Samsung 990 Pro 4TB SSD M.2 Silver
Upgrade your computer's performance with the Samsung 990 PRO 1TB SSD Hard Drive. This high-speed solid-state drive boasts exceptional read and write speeds, making it perfect for gamers, professionals, and anyone who needs fast data access. With 1TB of storage, you can store vast amounts of data, applications, and games seamlessly. The compact design and durability of this SSD make it an ideal choice for enhancing your computer's efficiency and reliability. Experience superior speed and performance with the Samsung 990 PRO SSD.
Upgrade your computer's performance with the Samsung 990 PRO 1TB SSD Hard Drive. This high-speed solid-state drive boasts exceptional read and write speeds, making it perfect for gamers, professionals, and anyone who needs fast data access. With 1TB of storage, you can store vast amounts of data, applications, and games seamlessly. The compact design and durability of this SSD make it an ideal choice for enhancing your computer's efficiency and reliability. Experience superior speed and performance with the Samsung 990 PRO SSD.
Upgrade your computer's performance with the Samsung 990 PRO 1TB SSD Hard Drive. This high-speed solid-state drive boasts exceptional read and write speeds, making it perfect for gamers, professionals, and anyone who needs fast data access. With 1TB of storage, you can store vast amounts of data, applications, and games seamlessly. The compact design and durability of this SSD make it an ideal choice for enhancing your computer's efficiency and reliability. Experience superior speed and performance with the Samsung 990 PRO SSD.
Upgrade your computer's performance with the Samsung 990 PRO 1TB SSD Hard Drive. This high-speed solid-state drive boasts exceptional read and write speeds, making it perfect for gamers, professionals, and anyone who needs fast data access. With 1TB of storage, you can store vast amounts of data, applications, and games seamlessly. The compact design and durability of this SSD make it an ideal choice for enhancing your computer's efficiency and reliability. Experience superior speed and performance with the Samsung 990 PRO SSD.
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The new Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD is a great choice for expanding the memory storage on your PS5 or PC. This is the Heatsink included version, so you won't need to buy one and the heatsink is already installed so you won't have to find a T4 star bit to install it. Its design is gaming aethetic with a little RGB light in the center, this however won't be visible if you're using it on a PS5 since it'll be covered by the housing plate and the outer fin plates. Its a lightning fast SSD with read/write speeds of 7,450/6,900 MB/s, which is an upgrade from the previous model 980 Pro which had a read/write speed of 7,000/5,000MB/s. The 990 Pro also seems to have fixed a read speed issue that was seen by users who had a 980 Pro installed on PS5. A large number of users were ... MoreThe new Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD is a great choice for expanding the memory storage on your PS5 or PC. This is the Heatsink included version, so you won't need to buy one and the heatsink is already installed so you won't have to find a T4 star bit to install it. Its design is gaming aethetic with a little RGB light in the center, this however won't be visible if you're using it on a PS5 since it'll be covered by the housing plate and the outer fin plates. Its a lightning fast SSD with read/write speeds of 7,450/6,900 MB/s, which is an upgrade from the previous model 980 Pro which had a read/write speed of 7,000/5,000MB/s. The 990 Pro also seems to have fixed a read speed issue that was seen by users who had a 980 Pro installed on PS5. A large number of users were finding the 980 Pro 1TB/2TB on PS5 were getting read speeds of <5500Mb/s, but now the 990 Pro is reaching over 6500Mb/s which is more in line with its performance benchmarks and with that of the competition. I was actually using a 980 Pro 1TB in my PS5 for a year and upgraded to the 990 Pro 2TB, I can definitely see a difference in how fast my PS4/PS5 games load. The only issue I can find is that the memory sizes are limited to 1TB and 2TB, while the previous model had options for 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB, most people will probably choose higher sizes but having options is always better than not having them. Overall, I would definitely recommend the Samsung 990 Pro.
