Samsung 990 PRO MZ-V9P1T0BW 1 TB

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Flagship solid-state drive with a capacity of 1 TB, built on high-end multi-layer 3D TLC NAND flash memory and operating under a custom controller. It belongs to the top price category and is part of the Samsung Pro lineup released in 2023. It is a compact M.2 2280 format device, ensuring smooth installation into both large desktop motherboards and laptops or ultrabooks with limited internal space.

Thanks to PCI-E 4.0 4x interface support, a high-class controller, and DRAM buffer, it can handle large amounts of data with high efficiency and low dropout rate, making it an excellent choice for resource-intensive tasks. The manufacturer claims a sequential read speed of 7450 MB/s and a write speed of 6900 MB/s. The random read and write speed for 4K blocks is 1400 and 1550 thousand IOPS (input/output operations per second), respectively.

For comparison, the previous Samsung 980 Pro had a maximum read and write speed of 7000 and 5000 MB/s, respectively, and the IOPS metrics were almost 1.5 times lower. These factors can be crucial for gamers, as they help minimize load times, enabling you to dive almost instantly into the gaming world. Sony and Microsoft have spent a lot of time emphasizing the importance of fast SSDs in PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles, and the Samsung 990 PRO fully meets these needs. During the presentation, it was demonstrated how it loads the game world of Forspoken in just one second. To underscore the device's status, the manufacturer declares a guaranteed write resource of 600 TB and provides a five-year branded warranty.