Average Bench: 363% (24th of 1087)

Based on 65,401 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB, Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 1TB, NVMe Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB

The Samsung 990 Pro has a strong consumer performance profile. It offers burst read speeds of 3 GB/s and burst write speeds of 5 GB/s. The 990 Pro also offers respectable out of cache performance. At current prices (1TB $120 USD, 2TB $165 USD and 4TB $320 USD) the Samsung 990 Pro offers worse value for money than the WD Black SN850X. Samsung’s superior SSD technology allowed them to dominate the consumer market since SSDs became mainstream in 2010. However, in today’s market, their technology no longer justifies a price premium. [Jun '24 SSDrivePro]

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 990 Pro M.2 1TB averaged 263.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 990 Pro M.2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,484MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,891MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 990 Pro M.2 1TB is 290%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 990 Pro M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 207MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 79.6MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 65,401 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,601 Read 2,412 3,161
1,899 Write 3,891 4,876
1,590 Mixed 2,974 3,569
1,545 SusWrite 2,297 2,869
656% 2,894 MB/s
Min Avg Max
50.9 4K Read 79.6 97.4
85.2 4K Write 207 301
65.5 4K Mixed 108 144
369% 132 MB/s
Min Avg Max
842 DQ Read 1,621 2,269
489 DQ Write 1,318 1,914
716 DQ Mixed 1,484 2,103
1,107% 1,475 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
730GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4374 2056 2016 2143 2193 2201 MB/s
Read 3,006
Write 4,363
Mixed 3,369
SusWrite 2,497
749% 3,309 MB/s
4K Read 83.4
4K Write 235
4K Mixed 123
409% 147 MB/s
DQ Read 1,943
DQ Write 1,448
DQ Mixed 1,690
1,265% 1,694 MB/s
756GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3776 3828 3785 1486 1449 1448 MB/s
Read 2,590
Write 3,969
Mixed 2,401
SusWrite 2,628
656% 2,897 MB/s
4K Read 77.4
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 101
327% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,099
DQ Write 680
DQ Mixed 888
662% 889 MB/s
479GB free
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3670 1877 1906 2001 2023 2119 MB/s
Read 2,660
Write 3,959
Mixed 3,099
SusWrite 2,266
679% 2,996 MB/s
4K Read 63.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 81.4
266% 89.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,687
DQ Write 1,014
DQ Mixed 1,494
1,074% 1,398 MB/s
840GB free
Firmware: 5B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1493 891 994 881 949 929 MB/s
Read 1,157
Write 204
Mixed 849
SusWrite 1,023
180% 808 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 51.3
4K Mixed 39.2
126% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 961
DQ Write 366
DQ Mixed 704
510% 677 MB/s
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Typical 990 Pro M.2 1TB Builds (Compare 12,625 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 129%
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Desktop
Desktop 123%
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Workstation
Workstation 152%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - €215

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: €1,692

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