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The 990 Pro extends Samsung’s leadership in the NVMe SSD space with a capable upgrade from the 980 Pro. This unit has a heatsink providing additional thermal dispersion to support the increased performance and throughput.Installation was very straightforward. I used this SSD in my PC as an additional data disk rather than a boot drive. I located the available M.2 slot on my motherboard where I was planning to install the drive. After powering the PC back on I noticed the built-in LED on the heatsink which is cool addition for knowing that the drive is receiving power and functioning, though compared to other RGB elements in my setup the single segment of LED doesn’t feel like enough – if you don’t like the red color you can change the color through the Magician ... MoreThe 990 Pro extends Samsung’s leadership in the NVMe SSD space with a capable upgrade from the 980 Pro. This unit has a heatsink providing additional thermal dispersion to support the increased performance and throughput.Installation was very straightforward. I used this SSD in my PC as an additional data disk rather than a boot drive. I located the available M.2 slot on my motherboard where I was planning to install the drive. After powering the PC back on I noticed the built-in LED on the heatsink which is cool addition for knowing that the drive is receiving power and functioning, though compared to other RGB elements in my setup the single segment of LED doesn’t feel like enough – if you don’t like the red color you can change the color through the Magician application (more on this later). I proceeded with setting up the drive through the Disk Management Utility in Windows 11 where I created a new partition and volume which I then mounted so that I could begin utilizing it.SSDs are different from hard drives so firmware improvements can make a big difference to the life and the performance of the drive. So, while it’s optional, I recommend installing the Samsung Magician software to verify that the firmware is up to date as well as run some performance diagnostics. I got a really impressive 7100 MB/s read and 6754 MB/s write along with 441406 and 386230 IOPS for the read and write respectively in the Magician application with unspecified settings. I ran additional tests in CrystalDisk Mark which I've attached to this review. Especially impressive is the random reads and writes of this drive which show solid improvement over the 980 and other comparable SSDs.For the most part I’ve been using it for photo/video storage and editing as well as storage for games. My primary boot drive that was using for media storage as well is a 1TB SSD from Micron which is a bit slower (about 34% in sequential read/writes) so needless to say I’ve noticed a considerable improvement when importing and rendering out video when utilizing the new drive especially thanks to the incredible random read/write performance.
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OVERVIEW: I have tested the Samsung 990 Pro (with heatsink) in three devices. An Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 laptop, a Dell i5415 AIO, and an ORICO M2 SSD USB 3.1 Gen2 Hard Drive Enclosure. Installed in the correct platform, it preforms extremely well. When installed in a less than desirable platform, it performs just OK. And when on-sale it is a very cost-effective upgrade.ACER PREDATOR: 2023 Helios Neo 16 with two NVMe PCIe Gen 4x4 slots. Installed in the 2nd NVMe slot, booted back up, and then installed the combination Samsung Magician/Migration application. Was able to clone the Acer default 500GB drive onto the 2TB 990 in less than 5 minutes. Removed the default 500mb drive to keep as a backup while moving the 990 2GB to where the original drive was installed ... MoreOVERVIEW: I have tested the Samsung 990 Pro (with heatsink) in three devices. An Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 laptop, a Dell i5415 AIO, and an ORICO M2 SSD USB 3.1 Gen2 Hard Drive Enclosure. Installed in the correct platform, it preforms extremely well. When installed in a less than desirable platform, it performs just OK. And when on-sale it is a very cost-effective upgrade.ACER PREDATOR: 2023 Helios Neo 16 with two NVMe PCIe Gen 4x4 slots. Installed in the 2nd NVMe slot, booted back up, and then installed the combination Samsung Magician/Migration application. Was able to clone the Acer default 500GB drive onto the 2TB 990 in less than 5 minutes. Removed the default 500mb drive to keep as a backup while moving the 990 2GB to where the original drive was installed in the Predator. The 990 Pro with heatsink fit in the Acer laptop, in either 2280 location, when the bottom was reinstalled. Magician Benchmark Speeds: Sequential Read 6568 MB/s, Sequential Write 6040 MB/s, Random Read 441406 IOPS, and Random Writes 385230 IOPS. Currently I have not encountered any issues relating to the 990 Pro in this mid-level gaming laptop. Very cool indeed.DELL i5415: After installing the combined Magician and Migration app, I was able to install and successfully clone from a Samsung 860 SATA SSD to the 990 Pro in about 8 minutes. Then removed the 860 leaving the 990 as the booting drive that functioned just fine. I thought the i5415 motherboard was MNVe PCIe GEN-4, but the Magician