Samsung Electronics Singapore recently announced the release of the new 990 EVO Plus SSD, which comes with PCIe 4.0 support and the latest NAND technology to offer higher performance, capacities and power efficiency. The 990 EVO Plus is an ideal solution for those who are looking to process data at faster speeds and expand the storage capacities on their PCs.
Gina Chua, Senior Professional, Product Management, Samsung Electronics Singapore claimed that there is an increasing demand for high-performance storage due to the rise of high-quality images, video content creation, and next-gen gaming. Thus, to meet this demand, Samsung is introducing the 990 EVO Plus SSD, which offers faster read/write speeds, larger storage capacities, and better power efficiency. It is aimed at enhancing the user experience for consumers, professionals, and gamers on both laptops and desktop PCs.
Enhanced Performance, Power Efficiency and Storage Capacity
The Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD leverages Samsung's advanced semiconductor technology, including the latest 8th generation V-NAND and a 5nm controller. It offers significant performance improvements with sequential read speeds up to 7,250 MB/s and write speeds up to 6,300 MB/s, delivering a 50% boost over its predecessor.
Enhanced power efficiency is achieved through a nickel-coated heat shield, resulting in a 73% improvement in efficiency. To meet rising storage needs, the 990 EVO Plus includes a 4TB model, offering greater capacity and featuring TurboWrite 2.0 for faster file transfers.
With industry-leading random read speeds of 1,050K IOPS and random write speeds of 1,400K IOPS, the 4TB model provides high performance without using DRAM cache, making it ideal for gaming and AI applications.
Samsung Magician Software Support
Users may be able to make use of the optimisation tools that are available with the Samsung Magician software to enhance the functionality of all Samsung SSDs, including the 990 EVO Plus. 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.
Availability and Pricing
The 990 EVO Plus is now available in Malaysia at the Samsung Official Store on Shopee and Lazada as well as at selected consumer electronics stores. The recommended retail price for the 1TB 990 Evo Plus is RM519, while the 2TB model retails for RM879 and the 4TB model retails at RM1599.
For more information — including warranty details — please visit samsung.com/sg/memory-storage/all-memory-storage/?ssd. For a user guide on how to install the 990 EVO Plus onto your laptop or computer, visit https://semiconductor.samsung.com/consumer-storage/ssdupgrade/.
Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus Specifications
Category | Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus | ||
Interface | PCIe® Gen 4.0 x4 / 5.0 x2 NVMe™ 2.01 | ||
Form Factor | M.2 (2280) | ||
Storage Memory | Samsung V-NAND 3-bit TLC | ||
Controller | Samsung In-house Controller | ||
Capacity2 | 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 |
ㄴRandom 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 |
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