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.

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Compared to more recently releases such as Crucial's P310, which is also designed as a mid-range PCIe 4 SSD, the Samsung 990 Evo Plus is a little cheaper and also has a much higher endurance ...

The Samsung 990 EVO 2TB SSD is currently available at a huge discount. This NVMe drive, originally priced at $239.99, is now selling for just $119.99. Imagine getting 2TB of fast storage just for ...

Samsung expands its PCIe Gen5 portfolio with another 2-lane Gen5 SSD, the 990 EVO Plus. This time, dishing out certified TweakTown 15K Elite performance.

The new Samsung 990 EVO Plus series of solid state drives will initially be offered in three capacities, ranging from 1TB on up to a healthy 4TB. We have a 2TB model on hand for testing, which is ...

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 Samsung 990 Evo Plus is an excellent drive for both your gaming PC and your PlayStation 5 console. It exceeds Sony's minimim speed recommendation for the PS5, boasting sequential speeds of up ...

As for temps, perhaps unsurprisingly for a single-sided 1 TB M.2 2280 SSD with brand spanking new, power-efficient NAND, the Samsung 990 EVO Plus did remarkably well.

Samsung's 990 EVO is a two-lane DRAMless Gen5 SSD targeted at mainstream PCs and high-end mobile upgrades. As we see it, a rather surprising way to jump on the PCIe Gen5 storage train.

Samsung says the drive uses its 8th generation V-NAND technology, with a maximum sequential speed of 7,250MB/s for the 990 Evo Plus’ 4TB model and a write speed limit of 6,300 MB/s.

The 990 Evo starts at $125 for 1TB of storage. For a version with double the capacity, that will run you $210. The SSD comes with a five-year limited warranty.