Thinking of upgrading your PC storage or buying a new computer? Then you’ll need a next-gen SSD to keep up, and you’re not going to get better than the new one. Samsung 990 PRO SSDan SSD drive with blazing read and write speeds designed to handle the high workloads required by a new generation pc. Want to know more? Well, keep reading, we’ll tell you all about it below.
PCs have evolved a lot in recent years, and their performance has multiplied by several integers. To keep up, you need your storage to keep up with the rest of your gear, and there’s no one better than Samsung for this, since it is not in vain that they have been the world’s number 1 manufacturer of Flash memory since 2003.
Samsung 990 PRO, the SSD your new PC needs
With a reading speed that reaches 7.450 MB/s and with up to 6,900 MB/s typing speed, games, programs and even computer startup have never been faster. Moreover, this SSD is ready for heavy workloads, which means that if you intend to use it professionally for, for example, virtual machines, 3D editing or database management data, you’ll get the best performance you can have today. under interface PCIe 4.0.
But not only are you going to have top-notch performance, but one of the novelties of this new generation of Samsung SSDs is also the energetic efficiency. According to the manufacturer’s own data, the 990 POR is up to 50% more efficient than the previous generation 980 PRO, and is able to handle 1,319 MB of data per watt consumed compared to the 877 MB/W of the generation former.
One of the biggest problems with NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSDs since their release has always been the temperature management, which has forced almost all manufacturers to implement cooling solutions in the device to avoid Thermal Throttling, a safety mechanism that reduces the performance of the unit to preserve the temperature. You won’t have this problem with the 990 PRO, because between the controller’s nickel coating and the heatsink label, this SSD barely gets hot and can still operate at 100% without having to install a heatsink. And that makes it ideal for portable or even for PlayStation 5!
To all this must be added the fact that the 990 PRO is one of Samsung’s most durable SSDs; forget about having to measure the use you make of the SSD so that its life does not end, because with up to 1200 TBW of durability, you will be able to use it for years and years without worrying that won’t fail… the durability of the SSD will allow it to outlast the rest of your hardware and you can even use it in the next PC you buy 10 years from now!
Finally, we can’t finish talking about the 990 PRO without mentioning the software that Samsung has developed for all of its SSDs and which, of course, is fully compatible. It is Samsung Wizarda program that will help you unlock the full potential of the SSD with a simple but complete interface, thanks to which you can check the performance and health status of the unit, update its firmware or configure the protection systems of the integrated data, All from the same app!
Price and availability
The new Samsung 990 PRO SSD is now available in the manufacturer’s online store at a price of $211.99 for the 1TB capacity model and $387.99 for the 2TB capacity unit, both covered by a 5-year limited manufacturer’s warranty.
