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Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 447% (5th of 1072)

Based on 943 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
Poor: 254%Average: 447% Great: 588%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB averaged 347.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,235MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,678MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB is 334%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 71.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 211MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 943 samples)
Rank 5447%
Min Avg Max
1,348 Read 2,312 3,210
1,641 Write 3,678 4,855
1,596 Mixed 2,564 3,201
1,387 SusWrite 3,081 4,101
660% 2,909 MB/s
Min Avg Max
41.5 4K Read 71.4 98.2
86.8 4K Write 211 338
55.9 4K Mixed 106 149
355% 129 MB/s
Min Avg Max
611 DQ Read 1,469 2,248
262 DQ Write 1,059 1,821
423 DQ Mixed 1,235 2,006
931% 1,254 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 0B2QJXG7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4306 4431 4450 4423 4435 1964 MB/s
509% Outstanding
Read 3,075
Write 4,394
Mixed 2,733
SusWrite 4,002
805% 3,551 MB/s
4K Read 67.2
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 100
300% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,124
DQ Write 1002
DQ Mixed 1,087
809% 1,071 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0B2QJXG7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3533 3539 3494 3672 3629 3630 MB/s
477% Outstanding
Read 3,112
Write 3,716
Mixed 2,776
SusWrite 3,583
745% 3,296 MB/s
4K Read 90.3
4K Write 96.2
4K Mixed 93.2
307% 93.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,458
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 514
467% 748 MB/s
942GB free
Firmware: 0B2QJXG7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1774 1836 1820 1942 1965 1976 MB/s
336% Outstanding
Read 3,290
Write 8.7
Mixed 1455
SusWrite 1,886
364% 1,660 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 87.6
4K Mixed 65.9
206% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 791
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 613
440% 578 MB/s
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Typical Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB Builds (Compare 3,969 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 453%
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Desktop
Desktop 125%
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Workstation
Workstation 596%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel  $501Bench 129%, 49,132 samples2,027x
Core i7-13700KIntel  $345Bench 126%, 41,056 samples662x
Core i9-13900KFIntel  $495Bench 129%, 16,914 samples271x
GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,847Bench 370%, 25,956 samples1,381x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples472x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $680Bench 240%, 46,082 samples350x
SSD
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TBNvmeBench 447%, 943 samples1x
RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples236x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples197x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples163x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $2,347

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