app says it’s a GEN-3, so the speed is about half of its capabilities, but still significantly faster than the much slower 860 SSD.Note I did not intend to use the 990 in this AIO for any significant time, I just wanted to see how well it functioned with installation, cloning, speed, boot up, etc. Also, the 990 with heatsink installed in this AIO, the rear metal shielding cover will not fit back correctly due to the height of the 990 angular heatsink without modification.ORICO NVMe ENCLOSURE: I originally purchased this case thinking I might want to clone the MVNe for use in my Asus GA402XV replacing the stock 500GB drive. But there were three reasons that stopped that trial. First, the Samsung Magician app would not recognize the 990, only the Orico USB interface. Second, my data is encrypted on this Asus laptop and Samsung Data Migration will not clone an encrypted drive. And third, the heatsink was too tall for the very thin G14 bottom case.Now the USB case/enclosure does recognize the data that is on the 990 after it was cloned from another PC if in the future you need an access method for the data on the drive outside of the PC. Always good to know in advance with having the hardware on hand to access your data if/when your primary PC is down.FIRMWARE: The 990 Pro sent to me had Samsung’s current (as of 07/22/23) firmware 3B2QJXD7 as reflected in the Magician application. From Samsung Support Website, Download Tools and Software: NVMe SSD-990 PRO Firmware *To improve the abnormalities regarding drive locked on Magician software. ISO 3B2QJXD7 | 33.6MBHEATSINK: Very cool angular top designed heatsink with its own single RGB LED. From the Samsung Magician app, you can select the LED color, along with choosing Off, On, Pulsating, or Breathing. Interesting, but a feature I will never use other than “bragging rights”; therefore, it will be turned off in the Magician app.HEATSINK REMOVAL: This is a “heads up” from internet research. First, removing the heatsink will void your warranty; there is a label on the side of the drive stating so. Second, this PS5 designed heatsink is attached with four P5 1.2mm Pentalobe screws (some of the smallest screws I have ever seen). If you require removal of the heatsink, you will need the proprietary Pentalobe screwdriver as used on Apple Macbooks for their back cover removal. Once the four screws are removed, you will then need to gently and slowly pry off the top heatsink that is stuck on with their adhesive thermal pads. Same process for the bottom plate if you wish to remove that too. I would mention that if your primary intended goal is not to use the heatsink for whatever reason, I strongly recommend you purchase the 990 Pro without it. Although I did not remove the heatsink, I can see where some, including myself, could end up destroying the drive due to the adhesive pads if not extremally careful. And again, once you remove the heatsink, you just voided the warranty.
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The new Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD is a great choice for expanding the memory storage on your PS5 or PC. This is the Heatsink included version, so you won't need to buy one and the heatsink is already installed so you won't have to find a T4 star bit to install it. Its design is gaming aethetic with a little RGB light in the center, this however won't be visible if you're using it on a PS5 since it'll be covered by the housing plate and the outer fin plates. Its a lightning fast SSD with read/write speeds of 7,450/6,900 MB/s, which is an upgrade from the previous model 980 Pro which had a read/write speed of 7,000/5,000MB/s. The 990 Pro also seems to have fixed a read speed issue that was seen by users who had a 980 Pro installed on PS5. A large number of users were ... MoreThe new Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD is a great choice for expanding the memory storage on your PS5 or PC. This is the Heatsink included version, so you won't need to buy one and the heatsink is already installed so you won't have to find a T4 star bit to install it. Its design is gaming aethetic with a little RGB light in the center, this however won't be visible if you're using it on a PS5 since it'll be covered by the housing plate and the outer fin plates. Its a lightning fast SSD with read/write speeds of 7,450/6,900 MB/s, which is an upgrade from the previous model 980 Pro which had a read/write speed of 7,000/5,000MB/s. The 990 Pro also seems to have fixed a read speed issue that was seen by users who had a 980 Pro installed on PS5. A large number of users were finding the 980 Pro 1TB/2TB on PS5 were getting read speeds of <5500Mb/s, but now the 990 Pro is reaching over 6500Mb/s which is more in line with its performance benchmarks and with that of the competition. I was actually using a 980 Pro 1TB in my PS5 for a year and upgraded to the 990 Pro 2TB, I can definitely see a difference in how fast my PS4/PS5 games load. The only issue I can find is that the memory sizes are limited to 1TB and 2TB, while the previous model had options for 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB, most people will probably choose higher sizes but having options is always better than not having them. Overall, I would definitely recommend the Samsung 990 Pro.
