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Samsung 990 Pro
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 7,450 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 600 TBW
90 Overall Score
Price $221
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong random (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong speed (93rd percentile) 93rd
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| 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 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 1200000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1550000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 600 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 990 Pro | Crucial T710 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Kingston KC3000 SKC3000D/2048G | ADATA GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Seq Read | 7,450 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1600 TBW | 1480 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 990 Pro | 92.7 | 96.5 | 98.8 | 54.3 | 86.3 | 96.3 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.2 | 98.5 | 97.3 | 78.2 | 83.2 | 83.9 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 96.8 | 97.9 | 97.3 | 78.2 | 89.2 | 62.7 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.6 | 98.8 | 90.1 | 54.3 | 97.9 | 7.7 |
| Kingston KC3000 SKC3000D/2048G Compare | 86.4 | 92.9 | 93.4 | 78.2 | 89.7 | 47.8 |
| ADATA GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Compare | 91.7 | 88.9 | 93.4 | 78.2 | 77.6 | 83.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $221
Amazon 2 offers From $221
Best Buy 4 offers From $260
Price History
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Usage Scores
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