Average Bench: 402% (18th of 1080)

Based on 34,940 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 301.6% 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 1,349MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,736MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 990 Pro M.2 1TB is 232%. 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 190MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 71MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34,940 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,485 Read 2,401 3,157
1,642 Write 3,736 4,833
1,505 Mixed 2,900 3,584
1,481 SusWrite 2,306 2,861
643% 2,836 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45.6 4K Read 71 98.3
81.5 4K Write 190 312
57.2 4K Mixed 101 146
338% 121 MB/s
Min Avg Max
830 DQ Read 1,534 2,156
407 DQ Write 1,150 1,727
627 DQ Mixed 1,349 1,941
1,007% 1,344 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
862GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4336 4385 3207 1716 1721 1715 MB/s
Read 2,419
Write 4,029
Mixed 3,044
SusWrite 2,847
701% 3,085 MB/s
4K Read 79.4
4K Write 249
4K Mixed 123
410% 151 MB/s
DQ Read 1,778
DQ Write 1,367
DQ Mixed 1,556
1,168% 1,567 MB/s
590GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1363 1957 1992 1904 2027 1975 MB/s
Read 2,375
Write 3,784
Mixed 1,597
SusWrite 1,869
544% 2,406 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 260
4K Mixed 85.5
336% 135 MB/s
DQ Read 1,813
DQ Write 1,217
DQ Mixed 1,447
1,098% 1,492 MB/s
766GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2379 2738 2961 3093 1549 1510 MB/s
Read 2,205
Write 3,427
Mixed 2,470
SusWrite 2,372
594% 2,619 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 60.4
191% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,479
DQ Write 1,104
DQ Mixed 1,344
990% 1,309 MB/s
478GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2326 1984 1755 1763 1736 1717 MB/s
Read 2,027
Write 3,923
Mixed 3,167
SusWrite 1,880
625% 2,749 MB/s
4K Read 65.7
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 84.1
269% 88.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,565
DQ Write 984
DQ Mixed 1,388
1,004% 1,312 MB/s
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Gaming 291%
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Desktop 123%
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Workstation 346%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $205

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $1,501

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