The 990 Pro extends Samsung’s leadership in the NVMe SSD space with a capable upgrade from the 980 Pro. This unit has a heatsink providing additional thermal dispersion to support the increased performance and throughput.Installation was very straightforward. I used this SSD in my PC as an additional data disk rather than a boot drive. I located the available M.2 slot on my motherboard where I was planning to install the drive. After powering the PC back on I noticed the built-in LED on the heatsink which is cool addition for knowing that the drive is receiving power and functioning, though compared to other RGB elements in my setup the single segment of LED doesn’t feel like enough – if you don’t like the red color you can change the color through the Magician ... MoreThe 990 Pro extends Samsung’s leadership in the NVMe SSD space with a capable upgrade from the 980 Pro. This unit has a heatsink providing additional thermal dispersion to support the increased performance and throughput.Installation was very straightforward. I used this SSD in my PC as an additional data disk rather than a boot drive. I located the available M.2 slot on my motherboard where I was planning to install the drive. After powering the PC back on I noticed the built-in LED on the heatsink which is cool addition for knowing that the drive is receiving power and functioning, though compared to other RGB elements in my setup the single segment of LED doesn’t feel like enough – if you don’t like the red color you can change the color through the Magician application (more on this later). I proceeded with setting up the drive through the Disk Management Utility in Windows 11 where I created a new partition and volume which I then mounted so that I could begin utilizing it.SSDs are different from hard drives so firmware improvements can make a big difference to the life and the performance of the drive. So, while it’s optional, I recommend installing the Samsung Magician software to verify that the firmware is up to date as well as run some performance diagnostics. I got a really impressive 7100 MB/s read and 6754 MB/s write along with 441406 and 386230 IOPS for the read and write respectively in the Magician application with unspecified settings. I ran additional tests in CrystalDisk Mark which I've attached to this review. Especially impressive is the random reads and writes of this drive which show solid improvement over the 980 and other comparable SSDs.For the most part I’ve been using it for photo/video storage and editing as well as storage for games. My primary boot drive that was using for media storage as well is a 1TB SSD from Micron which is a bit slower (about 34% in sequential read/writes) so needless to say I’ve noticed a considerable improvement when importing and rendering out video when utilizing the new drive especially thanks to the incredible random read/write performance.
OVERVIEW: I have tested the Samsung 990 Pro (with heatsink) in three devices. An Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 laptop, a Dell i5415 AIO, and an ORICO M2 SSD USB 3.1 Gen2 Hard Drive Enclosure. Installed in the correct platform, it preforms extremely well. When installed in a less than desirable platform, it performs just OK. And when on-sale it is a very cost-effective upgrade.ACER PREDATOR: 2023 Helios Neo 16 with two NVMe PCIe Gen 4x4 slots. Installed in the 2nd NVMe slot, booted back up, and then installed the combination Samsung Magician/Migration application. Was able to clone the Acer default 500GB drive onto the 2TB 990 in less than 5 minutes. Removed the default 500mb drive to keep as a backup while moving the 990 2GB to where the original drive was installed ... MoreOVERVIEW: I have tested the Samsung 990 Pro (with heatsink) in three devices. An Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 laptop, a Dell i5415 AIO, and an ORICO M2 SSD USB 3.1 Gen2 Hard Drive Enclosure. Installed in the correct platform, it preforms extremely well. When installed in a less than desirable platform, it performs just OK. And when on-sale it is a very cost-effective upgrade.ACER PREDATOR: 2023 Helios Neo 16 with two NVMe PCIe Gen 4x4 slots. Installed in the 2nd NVMe slot, booted back up, and then installed the combination Samsung Magician/Migration application. Was able to clone the Acer default 500GB drive onto the 2TB 990 in less than 5 minutes. Removed the default 500mb drive to keep as a backup while moving the 990 2GB to where the original drive was installed in the Predator. The 990 Pro with heatsink fit in the Acer laptop, in either 2280 location, when the bottom was reinstalled. Magician Benchmark Speeds: Sequential Read 6568 MB/s, Sequential Write 6040 MB/s, Random Read 441406 IOPS, and Random Writes 385230 IOPS. Currently I have not encountered any issues relating to the 990 Pro in this mid-level gaming laptop. Very cool indeed.DELL i5415: After installing the combined Magician and Migration app, I was able to install and successfully clone from a Samsung 860 SATA SSD to the 990 Pro in about 8 minutes. Then removed the 860 leaving the 990 as the booting drive that functioned just fine. I thought the i5415 motherboard was MNVe PCIe GEN-4, but the Magician app says it’s a GEN-3, so the speed is about half of its capabilities, but still significantly faster than the much slower 860 SSD.Note I did not intend to use the 990 in this AIO for any significant time, I just wanted to see how well it functioned with