SAMSUNG SSD 990 EVO M.2 NVME 2TB

Description

Samsung SSD 990 EVO M.2 NVME 2 TB (Model: MZ-V9E2T0BW):

🚀Key Specifications & Performance

🔹Interface & Form Factor

• M.2 2280 NVME SSD. Compatible with both PCIe 4.0 ×4 and PCIe 5.0 ×2 interfaces (the drive automatically selects the best mode based on your system)

🔹Performance

• Sequential Read: up to 5,000 MB/s

• Sequential Write: up to 4,200 MB/s

• Random IOPS: up to 700K read / 800K write

🔹Technology & Design

• • Utilizes a DRAM-less design with Host Memory Buffer (HMB) and features the Samsung Piccolo controller and 133-layer TLC V-NAND .

  • It’s a single-sided drive—ideal for thin laptops or builds with space constraints .

🔹Endurance & Warranty

• Total Bytes Written (TBW): 1,200 TBW for the 2 TB model .

• Comes with a 5-year limited warranty .

🔹Software Support

• Compatible with Samsung Magician for firmware updates, performance tuning, encryption, and health monitoring .

🔹Real-World Insights

• Tom’s Hardware describes the 990 EVO as a “hybrid” mainstream drive—offering a balanced blend of flexibility, reliability, and Samsung’s renowned software support, though it doesn’t match the performance of the higher-tier 990 PRO .

• Feedback from the community tends to echo this:

  “The Samsung 990 Evo 2 TB is a TLC SSD. Interface: PCIe 4.0 ×4. Form Factor: M.2 2280. Controller: Samsung Piccolo.”
  
  

🔹Comparison with 990 EVO Plus

For context, here’s how it stacks up against the newer 990 EVO Plus:

• 990 EVO Plus (2 TB) Specs:

• Sequential Read/Write: up to 7,250 / 6,300 MB/s .

• Adds Intelligent Turbo Write 2.0, improved thermal/power efficiency, and still supports PCIe 4.0 ×4 and PCIe 5.0 ×2 .

• Expert Review (Tom’s Hardware) concludes that the EVO Plus corrects many of the shortcomings of the original EVO, offering significantly improved performance.

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