As much as 43% sooner in comparison with 970 EVO Plus
Samsung has now formally introduced the brand new 990 EVO PCIe 5.0 M2 SSD collection, supporting each PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2 interfaces, customary M.2 2280 form-factor, and coming in 1TB and 2TB capacities. In accordance with Samsung, the brand new 990 EVO SSD collection is as much as 43 p.c sooner in comparison with the 970 EVO Plus.
In accordance with Samsung, the brand new 990 EVO SSD collection is designed for the long run, because it helps each PCIe 5.0 and PCIe 4.0 interfaces. Specification-wise, the 990 EVO SSD collection is available in a typical M.2 2280 kind issue and will probably be obtainable in 1TB and 2TB capacities. Samsung makes use of its personal in-house controller paired up with its personal V-NAND TLC NAND, providing sequential learn and write efficiency of as much as 5,000MB/s and 4,200MB/s, with random 4K efficiency of as much as 700K and 800K IOPS, respectively. The endurance score is ready at 600TB and 1,200TB TBW for 1TB and 2TB variations.
It additionally options Host Reminiscence Buffer (HMB) expertise, which makes use of the host processor’s DRAM as a way to optimize efficiency even with DRAM-less design.
Along with being 43 p.c sooner, Samsung additionally claims that the brand new 990 EVO SSD collection is as much as 70 p.c extra energy environment friendly in comparison with the predecessor, which will probably be necessary for pocket book customers.
A five-year guarantee backs up the Samsung 990 EVO and comes bundled with Samsung Magician Software program.
The Samsung 990 EVO collection must be obtainable quickly with an MSRP set at $124.99 for the 1TB mannequin and $209.99 for the 2TB mannequin.
