Key insights
- Samsung's 990 EVO Plus Gen4 SSDs offer faster speeds and power efficiency improvements at a reduced price.
- The SSDs come in sizes from 1TB to 4TB with read and write speeds of up to 7,250 MB/s and 6,300 MB/s.
- Ideal for gamers and video editors, Samsung 990 EVO Plus Gen4 SSDs offer improved performance and storage.
Samsung has launched its 990 EVO Plus Gen4 SSDs, offering a significant increase over the original 990 EVO SSDs. Samsung fans can look forward to PCIe 4.0 support, faster read and write speeds, and improved energy efficiency, among other things.
These days, many consumers know Samsung primarily for its phones and tablets, but the company has a long history of developing computer parts. Samsung releases new SSD models quite often, with the original 990 EVO SSD series launching as early as January 2024. Even though this launch comes less than a year later, the promised improvements in the new products make it sound like it's well worth an upgrade.
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Samsung's 990 EVO Plus Gen4 M.2 SSDs are now available in sizes ranging from 1TB up to 4TB. According to Samsung's press release, the 990 EVO Plus Gen4 SSDs offer read and write speeds of up to 7,250 MB/s and 6,300 MB/s, respectively, with random read and write speeds of up to 1,050,000 IOPS and 1,400,000 IOPS. The Samsung SSDs feature a nickel-coated heat shield to reduce overheating, AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption and Samsung's TurboWrite 2.0 software to improve transfer speeds and reduce lag.
The Samsung 990 EVO Plus Gen4 SSDs are available in three sizes and prices. The 1TB model retails for $109.99, while the 2TB and 4TB models cost $184.99 and $344.99, respectively. Impressively, this is a lower price than Samsung's original 990 EVO SSDs, which cost $124.99 for the 1TB model and $209.99 for the 2TB model. This makes it an even better deal, as Samsung points out that sequential read and write speeds have improved by 50% and power efficiency by 73% over the older model. Gamers can expect better performance at an even better price.
Who are the Samsung 990 EVO Plus Gen4 SSDs suitable for?
While potentially everyone can benefit from the improved performance and larger storage of the Samsung 990 EVO Plus Gen4 SSDs, they are particularly suitable for gamers and anyone who works with video editing or streaming. The speed and performance of the M.2 SSD will help PCs run programs faster and is a huge improvement for anyone still using a hard drive.
As technology continues to improve, the cost of SSDs is decreasing while providing better performance. If you need more storage space and/or want your computer to run better, you should consider the Samsung 990 EVO Plus Gen4s as a possible upgrade.
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Samsung 990 Pro 4TB M.2
The Samsung 990 Pro is their most advanced PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD with read and write speeds of up to 7450/6900 MB/s. The 4 TB variant comes with 4096 MB DRAM cache and a 5-year warranty, setting it apart from the competition. This is a significant improvement over the 980 Pro in terms of power efficiency and performance, which are crucial during heavy workloads and gaming.
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Samsung 990 EVO SSD 1TB
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The Samsung 990 EVO SSD is a PCIe 5.0 compatible 1TB storage drive that offers speeds that aren't the fastest in the industry, but are still at the peak of the PCIe 4.0 standard. It is capable of achieving read speeds of up to 5,000 MB/s and write speeds of 4,200 MB/s. It uses V-NAND TLC technology and is rated at 600TB TBW.
