In the last month of 2023 we present to you one of the best performing SSDs we have tested so far. Obviously, the price was right, as some of you mentioned in the comments. Here I am back with a new M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD review from the same manufacturer, namely from the one that makes absolutely all the components of such a gadget in-house. We first go through the main specifications of the Samsung 990 EVO 2TB SSD, after which we move on to the usual analysis.
Samsung 990 EVO 2TB NVMe 2.0 PCie 5.0 x2 / 4.0 x4 SSD Specifications
| Technical data SSD | Samsung 990 EVO 2TB |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB (1.63TB) |
| Format | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | NVMe 2.0 PCIe 4.0 x4 / 5.0 x2 |
| Memory | V-NAND TLC |
| Controller | Samsung in-house controller |
| Maximum sequential read/write performance | 5000 / 4200 MB/s |
| Number of writes | 1.2 PB (PetaBytes) TBW (Total Bytes Written) |
| Lifetime | up to 1.5 million hours MTBF |
| Operating temperatures | between 0 and 70 degrees Celsius |
| Shock resistance | 1500G or 0.5 ms |
| size | 80 x 22 x 2.38 mm |
| Weight | 9 grams (7 grams weighed by us) |
Package, design and construction
As usual with products like an internal SSD, there won’t be much to discuss in this chapter. Any Samsung 990 EVO, meaning either the 1TB or the 2TB version like the one here, comes in a cardboard box, where the SSD is fixed in a hard plastic blister, thus being better protected on during transportation. In addition to the SSD, there is also a leaflet containing installation instructions and warranty information:
Now that we’ve gotten the packaging out of the way, what more can I add about the Samsung 990 EVO? It’s an M.2 2280 SSD and that’s about it. Finally, I’d appreciate that it’s among the thinnest I’ve ever tested, and that’s because it doesn’t come with a heatsink. In fact, both tags apparently act as heat dispersants, being made of materials specifically designed for that.
The weight, as it appears on my scale, is about 7 grams, although on the Samsung website it says that it can be a maximum of 9 grams, which is actually not wrong at all, because 7 < 9.
