Samsung Introduces 990 EVO NVMe SSD with Support for PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2 Interfaces

[Tsing]

Samsung has launched the 990 EVO, a new NVMe SSD that features support for both PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2 interfaces.

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[Grimlakin]

Ok, this is a headscratcher. My 980 pro 2tb is faster than the peak speeds they are advertising in this release.



So uhhh... WTF? Unless they got the random write up to speed... maybe?

 

[Denpepe]

Ok, this is a headscratcher. My 980 pro 2tb is faster than the peak speeds they are advertising in this release.

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So uhhh... WTF? Unless they got the random write up to speed... maybe?

Both are pcie 4.0 drives and pro drives usually are faster then the evo drives so kind of normal no?

 

[Grimlakin]

Both are pcie 4.0 drives and pro drives usually are faster then the evo drives so kind of normal no?

I didn't consider that. I mean pro has been more durable but in my past experience I don't recall the pro being 'faster' than the evo. I would have thought generational improvements would eliminate that advantage. But cool if that's the case.

 

[Brent_Justice]

EVO have always been the lower performance models