Samsung

990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB

990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB
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Effective Speed +393% Effective Speed 393%Average Score +488% Read 442%, Write 815%, 4K Read 137%, 4K Write 112%, Mixed 692%, 4K Mixed 131%, SusWrite 1,090%Peak Score +532% Read 531%, Write 898%, 4K Read 124%, 4K Write 149%, Mixed 758%, 4K Mixed 149%, SusWrite 1,114%Value & Sentiment -275%User Rating -14%, Market Share -537%Nice To Haves +563% DQ Read 523%, DQ Write 418%, DQ Mixed 518%, ADQ Read 385%, ADQ Write 308%, ADQ Mixed 426%, Age 1,480%, AS-SSD Total 450%

Average Bench: 485% (3^rd of 1074)

Based on 429 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB

Poor: 268%Average: 485% Great: 635%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB averaged 385.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,368MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,710MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB is 367%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 186MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 81.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 429 samples)

Rank 3485%

Min	Avg	Max
1,447	Read 2,477	3,197
1,686	Write 3,710	4,837
1,414	Mixed 2,842	3,632
1,402	SusWrite 3,527	4,699
713% 3,139 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
48.3	4K Read 81.5	96.2
65.3	4K Write 186	304
56.7	4K Mixed 104	145
355% 124 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
818	DQ Read 1,582	2,286
418	DQ Write 1,179	1,854
532	DQ Mixed 1,368	2,046
1026% 1,376 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 1 day ago.

3TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4B2QJXD7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4240 4468 4459 4340 4329 4277 MB/s

615% Outstanding

Write 4,373

Mixed 3,259

SusWrite 4352

815% 3,576 MB/s

4K Read 94.1

4K Write 369

4K Mixed 159

542% 207 MB/s

DQ Read 2217

DQ Write 1,744

DQ Mixed 1,983

1,483% 1,981 MB/s

NLD-User, 14 hrs ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: 4B2QJXD7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4176 4036 4140 3942 4216 4216 MB/s

543% Outstanding

Write 4228

Mixed 1,821

SusWrite 4121

685% 3,003 MB/s

4K Read 75.4

4K Write 234

4K Mixed 112

381% 140 MB/s

DQ Read 2,529

DQ Write 1,968

DQ Mixed 2,231

1,674% 2,243 MB/s

CHE-User, 2 days ago.

2.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0B2QJXG7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3829 3850 3941 4125 4139 3960 MB/s

474% Outstanding

Write 4254

Mixed 3362

SusWrite 3974

778% 3,411 MB/s

4K Read 78.2

4K Write 165

4K Mixed 107

342% 117 MB/s

DQ Read 1,075

DQ Write 810

DQ Mixed 964

715% 950 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 4B2QJXD7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2214 2373 2342 2364 2350 2295 MB/s

363% Outstanding

Write 2,398

Mixed 2,309

SusWrite 2,323

503% 2,218 MB/s

4K Read 69.5

4K Write 159

4K Mixed 98.5

316% 109 MB/s

DQ Read 1,240

DQ Write 965

DQ Mixed 1,076

812% 1,094 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

3TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4B2QJXD7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1855 1976 2041 2107 2075 1993 MB/s

297% Outstanding

Write 2,238

Mixed 2,005

SusWrite 2008

458% 2,026 MB/s

4K Read 54.7

4K Write 94.6

4K Mixed 71.7

225% 73.7 MB/s

DQ Read 782

DQ Write 574

DQ Mixed 653

495% 670 MB/s

AUS-User, 2 days ago.

3.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4B2QJXD7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1945 2045 2218 2374 2454 2360 MB/s

286% Outstanding

Write 2,473

Mixed 2,434

SusWrite 2,233

507% 2,231 MB/s

4K Read 51.6

4K Write 34.3

4K Mixed 40.5

148% 42.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,327

DQ Write 176

DQ Mixed 337

352% 613 MB/s

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Gaming 442%

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Desktop 123%

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Workstation 528%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z790-A WIFI

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $329Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	1,379x
Core i9-13900KIntel $489Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,133x
Core i5-13600KIntel $273Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	442x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,790Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	631x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $780Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	629x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	498x

SSD
990 PRO with Heatsink 4TBSamsungBench 485%, 429 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	333x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	299x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	181x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $2,119

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Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB

Average Bench: 485% (3^rd of 1074)

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990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB

Average Bench: 485% (3rd of 1074)

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