installation, cloning, speed, boot up, etc. Also, the 990 with heatsink installed in this AIO, the rear metal shielding cover will not fit back correctly due to the height of the 990 angular heatsink without modification.ORICO NVMe ENCLOSURE: I originally purchased this case thinking I might want to clone the MVNe for use in my Asus GA402XV replacing the stock 500GB drive. But there were three reasons that stopped that trial. First, the Samsung Magician app would not recognize the 990, only the Orico USB interface. Second, my data is encrypted on this Asus laptop and Samsung Data Migration will not clone an encrypted drive. And third, the heatsink was too tall for the very thin G14 bottom case.Now the USB case/enclosure does recognize the data that is on the 990 after it was cloned from another PC if in the future you need an access method for the data on the drive outside of the PC. Always good to know in advance with having the hardware on hand to access your data if/when your primary PC is down.FIRMWARE: The 990 Pro sent to me had Samsung’s current (as of 07/22/23) firmware 3B2QJXD7 as reflected in the Magician application. From Samsung Support Website, Download Tools and Software: NVMe SSD-990 PRO Firmware *To improve the abnormalities regarding drive locked on Magician software. ISO 3B2QJXD7 | 33.6MBHEATSINK: Very cool angular top designed heatsink with its own single RGB LED. From the Samsung Magician app, you can select the LED color, along with choosing Off, On, Pulsating, or Breathing. Interesting, but a feature I will never use other than “bragging rights”; therefore, it will be turned off in the Magician app.HEATSINK REMOVAL: This is a “heads up” from internet research. First, removing the heatsink will void your warranty; there is a label on the side of the drive stating so. Second, this PS5 designed heatsink is attached with four P5 1.2mm Pentalobe screws (some of the smallest screws I have ever seen). If you require removal of the heatsink, you will need the proprietary Pentalobe screwdriver as used on Apple Macbooks for their back cover removal. Once the four screws are removed, you will then need to gently and slowly pry off the top heatsink that is stuck on with their adhesive thermal pads. Same process for the bottom plate if you wish to remove that too. I would mention that if your primary intended goal is not to use the heatsink for whatever reason, I strongly recommend you purchase the 990 Pro without it. Although I did not remove the heatsink, I can see where some, including myself, could end up destroying the drive due to the adhesive pads if not extremally careful. And again, once you remove the heatsink, you just voided the warranty.
Note: this drive initially shipped with a firmware that would cause damage to drive. do not install this drive as your primary OS drive. install this as a secondary drive, install the samsung software, update the drive firmware, and then go about your business.The 990pro is samsung's best consumer grade nvme range, and this is a nice fat 2tb version. Installation is super easy and the drive does what it's supposed to do. But the devil is in the details right.So this version comes with an included heatsink to make sure your drive maintains peak performance. Of course that's utter nonsense since NVME drives actually like to be warm (up to a point) and the average temps of a PCIE gen 4 NVME drive don't require additional cooling unless you're building in a very ... MoreNote: this drive initially shipped with a firmware that would cause damage to drive. do not install this drive as your primary OS drive. install this as a secondary drive, install the samsung software, update the drive firmware, and then go about your business.The 990pro is samsung's best consumer grade nvme range, and this is a nice fat 2tb version. Installation is super easy and the drive does what it's supposed to do. But the devil is in the details right.So this version comes with an included heatsink to make sure your drive maintains peak performance. Of course that's utter nonsense since NVME drives actually like to be warm (up to a point) and the average temps of a PCIE gen 4 NVME drive don't require additional cooling unless you're building in a very thermally restrictive environment. So in other words, that black and red hunk of metal doesn't do anything to increase performance. Or worsen it. It's purely decorative, but sadly carries a significant price premium over the standard version. Unless you're really into the black and red look, save yourself some money and get the one without the heatsink.I can't actually install this the way that I want at the moment in my system. My 4 PCIE gen 4 slots are all under a shared heatsink/metal shroud kind of thing, and the only slot that allows for large heatsinks is directly above the GPU, but that's a gen 5 slot. I tested the drive there and it works flawlessly (PCIE generations are fully backwards compatible so no worries) but when I populate that slot my PCIE lanes are halved for my GPU slot. There's a negligible performance hit, but it's there, in GPU performance so I'm using this in a USB-C enclosure.Aside from the heatsink and the stats, there's not much to say about this drive. That firmware issue is no joke though. Update your firmware immediately. There's a chance you'll have the older firmware which causes rapid aging of drive sectors, something that cannot be undone. Great drive overall, trapped in an ugly enclosure.
