In the beginning of 2024, Samsung unveiled the 990 EVO SSD, now it’s launching a Plus model that may be a lot quicker and affords the next capability possibility for people who want greater than 2TB.
The Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD helps PCIe 4.0 x4 and 5.0 x2 interfaces. It’s constructed on a 5nm controller, the most recent NAND tech (it makes use of TLC chips) and a nickel-coated warmth defend. Samsung claims that this SSD is 73% extra energy environment friendly than its predecessor.
However let’s speak velocity – the highest 4TB mannequin affords industry-leading random entry operations, 1,050K IOPS enter and 1,400K IOPS output. Sequential entry can attain 7,250MB/s reads and 6,300MB/s writes. For comparability, the vanilla 990 EVO does 700K IOPS enter and 800K IOPS output, sequential speeds are 5,000MB/s reads and 4,200MB/s writes. In different phrases, the EVO Plus is 50% quicker than the common EVO.
Word that the EVOs lack on-board DRAM (they use the host RAM as an alternative), however Samsung claims that the EVO Plus efficiency “nearly rivals” that of SSDs with DRAM.
The Samsung 990 EVO Plus is optimized for gaming, enterprise and inventive duties. It is available in three sizes: 1TB, 2TB and 4TB. Word that the decrease capacities have barely slower random and sequential speeds, however not by a lot. Even the bottom 1TB mannequin does 7,150MB/s and 6,300MB/s sequential learn/write and 850K/1,350K IOPS random entry.
The launch costs are literally decrease than what the vanilla EVO SSDs used to price in January. The 1TB EVO Plus is $110, whereas the vanilla SSD was $125 (EVO costs have tumbled since then, after all). The 2TB Plus launches at $185 and the 4TB one at $345.
| Samsung Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe® Gen 4.0 x4 / 5.0 x2 NVMe™ 2.0 | ||
| Type Issue | M.2 (2280) | ||
| Storage Reminiscence | Samsung V-NAND 3-bit TLC | ||
| Controller | Samsung In-house Controller | ||
| Capacity2 | 1 TB | 2 TB | 4 TB |
| Value | $110 | $185 | $345 |
| Sequential Learn/Write Velocity | As much as 7,150 MB/s, 6,300 MB/s | As much as 7,250 MB/s, 6,300 MB/s | As much as 7,250 MB/s, 6,300 MB/s |
| Random Learn/Write Velocity (QD32) | As much as 850K IOPS, 1,350K IOPS | As much as 1,000K IOPS, 1,350K IOPS | As much as 1,050K IOPS, 1,400K IOPS |
| Administration Software program | Samsung Magician Software program | ||
| Information Encryption | AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption, TCG/Opal V2.0, Encrypted Drive (IEEE1667) |
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| Complete Bytes Written | 600 TB | 1200 TB | 2400 TB |
| Guarantee | 5-year Restricted Guarantee | ||
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