurance (TBW) 2400

Features

Heatsink No
Hardware Encryption Yes

vs Competition

Spec Samsung 990 PRO Crucial T500 Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Western Digital BLACK SN850X SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8100 Corsair MP700 Elite
Capacity 4TB 2TB 2TB 4TB 8TB 2TB
Form Factor M.2 2280 M.2 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4
Seq Read 7,450 MB/s 7,400 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 14,900 MB/s 10,000 MB/s
Nand Type MLC TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache true true true true false true
Endurance 2400 TBW 1200 TBW 2000 TBW 2400 TBW 4800 TBW 1200 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEnduranceSocial Proof
Samsung 990 PRO 93.179.597.592.967.396.6
Crucial T500 Compare 93.596.298.978.58399.7
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare 92.593.293.678.592.896.6
Western Digital BLACK SN850X Compare 87.894.688.692.98896.6
SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8100 Compare 98.69988.698.28854
Corsair MP700 Elite Compare 94.696.399.778.587.448.9

Usage Scores

Overall (86.7)Budget (87.1)Gaming (91.7)Laptop (92.4)Console (89.6)Portable (24.7)Workstation (86.9)

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