I tested this in a new PC that I'm building. With an ASUS TUF Gaming-PlusWiFi motherboard, an I9-13900K CPU (not overclocked), and with the SSD socketed in a gen4x4 socket (not the closest to the CPU), I ran some tests using winsat (on Windows 11). Random reads clocked in at 2562.78 MB/second. That's an OK, but not spectacular number. Sequential reads ran at 6214.41 MB/second while the sequential write number was 6778.22 MB/second. The write number is larger than the read number because of the large memory cache. These are respectable numbers, but not really as good as I expected even though the 95th percentile latency was an incredible 0.089 milliseconds. Winsat uses very small blocks for testing. I then ran CrystalDiskMark and got the expected results: sequential ... MoreI tested this in a new PC that I'm building. With an ASUS TUF Gaming-PlusWiFi motherboard, an I9-13900K CPU (not overclocked), and with the SSD socketed in a gen4x4 socket (not the closest to the CPU), I ran some tests using winsat (on Windows 11). Random reads clocked in at 2562.78 MB/second. That's an OK, but not spectacular number. Sequential reads ran at 6214.41 MB/second while the sequential write number was 6778.22 MB/second. The write number is larger than the read number because of the large memory cache. These are respectable numbers, but not really as good as I expected even though the 95th percentile latency was an incredible 0.089 milliseconds. Winsat uses very small blocks for testing. I then ran CrystalDiskMark and got the expected results: sequential 128k reads at 7100 MB/second, sequential 128K writes at 6872 MB/second, random 4K reads 5742 MB/second, and random 4K writes at 4949 MB/second. Those are world class numbers. They're about 5%-10% faster than my 4TB Western Digital Black SSD. Now, I didn't run these in the M.2 slot nearest the CPU and I would expect even higher numbers there, but I'd have to remove the heat sink to run test and I'm happy with the performance where it is.
The 990 PRO from Samsung is one of the fastest NVMe drives available, and as long as your hardware supports it with gen 4 PCIe, then this can be a solid investment. Using this in conjunction with the Playstation 5, it has allowed me to triple my initial storage and I no longer have to worry about these extremely large games being released. This fit perfectly in the expansion slot, and the heat sink easily clears the protective cover from the PS5. It is immediately recognized on startup, and I was transferring games to the drive in no time. During initialization, the PS5 benchmarked the drive to 6650 MB/s read speed, which is slower than the advertised 7450 MB/s on the box. There could be factors to this disparity in speeds, but during gaming it has no effect. I find ... MoreThe 990 PRO from Samsung is one of the fastest NVMe drives available, and as long as your hardware supports it with gen 4 PCIe, then this can be a solid investment. Using this in conjunction with the Playstation 5, it has allowed me to triple my initial storage and I no longer have to worry about these extremely large games being released. This fit perfectly in the expansion slot, and the heat sink easily clears the protective cover from the PS5. It is immediately recognized on startup, and I was transferring games to the drive in no time. During initialization, the PS5 benchmarked the drive to 6650 MB/s read speed, which is slower than the advertised 7450 MB/s on the box. There could be factors to this disparity in speeds, but during gaming it has no effect. I find myself loading into games just as fast, if not slightly faster at times. Cycling through the menus in Hogwarts Legacy definitely felt smoother. Even after gaming sessions of over 4 hours, the drive still performs as if it just started. This means the heat management is good enough, with what little air movement is provided by the PS5. Overall, this NVMe drive is a great investment for anyone looking to expand their PS5 storage, or add to their computer. The speed it provides is hard to match, and for the most part Samsung drives have been reliable for me in the past.
