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.
¹PCIe 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
Speed beyond the heat. The nickel-coated controller and cutting-edge thermal control algorithm helps to manage heat for stable performance.The heat spreader label controls NAND chip heat, while Dynamic Thermal Guard keeps temperatures stable.
The champion maker
An amazing gameplay experience. Huge improvement in random performance enables faster loads for gaming realism on PS5 and DirectStorage PC games⁴.
⁴DirectStorage 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 optimisation tools always gets you the best performance out of your Samsung SSD⁵. Protect data, get updates, monitor drive health, and set up LED color combinations. It's your personal SSD toolkit.
⁵Magician software provides a toolkit to manage the 990 PRO for best performance. This toolkit supports Integrative Drive health checks, performance benchmarks and optimisations, and encrypted drive andfirmware updates.
World's No. 1 Flash Memory
Experience superior performance and reliability you only get from the world's No.1 flash memory seller 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: 2003~2021 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
1,000GB (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 22 x 2.3 mm
Weight
Max 9.0g Weight
Storage Memory
Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC
Controller
Samsung In-house Controller
Cache Memory
Samsung 1GB 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 1,200,000 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: 5.4 W* Maximum: 7.8 W (Burst mode)*
Power Consumption (Idle)
Max. 50 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 600 TBW Limited Warranty
