Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 2TB, M.2 2280 / M-Key / PCIe 4.0 x4

Mit der Samsung 990 Evo SSD konnte Samsung nicht an den Erfolg der früheren Evo-Serien anknüpfen. Die Samsung 990 Evo Plus SSD bietet im Test jetzt deutlich mehr Leistung, teils gar auf 990-Pro-Niveau, und das bei sogar noch etwas niedrigerer Leistungsaufnahme. In die alten Fußstapfen tritt die SSD am Ende trotzdem nicht.

The Samsung 990 EVO Plus is a great choice for the gamer or creative professional looking to boost the performance and storage capacity of their notebook or desktop computer. Designed and built entirely in-house, this DRAM-less SSD is powered by Samsung's "Piccolo" controller and is equipped with up to 4TB of the company's 8th-generation 236-layer TLC V-NAND flash. Combine this with Samsung's Intelligent TurboWrite 2.0 technology, NVMe's Host Memory Buffer (HMB) feature and a hybrid PCIe 4.0 x4 / 5.0 x2 interface and you have a drive that is, in some cases, 45% faster than its predecessor, the 990 EVO. In our sequential read and write tests, the 2TB version of the 990 EVO Plus was able to read at speeds as high as 7,284 MB/s and write at speeds in excess of 5,800 MB/s. It also did very well in our random write tests, producing more than 317,000 IOPS at low queue depths.

Samsung is launching its latest mainstream series of solid state drives today, the 990 EVO Plus. As has been tradition with Samsung, the company has fleshed out its 990-series of SSDs with Pro, EVO, and now EVO Plus models. Just like previous-gen drives, the 990 EVO Plus takes the EVO series and cranks things up a few notches, with more advanced NAND flash memory and tweaked and tuned firmware to optimize performance and power.

The Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD is the latest addition to the company’s well-known consumer lineup, packed with speed, power efficiency, and storage capacity enhancements. Building on the Samsung 990 EVO, it incorporates Samsung’s 8th-generation V-NAND and a 5nm in-house controller to boost both sequential and random read/write speeds while also offering better heat management and a more efficient power profile. For those needing larger storage capacities, the 990 EVO Plus offers configurations up to 4TB, providing ample space for demanding users.