The Samsung 990 PRO w/Heatsink PCIe 4.0 NVMe is an impressive SSD storage device that stands out with several outstanding features. Below I will highlight the five best features of this product:Ultra-fast transfer speeds: The Samsung 990 PRO takes advantage of PCIe 4.0 technology to deliver blazing data transfer speeds. With sequential read and write rates exceeding 5,000MB/s and 4,400MB/s respectively, this SSD can handle intensive file uploads and massive data transfers with ease.Reliable performance: Equipped with the latest V-NAND technology and the Samsung Phoenix controller, the 990 PRO w/Heatsink provides consistently reliable performance. This is essential for users who depend on stability and consistency across demanding applications and ... MoreThe Samsung 990 PRO w/Heatsink PCIe 4.0 NVMe is an impressive SSD storage device that stands out with several outstanding features. Below I will highlight the five best features of this product:Ultra-fast transfer speeds: The Samsung 990 PRO takes advantage of PCIe 4.0 technology to deliver blazing data transfer speeds. With sequential read and write rates exceeding 5,000MB/s and 4,400MB/s respectively, this SSD can handle intensive file uploads and massive data transfers with ease.Reliable performance: Equipped with the latest V-NAND technology and the Samsung Phoenix controller, the 990 PRO w/Heatsink provides consistently reliable performance. This is essential for users who depend on stability and consistency across demanding applications and workloads.Built-in Heat Sink: The "w/Heatsink" version of the Samsung 990 PRO comes with a built-in heat sink. This heatsink helps keep operating temperatures in check, preventing thermal throttling and ensuring optimum performance even during long sessions of heavy use.Generous storage capacity: The Samsung 990 PRO is available in various storage capacities, ranging from 250GB to 2TB. This wide range of options allows users to choose the size that best suits their specific needs, whether it's for the home user, content creators, or professionals who handle large files and projects.Durability and Warranty: Samsung is known for the quality and durability of its products, and the 990 PRO is no exception. This SSD is designed to be strong and durable, ensuring a long lifespan. In addition, Samsung backs this product with a multi-year limited warranty, giving users additional peace of mind.In short, the Samsung 990 PRO w/Heatsink PCIe 4.0 NVMe is an excellent option for those looking for top-notch storage performance. With blazing-fast transfer speeds, reliable performance, built-in heat sink, generous storage capacity, and solid warranty, this SSD meets the expectations of the most demanding users. It is ideal for users who need exceptional performance for professional applications, high-end games, or to dramatically improve the read and write speed of their system.
This is a great little NVMe drive with tons of storage and speed. Samsung makes upgrading a system drive absolutely simple. Their Magician software can check the health, optimize the drive, and allow a person to clone a system drive as long as the source drive has an OS installed on it. If the source drive is encrypted, that must be suspended/turned off. Then the software gets to work. In my situation, my motherboard has 2 NVMe slots. I had about 189 GB on the system drive (one of multiple drives in the machine). Using the Magician software, it completely cloned the drive with that 189 GB in under 30 minutes. There were no errors. I removed the old drive, changed the boot drive in the bios, and it worked on the first try. I was immediately back in my computer as if ... MoreThis is a great little NVMe drive with tons of storage and speed. Samsung makes upgrading a system drive absolutely simple. Their Magician software can check the health, optimize the drive, and allow a person to clone a system drive as long as the source drive has an OS installed on it. If the source drive is encrypted, that must be suspended/turned off. Then the software gets to work. In my situation, my motherboard has 2 NVMe slots. I had about 189 GB on the system drive (one of multiple drives in the machine). Using the Magician software, it completely cloned the drive with that 189 GB in under 30 minutes. There were no errors. I removed the old drive, changed the boot drive in the bios, and it worked on the first try. I was immediately back in my computer as if nothing changed, except the main drive is even faster and larger than the previous drive.One of the many features of the Magician software is to allow people to choose an optimization feature that increases speed and the life of the drive, at a cost of about 10% of the storage capacity. I think it is a fair trade if it will extend the life of the drive. While 10% of 2 TB is a lot, I have enough capacity. Performance is my priority.Initially, I was a little nervous about how complex the installation would be with an integrated LED heatsink. The heatsink is fully attached to the drive. The LED lights are powered by the NVMe slot so there is no extra work/wiring to get the lights running. As with the rest of the features, the Magician software allows adjustments of the LEDs by both effect and color. It is just one little LED that lights up, so the lighting is not exactly spectacular, but it is one more thing to light up in my machine. The heat sink seems to do well at dissipating heat. As I write this, the drive temp is 85 F / 29 C with an ambient temperature of about 72 F in the room. That is definitely cooler than my last drive, but it is important to note that I have plenty of cooling in my computer in general.When it comes to performance, I used both the benchmark tool in the Magician software and a common user benchmark site. There was a significant difference in speed between the two testing programs. Samsung calculated a max read speed of 5332 MB/s and a write speed of 6926 MB/s. Despite multiple tests, the third-party benchmark program was slower at 1718 MB/s read and 2547 MB/s write. My motherboard is rated for up to about 8 GB/s so I am not sure who to believe. It is challenging to run any tests myself since the only perfect way to test performance is to send data from one drive to another identical or faster drive. My overall system performance improved in the third-party benchmark testing, so it seems to be making a difference. If upgrading from a SATA drive to NVMe, I highly recommend doing so. There was a dramatic improvement in my overall system performance when I did. I also am happy to have the added capacity because one of my other drives was filling up fast. This gives me plenty of room for expansion. I would not necessarily jump to upgrade for performance if a person already has an NVMe, going to a new NVMe. If upgrading from anything else, they will be thrilled they did.
