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Samsung 990 EVO

★★★★★ 4.8 (770)
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 5,000 MB/s
NAND TLC
Samsung 990 EVO ssd
69 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
  • Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
  • Strong user sentiment (78th percentile) 78th
  • Strong speed (70th percentile) 70th

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 improved over time
88/100Our AI sentiment readmedium confidence · 14 sources · Nov 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q3 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '24: 4.5★ · 2 reviewsQ1 '25: 5.0★ · 3 reviewsQ2 '25: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ2 '26: 4.9★ · 10 reviews (approx. date)123210Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q2 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviewsEstimated date

Based on 18 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 70.1
Random 60.3
Feature 78.5
Capacity 54.6
User Sentiment 77.6
Endurance 56.3
Social Proof 96.6

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) 5000
Sequential Write (MB/s) 4200

Hardware

NAND TLC
DRAM Cache No

Reliability

Warranty (years) 5

Features

Hardware Encryption Yes

vs Competition

Spec Samsung 990 EVO Crucial T500 Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO ADATA GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRSK/1000G
Capacity 1TB 2TB 1TB 2TB 2TB 1TB
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 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 PCIe 4.0 x4
Seq Read 5,000 MB/s 7,400 MB/s 14,900 MB/s 14,400 MB/s 7,400 MB/s 7,300 MB/s
Nand Type TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache false true true true true true
Endurance - 1200 TBW 2400 TBW 1400 TBW 1480 TBW 1000 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityUser SentimentEnduranceSocial Proof
Samsung 990 EVO 70.160.378.554.677.656.396.6
Crucial T500 Compare 93.596.298.978.577.68399.7
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare 99.59990.254.699.698.16.9
Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare 97.99897.578.5089.342.1
ADATA GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Compare 92.189.193.678.5077.583.8
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRSK/1000G Compare 81.593.293.654.6093.796.6

Price

Value & Pricing

From $310 3 offers across 2 retailers

Price History

New Open Box / Refurbished
$148 $149 $150 $151 $152 Nov 8 $150

Usage Scores

Overall (68.9)Budget (69.5)Gaming (67.7)Laptop (73.5)Console (53.7)Portable (18.3)Workstation (60)

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

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