Samsung Electronics Singapore recently announced Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD: Faster, Bigger, More Efficient, which comes with PCle 4.0 support and the latest NAND technology to offer higher performance, capacities and power efficiency. The Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD is optimised for business and creative endeavours, as well as for gaming, making it an ideal solution for consumers who are seeking faster data processing speeds and expanded storage capacities on their PCs.
“As consumers create higher quality images, video content and engage in next-generation gaming, this creates a corresponding demand for high-performance, high-capacity storage options to facilitate quick transfers for valuable data. As the world leader in advanced memory technology, Samsung is introducing the 990 EVO Plus to users who want enhanced performance and efficiency on their laptops and desktop PCs. With faster data read and write speeds, expanded storage capacities and improved power efficiency, the 990 EVO Plus offers the best-in-class SSD experience to consumers, workers and gamers alike,” Jacus Long, Head of Display Business, Samsung Electronics Singapore.
Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD: Enhanced Performance, Power Efficiency and Storage Capacity
The Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD is built on decades of Samsung’s pioneering semiconductor technology with proven reliability. They features Samsung’s latest 8th generation V-NAND technology and a 5-nanometer (nm) controller, the 990 EVO Plus SSD offers sequential read speeds of up to 7,250 megabytes-per-second (MB/s) and write speeds of up to 6,300MB/s (3/4), enhancing its performances by up to 50% compared to its predecessor, the 990 EVO. The 990 EVO Plus also incorporates an innovative nickel-coated heat shield that minimises overheating, enhancing its power efficiency by 73% as compared to its predecessor.
The Samsung 990 EVO Plus offers a 4TB model that exceeds the limits of the 990 EVO, offering even higher storage capacity to users, meeting the growing storage requirements of consumers. It is also equipped with Samsung’s intelligent TurboWrite 2.0, revamped for maximised performance, facilitating rapid. transfer speeds and reduce lag.
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB
The Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB model has an industry-leading random read speed of 1,050K input/output and 1,400K IOPS (3,4) for random write, putting its performance almost on par with SSD products with DRAM, without using DRAM cache. For those who are into gaming and artificial intelligence (AI), this would make an optimal solution for those users that require high performance for their gaming and AI technology usage.
Samsung Magician Software Support
To enhance the functionality of all Samsung SSDs, including the 990 EVO Plus, users can make use of the optimisation tools available with the Samsung Magician software. The software can help users to streamline the data migration process for SSD upgrades effortlessly and securely, while valuable data, monitoring SSD health and offering customised performance optimisation.
Pricing and Availability
The Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD will be available in Singapore from end of October 2024 via the following channels:
- Samsung Online Store
- Official Samsung Store on Lazada
- Official Samsung Store on Shoppe
- Selected consumer electronics stores
The recommended retail prices for the Samsung 990 EVO Plus are as follows:
- 1TB 990 EVO Plus – S$159
- 2TB 990 EVO Plus – S$268
- 4TB 990 EVO Plus – S$479
For more information on Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD, including warranty details, please visit https://www.samsung.com/sg/memory-storage/all-memory-storage/?ssd
If you like to know how to install the 990 EVO Plus onto your laptop or computer, please visit the user guide here https://semiconductor.samsung.com/consumer-storage/ssdupgrade/
Technical Specifications:
| Category | Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus |
| Interface | PCIe® Gen 4.0 x4 / 5.0 x2 NVMe™ 2.0 (1) |
| Form Factor | M.2 (2280) |
| Storage Memory | Samsung V-NAND 3-bit TLC |
| Controller | Samsung In-house Controller |
| Capacity (2) | 1TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Sequential Read/Write Speed (3,4) | Up to 7,150 MB/s, 6,300 MB/s | Up to 7,250 MB/s, 6,300 MB/s | Up to 7,250 MB/s, 6,300 MB/s |
| ?Random Read/Write Speed (QD32) 3,4 | Up to 850K IOPS, 1,350K IOPS | Up to 1,000K IOPS, 1,350K IOPS | Up to 1,050K IOPS, 1,400K IOPS |
| Management Software | Samsung Magician Software |
| Data Encryption | AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption, TCG/Opal V2.0, Encrypted Drive (IEEE1667) |
| Total Bytes Written | 600TB | 1,200TB | 2,400TB |
| Warranty (5) | 5-year Limited Warranty (6) |
Notes:
- The NVM Express® design mark is a registered trademark of NVM Express, Inc.
- 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes by IDEMA. A certain portion of capacity may be used for system file and maintenance use, so the actual capacity may differ from what is indicated on the product label.
- Sequential and random performance measurements are based on IOmeter1.1.0. Performance may vary based on an SSD’s firmware version, system hardware & configuration.
- Test system configuration: AMD Ryzen9 7950x 16-Core Processor CPU@4.5GHz, DDR5 4800MHz 16GBx2), OS-Windows 11 Pro 64bit, Chipset – ASRock X670E Taichi
- Samsung Electronics shall not be liable for any loss, including but not limited to loss of data or other information contained on Samsung Electronics’ products or loss of profit or revenue which may be incurred by the user. For more information on the warranty, please visit samsung.com/SSD or semiconductor.samsung.com/internal-ssd/
- Five years or total bytes written (TBW), whichever comes first. For more information on the warranty, please refer to the enclosed warranty document in the package.
* Information and pictures courtesy of Samsung Singapore and IN.FOM *
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