Samsung drives have consistently had the reputation for being among the highest performing nvme drives on the market; their 980 pro was for the longest time the best of the best. The 980 pro has long been eclipsed by the introduction of PCIe gen 5 drives (albeit at generally eye watering prices). However, the 980 pro has also been eclipsed by another gen 4 drive; enter the 990 pro.While the 990 pro was designed to be used in a PS5, I'm using it in my primary gaming PC, powered by an AMD 5900x, on an Asus Dark Hero motherboard. The board has only two native gen 4 nvme slots, but I'm running an additional nvme via a PCIe expansion card as well. Currently I'm running a 1tb 980 pro, a 2 tb WD black sn850, and now this 2tb 990 pro. My main work flows include gaming, ... MoreSamsung drives have consistently had the reputation for being among the highest performing nvme drives on the market; their 980 pro was for the longest time the best of the best. The 980 pro has long been eclipsed by the introduction of PCIe gen 5 drives (albeit at generally eye watering prices). However, the 980 pro has also been eclipsed by another gen 4 drive; enter the 990 pro.While the 990 pro was designed to be used in a PS5, I'm using it in my primary gaming PC, powered by an AMD 5900x, on an Asus Dark Hero motherboard. The board has only two native gen 4 nvme slots, but I'm running an additional nvme via a PCIe expansion card as well. Currently I'm running a 1tb 980 pro, a 2 tb WD black sn850, and now this 2tb 990 pro. My main work flows include gaming, video and audio production, and 4k video editing.To test out the new drive, I ran some synthetic tests using CrystalDiskMark just to get some baselines. These tests confirmed that the 990 is mostly faster than the 980 (and sn850 as well). One interesting note here is that I was actually seeing slightly lower read speeds on the 990, but write and latency numbers were across the board improved by up to 20 percent. In my experience, this seems to align with real world performance. Exporting a 4k video clip upwards of 20gb saw me saving time on the order of minutes with the 990. Overall, if you're someone that does a lot of content creation, you'll like benefit from the 990s increase in performance.Overall, the 990 pro continues Samsung's precedent of having some of the best drives on the market. Here, they've demonstrated an acumen for stretching the limits of an aging PCIe gen 4 protocol. Whether you're upgrading your aging pc or looking to boost your ps5, the 990 pro is a great option that unlocks the full potential of your hardware.
The Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD with heatsink is a minor improvement over the predecessor 980 pro, but probably a much more significant step up from just about any other drive out there. These types of drives are reaching the theoretical limits of the design and the 980 Pro probably comes closer than any other to reaching that limit.I tested the 990 Pro on an Alienware gaming desktop PC with an i9 12900KF processor using CrystalDiskMark and while the results were very good I was a little surprised by the results vs a 980 Pro SSD. The read speed was actually very slightly worse on the 990 pro vs the 980 pro. It was a very small amount and probably negligible in the real world. However the write speed was significantly better, by about 20%. This is a really nice ... MoreThe Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD with heatsink is a minor improvement over the predecessor 980 pro, but probably a much more significant step up from just about any other drive out there. These types of drives are reaching the theoretical limits of the design and the 980 Pro probably comes closer than any other to reaching that limit.I tested the 990 Pro on an Alienware gaming desktop PC with an i9 12900KF processor using CrystalDiskMark and while the results were very good I was a little surprised by the results vs a 980 Pro SSD. The read speed was actually very slightly worse on the 990 pro vs the 980 pro. It was a very small amount and probably negligible in the real world. However the write speed was significantly better, by about 20%. This is a really nice improvement and I can certainly tell the difference while I'm using the computer.I also tested the thermal properties of the 990 pro given the heatsink. I have had a NVMI SSD fail due to overheating so I was keen to test the temperatures under load. Using the same CrystalDiskBench test the highest temperature I saw was 54C which is well below the safe working temperature, and about 20C below what I saw with my previous SSD.Plus the heatsink has cool LED lights...
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