Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 (up to 7450 MB/s) NVMe M.2 (2280) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (MZ-V9P1T0BW)

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For starters, this means that gamers on older rigs would be able to experience some of the speed benefits of the new 990 Pro memory. The move to remain on the Gen 4 standard also likely means that Samsung is able to better control pricing and manage yields.

Using the same CrystalDiskMark utility, the 990 Pro scored an average of 4,123.1 MB/s on the read tests. Average write speeds for the 990 Pro is 3,574.4 MB/s.

A proper contender and 980 Pro successor

All of this is possible thanks to the new in-house Pascal Controller,” Samsung explained of the 990 Pro’s class-leading performance. “It optimizes the data path from NAND through hardware automation technology and reduces processing time through cache algorithm.” clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 34-245-202-11_s-23-203-249-81_ts-1604425513-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 34-245-202-11_s-23-203-249-81_ts-1604427569-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 34-245-202-11_s-23-203-249-90_ts-1604425365-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 34-246-182-217_s-23-203-249-81_ts-1604424915-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 34-246-182-217_s-23-203-249-81_ts-1604425000-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, The Heatsink version will also be suitable for console gamers, but unlike with PC gaming, the RGB lighting effect would be lost in the opaque console cases. clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 54-75-41-190_s-23-203-249-81_ts-1604425120-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 54-75-41-190_s-23-203-249-81_ts-1604425189-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 54-75-41-190_s-23-203-249-81_ts-1604427540-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 54-75-41-190_s-23-203-249-90_ts-1604424875-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 54-75-41-190_s-23-203-249-90_ts-1604425270-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net,

Additionally, Samsung improved overall efficiency when compared to the 980 Pro. Samsung's 980 Pro SSD could read 1,129MB and write 877MB per watt of power used. The 990 Pro bumps that up to 1,380MB read and 1,319MB writeper watt of power used.

We didn’t get a chance to test out Samsung’s power efficiency claims on mobile devices, as our test Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 uses a shorter M.2 form factor rather than the 2280 size of the 990 Pro. I didn't notice any substantial performance degradation over time while playing, even though my review unit didn't come with a heatsink. clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 34-246-182-217_s-23-203-249-81_ts-1604425567-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 34-246-182-217_s-23-203-249-81_ts-1604427446-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 34-246-182-217_s-23-203-249-81_ts-1604429495-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 34-246-182-217_s-23-203-249-90_ts-1604424817-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 34-246-182-217_s-23-203-249-90_ts-1604424939-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 176-34-86-175_s-23-203-249-81_ts-1604432488-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 176-34-86-175_s-23-203-249-90_ts-1604428164-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 176-34-86-175_s-95-101-143-18_ts-1604428258-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 176-34-86-175_s-95-101-143-24_ts-1604428321-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, 34-242-207-243_s-23-203-249-81_ts-1604425495-clienttons-s.akamaihd.net, It's a different story in random performance, with the 990 Pro only seeing a significant advantage when multiple threads come into play. With a limited thread count, even high queue depth random reads and writes are roughly even. It looks like Samsung already perfected or nearly perfected performance for these kinds of workloads a while ago.

gzfstpqccuqvax5bu2ia-p6uwyn-30e7a92df-clientnsv4-s.akamaihd.net, gzfstpqccuqwcx5bswqa-pplxq4-ee58ceb89-clientnsv4-s.akamaihd.net, gzfstpqccuqwcx5bu3mq-p6qff7-f4c4075e7-clientnsv4-s.akamaihd.net, gzfstpqccuqwcx5buz4q-pbk4m8-d20c90e54-clientnsv4-s.akamaihd.net, gzfstpqccuqxax5bt4ka-p3fi1s-1fcad7cd5-clientnsv4-s.akamaihd.net, gzfstpqxzp4swx5bsttq-p683qt-2c3f6e21e-clientnsv4-s.akamaihd.net, gzfstpqxzp4swx5bsu5q-pyioyl-3b5424f35-clientnsv4-s.akamaihd.net, In sequential workloads, the 990 Pro significantly outpaced the 970 EVO Plus in both reads and writes, but when the queue depth is low, you'll see a slight gap in reads. However, it's unlikely you'll run into many modern applications where SSD performance actually matters but the queue depth is only one or two. When transferring large files, the 990 Pro is almost twice as fast as the 970 EVO Plus. gzfstpqxzp4swx5bsvra-ps8whv-800c4ca06-clientnsv4-s.akamaihd.net, gzfstpqxzp4swx5bt2ka-p3owfu-9bef421db-clientnsv4-s.akamaihd.net, gzfstpqxzp4swx5btynq-p80cg4-5fbda6ae3-clientnsv4-s.akamaihd.net, gzfstpsy3wdkax5btvta-pc4hb3-c24fbde0b-clientnsv4-s.akamaihd.net, i03f9f400-ds-aksb-a.akamaihd.net, i03fa4400-ds-aksb-a.akamaihd.net, i03faac00-ds-aksb-a.akamaihd.net, i03fae300-ds-aksb-a.akamaihd.net, i03fb4f00-ds-aksb-a.akamaihd.net, i22f29600-ds-aksb-a.akamaihd.net, Samsung's 990 Pro is a great choice for people who know they're going to be encountering large files daily and need to access them or move them.On laptops, Samsung promises up to 50% better power efficiency with the 990 Pro. The flagship SSD uses Samsung’s new 8nm proprietary controller, which helps drive better power efficiency and should lead to better battery performance on mobile devices. That all paints a picture of a drive that's not only faster than the previous generation but also uses less power for each operation. Both are very important measurements, especially when you're looking for both speed and efficiency. To speed up the delivery of your static content (e.g., images, style sheets, JavaScript, etc.) to viewers across the globe While Samsung provides a stellar 5-year warranty for the 990 Pro, it didn't improve the overall endurance of its latest SSD when compared to the 980 Pro. Just like the 980 Pro, the 990 Pro is measured at 1.5 million hours of Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF). While this measurement is more important for enterprise environments where drives are running 24/7, it's not a bad thing to get a drive that lasts longer for gaming.