The 990 PRO PCIe 4.0 SSD was officially released by Samsung in August of this year, and now the external media has released a review of the product, and the 990 PRO is expected to be available soon.
According to Samsung officials, the Samsung 990 PRO Series Samsung features new V-NAND technology and a newly launched in-house controller that delivers ultra-high speeds in the PCIe 4.0 interface. The SSDs deliver sequential read and write speeds of up to 7,450 MB/s and 6,900 MB/s respectively, and random read and write speeds of up to 1,400K and 1,550K IOPS respectively. 55% higher random read and write performance is achieved with the 990 PRO compared to the 980 PRO.
Samsung’s newly designed controller significantly improves the SSD’s power efficiency by up to 50% compared to the 980 PRO. The 990 PRO also offers an additional layer of thermal control with its RGB lighting adding a stylish touch.
Here are the 990 PRO sequential and random read and write speeds as tested by External PC and compared to other brands.
The 990 PRO is expected to be released globally in November this year. The retail price of the 1TB model is $179 (about 1224.36 yuan), and the retail price of the 2TB version is $309 (about 2113.56 yuan). Next year A 4TB model will be available.
