Samsung makes some big claims on its product page for the 990 Pro: 40% and 55% faster random reads and writes, respectively, versus the 980 Pro, plus an extra 450 MB/s in sequential reads and ...

Samsung's 990 EVO can utilize the PCIe 5.0 bus, but it's constrained to two lanes (x2) and performs strictly like a PCIe 4.0 SSD. A somewhat pricey, and not particularly fast PCIe 4.0 SSD, at that.

The 990 EVO Plus mimics it predecessor as a 2280 form factor (22mm wide, 80mm long) NVMe 2.01 SSD utilizing stacked, 133-layer TLC NAND and an in-house Samsung controller.

Samsung 990 Pro 2TB PCIe Gen 4 M.2 SSD with Heatsink (Up to 7,450MB/s) 3. $209.99 save 29%. $149.99 at Amazon. The 990 Pro is the successor to the venerable 980 Pro and a huge upgrade in speed.

The 990 EVO’s heat spreader, a sort of label affixed to the surface of the drive, effectively regulates the thermal condition, Samsung says. The SSD 990 EVO is also a DRAM-less SSD: By using ...

Yes, the Samsung 990 Evo Plus is under $90 for that 1 TB capacity, but right now the market is flooded with far superior drives that outperform it for even less than that. Crucial's T500 is one of ...

Samsung appears to be working on several new SSD models. Newly registered trademarks in a Korean database revealed the so-called "990 EVO Plus" and the "9100 PRO" solid-state drives.

Samsung's latest 990 EVO SSD is a new hybrid drive that supports both PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2, with up to 5GB/sec (5000MB/sec) reads.

Just eight months after its release, Samsung has now revealed its 990 Evo Plus SSD. The company claims it’s 50 percent faster than the previous model and is suitable for gaming, business and ...