Blistering speed, endless victory
Experience long-lasting fast performance of PCIe® 4.0. The in-house controller's smart heat control delivers supreme power efficiency while maintaining speed and performance to help keep you on the top of your game1.
1 PCIe 4.0’s best theoretical sequential read is 8000 MB/s - 990 PRO reaches 7,450 MB/s as of Q3, 2022.
PCIe 4.0 speed maximised
Huge speed boost. Up to 40% and 55% faster random read/write speeds than 980 PRO - up to 1400K/1550K IOPS, while sequential read/write speeds up to 7450/6900 MB/s reach near max performance of PCIe® 4.02. Fly high in gaming, video and 3D editing, data analysis, and more.
2Sequential and random write performance was measured with Intelligent Turbo Write technology being activated. Intelligent Turbo Write operates only within a specific data transfer size. Performance may vary depending on SSD’s firmware, system hardware & configuration and other factors. For detailed information, please contact your local service center. Test system configuration: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor CPU @ 3.80GHz, DDR4 3600MHz 16GBx2 (PC4-25600 Overclock), OS - Windows 10 Pro 64bit, Chipset - ASRock-X570 Taichi. To maximise the performance of the 990 PRO, please check whether your system supports PCIe 4.0 at the Intel or AMD website. 4TB model to be released in 2023.
Incredible power efficiency
More power-efficient performance. Higher performance usually consumes more power. But, 990 PRO uses less power with over 50% improved performance per Watt over 980 PRO3. This low-power design delivers outstanding PCIe® 4.0 performance possible with optimal power efficiency.
3980 PRO Sequential Read/Write - 1,129/877 MB/Watt, 990 PRO Sequential Read/Write - 1380/1319 MB/Watt based on internal test result of 1TB capacity model.
Smart thermal solution
Sink that heat. The slim heatsink helps dissipates heat to prevent performance drops from overheating. Get stable heat control, and minimal fan noise for heavy-graphic gaming. The thin body is compatible with PlayStation® 5, desktops, and laptops meeting the PCI-SIG® D8 standard4.
4 PCI-SIG®D8 standard spec: 8.8mm
The champion maker
An amazing gameplay experience. Huge improvement in random performance enables faster loads for ultimate gaming realism on PS5 and Direct Storage PC games5. The heatsink's futuristic design with RGB lights adds style to heat control.
5 DirectStorage technology from Microsoft loads games faster than before by leveraging the multiple GB/sec speed of modern NVMe SSDs. Results are based on an internal comparison test with Samsung 980 PRO
Samsung Magician software
Harness the full power of 990 PRO. Samsung Magician software's user-friendly suite of optimization tools always gets you the best performance out of your Samsung SSD6. Protect data, get updates, monitor drive health, and set up LED colour combinations. It's your personal SSD toolkit.
6 Magician software provides a toolkit to manage the 990 PRO for best performance. This toolkit supports Integrative Drive health checks, performance benchmarks and optimizations, and encrypted drive and firmware updates.
World's No. 1 Flash Memory Seller*
Experience superior performance and reliability you only get from the world's No.1 flash memory brand since 2003. All components and firmware are produced in-house, including Samsung's world-renowned DRAM and NAND, for integrated start-to-finish quality you can trust.
* Source: 2003-Q3 2022 OMDIA data: NAND suppliers' revenue market share.
Specifications
* Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration
* Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration
General Feature
Application
Client PCs, Game Consoles
Rated Capacity
2,000GB (1GB=1 Billion byte by IDEMA)
* Actual usable capacity may be less (due to formatting, partitioning, operating system, applications or otherwise)
Form Factor
M.2 (2280)
Interface
PCIe Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Dimension (WxHxD)
80 x 24.3 x 8.2 mm (with heatsink)
Weight
Max 28.0g Weight
Storage Memory
Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC
Controller
Samsung In-house Controller
Cache Memory
Samsung 2GB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM
Special Feature
TRIM Support
Supported
S.M.A.R.T Support
Supported
GC (Garbage Collection)
Auto Garbage Collection Algorithm
Encryption Support
AES 256-bit Encryption (Class 0)TCG/Opal IEEE1667 (Encrypted drive)
WWN Support
Not supported
Device Sleep Mode Support
Yes
Performance
Sequential Read
Up to 7,450 MB/s *
Sequential Write
Up to 6,900 MB/s *
Random Read (4KB, QD32)
Up to 1,400,000 IOPS *
Random Write (4KB, QD32)
Up to 1,550,000 IOPS *
Random Read (4KB, QD1)
Up to 22,000 IOPS *
Random Write (4KB, QD1)
Up to 80,000 IOPS *
* Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration
Environment
Average Power Consumption (system level)
Average: 5.5 W* Maximum: 8.5 W (Burst mode)*
Power Consumption (Idle)
Max. 55 mW *
Allowable Voltage
3.3 V ± 5 % Allowable voltage
Reliability (MTBF)
1.5 Million Hours Reliability (MTBF)
Operating Temperature
0 - 70°C Operating Temperature
Shock
1,500 G & 0.5 ms (Half sine)
* Actual power consumption may vary depending on system hardware & configuration
Software
Management SW
Magician Software for SSD management
Warranty
5-Year Limited Warranty or 1200 TBW Limited Warranty