Average Bench: 487% (9th of 1080)

Based on 6,318 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 4TB, NVMe Samsung SSD 990 PRO 4TB, Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB

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 4TB averaged 387.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 990 Pro M.2 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,370MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,874MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 990 Pro M.2 4TB is 313%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 990 Pro M.2 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 195MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 79.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,318 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,490 Read 2,487 3,190
1,836 Write 3,874 4,857
1,641 Mixed 2,948 3,621
1,828 SusWrite 3,533 4,701
729% 3,211 MB/s
Min Avg Max
50 4K Read 79.4 94.8
82.6 4K Write 195 295
60 4K Mixed 106 143
359% 127 MB/s
Min Avg Max
782 DQ Read 1,580 2,277
395 DQ Write 1,177 1,855
571 DQ Mixed 1,370 2,062
1,027% 1,376 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4659 4751 4772 4772 4775 4814 MB/s
Read 2,574
Write 4,267
Mixed 3,160
SusWrite 4,757
840% 3,689 MB/s
4K Read 92.4
4K Write 282
4K Mixed 142
472% 172 MB/s
DQ Read 2,170
DQ Write 1,717
DQ Mixed 1,921
1,444% 1,936 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4298 4154 4203 4206 4202 4151 MB/s
Read 3,109
Write 4,414
Mixed 2,165
SusWrite 4,202
786% 3,472 MB/s
4K Read 83.4
4K Write 236
4K Mixed 125
411% 148 MB/s
DQ Read 1779
DQ Write 1,227
DQ Mixed 1,474
1,108% 1,493 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3966 4158 4102 4225 4090 4149 MB/s
Read 2,683
Write 4,139
Mixed 3,152
SusWrite 4,115
800% 3522 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 88.9
282% 96.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1070
DQ Write 829
DQ Mixed 976
723% 958 MB/s
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3681 3631 3634 3603 3603 3597 MB/s
Read 2,043
Write 3,890
Mixed 3,243
SusWrite 3625
730% 3,200 MB/s
4K Read 68.1
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 91.9
300% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,711
DQ Write 1,296
DQ Mixed 1,488
1,117% 1,498 MB/s
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Typical 990 Pro M.2 4TB Builds (Compare 770 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 459%
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Desktop
Desktop 127%
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Workstation
Workstation 609%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $2,717

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