Samsung has confirmed that they are going to quickly be releasing a 4TB model of the Samsung 990 Professional SSD, top-of-the-line solid-state drives (SSDs) in the marketplace. The Samsung 990 Professional initially launched in 1TB and 2TB capacities, and this new 4TB model will double its most capability.
Whereas Samsung has but to launch a client PCIe 5.0 SSD, the Samsung 990 Professional nonetheless makes use of the PCIe 4.0 interface, making it the model’s quickest client drive. The 4TB variant will are available in each naked drive and heatsink variations, making it suitable with a variety of units, together with laptops, desktops, and even gaming consoles just like the PlayStation 5.
The Samsung 990 Professional 4TB options Samsung’s in-house Pascal SSD controller and 176-layer TLC NAND, just like the opposite capacities. Nonetheless, in an effort to attain the 4TB capability, the die sizes of the NAND are bigger. The SSD boasts spectacular efficiency with sequential learn and write speeds of seven,450 MB/s and 6,900 MB/s, respectively. It additionally delivers excessive random efficiency with 1,400,000 IOPS for reads and 1,550,000 IOPS for writes.
Along with the elevated capability, the Samsung 990 Professional 4TB has a 4GB LPDDR4 DRAM cache and a better endurance ranking of two,400 TBW in comparison with the 2TB mannequin. Samsung offers a restricted five-year guarantee for the Samsung 990 Professional 4TB.
Pricing and launch date for the Samsung 990 Professional 4TB have but to be introduced, however Samsung has already began teasing its launch. With the 2TB mannequin’s worth dropping considerably in latest months, it’s anticipated that the 4TB model can even provide a aggressive worth level.
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Samsung 990 Professional Specs
