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990 PRO with Heatsink 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2023.

Average Bench: 440% (5th of 1072)

Based on 3,821 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 2TB
Poor: 237%Average: 440% Great: 587%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink 2TB averaged 340.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,298MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,476MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink 2TB is 350%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 178MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 78.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,821 samples)
Rank 5440%
Min Avg Max
1,203 Read 2,382 3,171
1,204 Write 3,476 4,835
1,171 Mixed 2,728 3,574
1,102 SusWrite 2,985 4,072
656% 2,893 MB/s
Min Avg Max
46.2 4K Read 78.8 95.2
61.1 4K Write 178 306
55.3 4K Mixed 98.3 142
340% 118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
626 DQ Read 1,498 2,272
333 DQ Write 1,110 1,781
407 DQ Mixed 1,298 1,997
972% 1,302 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4484 4616 4628 4817 3862 1062 MB/s
605% Outstanding
Read 3300
Write 4,852
Mixed 3,564
SusWrite 3,911
886% 3,907 MB/s
4K Read 93.9
4K Write 287
4K Mixed 140
473% 173 MB/s
DQ Read 2,183
DQ Write 1,743
DQ Mixed 1,955
1,465% 1,960 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3624 3808 3853 4005 3866 3876 MB/s
517% Outstanding
Read 2,899
Write 3,625
Mixed 2,658
SusWrite 3,839
737% 3,255 MB/s
4K Read 66.8
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 94.3
308% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,292
DQ Write 1,882
DQ Mixed 1,550
1,183% 1,575 MB/s
652GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4034 2118 2076 2101 2242 2029 MB/s
465% Outstanding
Read 3,134
Write 3,255
Mixed 3,501
SusWrite 2,433
695% 3,081 MB/s
4K Read 72.3
4K Write 258
4K Mixed 113
391% 148 MB/s
DQ Read 1,751
DQ Write 1,378
DQ Mixed 1576
1,176% 1,568 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QJXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3058 3129 3144 3179 3162 3180 MB/s
361% Outstanding
Read 1,648
Write 3,272
Mixed 2701
SusWrite 3,142
614% 2,691 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 79.1
4K Mixed 61
192% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,154
DQ Write 779
DQ Mixed 1079
775% 1,004 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,768,340 SSDs tested

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Typical 990 PRO with Heatsink 2TB Builds (Compare 3,765 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 297%
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Desktop
Desktop 125%
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Workstation
Workstation 390%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel  $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples1,055x
Core i7-13700KIntel  $325Bench 126%, 41,056 samples794x
Core i7-13700KFIntel  $296Bench 126%, 20,009 samples306x
GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $680Bench 240%, 46,082 samples608x
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples507x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples386x
SSD
990 PRO with Heatsink 2TBSamsungBench 440%, 3,821 samples1x
RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples534x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples235x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F164x16GBGBench 169%, 3,067 samples106x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $1,155

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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