Subj : The best SSD just got better, as Samsung reveals its 990 EVO Plus
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Sep 27 2024 11:00:05

The best SSD just got better, as Samsung reveals its 990 EVO Plus

Date:
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:48:40 +0000

Description:
Samsung has long been the king of the M.2 SSD market, and this latest model 
seeks to cement that position for good.

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Samsung has launched its 990 EVO Plus SSD, designed for gamers, creatives, 
and professionals. 

The 990 EVO Plus seems a worthy follow-up to its predecessor, the 990 EVO 
(which already has a spot in our best SSDs list). Its more power-efficient, 
supports PCIe4.0, has expanded storage capacity, and is more reliable. 
Samsung claims its 50% faster than its predecessor, offering lightning-fast 
read speeds of up to 7,250 MB/s and write speeds of up to 6,300 MB/s. 

As for power efficiency, it delivers a phenomenal 73% more efficiency than 
the EVO 990, a feat Samsung attributes to its 8th generation V-NAND 
technology, 5-nanometer controller, and nickel-coated heat shield. 

In other words, the 8th gen V-NAND technology can tackle more information 
faster because it can store more data in a smaller space, meaning better 
performance and faster access to data; the hugely efficient 5nm controller 
uses less power and processes data faster, improving the performance of tasks 
like transferring files or loading games. To top it off, its nickel-coated 
heat shield keeps overheating to a minimum so the 990 EVO Plus can remain 
reliable and speedy during heavy use. An upgrade in every way 

The SSD comes in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities, again topping its predecessor, 
whose max-capacity model offered 2TB of storage. The 4TB model offers random 
read speeds of 1,050K and random write speeds of 1,400K, measured in IOPS 
(input/output operations per second). Samsung mention that these speeds are 
near what youd get in an SSD with a DRAM cache. 

The 990 EVO Plus is also strapped with Samsungs newly-improved TurboWrite 
2.0. This feature was first seen back in Samsungs 840 EVO; it speeds up 
writes by initially using a portion of the SSDs more space-efficient but 
slower triple-level cell (TLC) memory in single-level cell (SLC) mode. 

Also included is Samsungs successful Magician Software, which contains tools 
to optimize and enhance the functionality of Samsungs SSDs. It can monitor 
drive health, protect valuable data, and customize performance optimization. 

The 990 EVO Plus will be available in 1TB at $110.00 (106, AU$139), 2TB at 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/computing-components/the-best-ssd-just-got
-better-as-samsung-reveals-its-990-evo-plus


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