Samsung 990 PRO MZ-V9P1T0BW 1 TB

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Flagship 1TB solid-state drive based on multi-layer Hi-End 3D TLC NAND flash memory and controlled by an in-house controller. It belongs to the highest price category and is part of the 2023 Samsung Pro line. It is a compact M.2 2280 format device that guarantees a hassle-free installation in both large-sized desktop motherboards and laptops or ultrabooks with limited internal space.

With PCI-E 4.0 4x bus support, a high-end controller and DRAM buffer, it is able to process large amounts of information with high efficiency and low drawdown, making it an excellent choice for resource-intensive tasks. The sequential read speed declared by the manufacturer is 7450 MB / s, the write speed is 6900 MB / s. The random read and write speed of 4K blocks is 1400 and 1550 thousand IOPS.

For comparison, the predecessor Samsung 980 Pro had a maximum read and write speed of 7000 and 5000 MB / s, and the IOPS indicators were almost one and a half times lower. These factors can make all the difference for a gamer, as it allows you to minimize loading times and immerse yourself in the game world almost instantly. It's no coincidence that Sony and Microsoft have spent so much time focusing on the importance of fast SSDs in the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles. The Samsung 990 PRO is completely right with this. The presentation showed how it loads the Forspoken game world in just one second. To emphasize the status of the device, the manufacturer declares a guaranteed recording resource of 600 TB and gives a proprietary five-year warranty.