Samsung 990 EVO Plus Gen4 SSDs Launched: Up To 7250 MB/s Speeds, 50% Uplift Over 990 EVO, Starting at $109 For 1 TB

Samsung has launched its brand new 990 EVO Plus Gen4 SSDs which deliver a 50% uplift over 990 EVO storage devices & start at $109 US.

Samsung 990 EVO Plus Brings Top-End Speeds To Mainstream PCs With 50% Gen4 Speed Uplift: 1 TB For $109, 2 TB For $184, 4 TB For $344

Press Release: Samsung Electronics today announced the release of the 990 EVO Plus, adding to its lineup of leading SSD products. With PCIe 4.0 support and the latest NAND technology, the 990 EVO Plus is an ideal solution for consumers seeking enhanced performance and power efficiency on their PCs. Optimized for gaming, business, and creative endeavors.

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• Sequential read speeds up to 7,250 MB/s and write speeds up to 6,300 MB/s - up to 50% faster than the previous 990 EVO
• Boosts performance with random read and write speeds of 1,050K IOPS and 1,400K IOPS, respectively
• Equipped with Samsung TurboWrite 2.0 for maximized performance, offering rapid file transfer speeds and reduced lag, even when managing large files, editing high-res video, or gaming.
• Nickel-coated heat shield minimizes overheating, delivering 73% greater power efficiency over the 990 EVO
• AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption

Enhanced Performance and Power Efficiency

The 990 EVO Plus is built on decades of Samsung’s pioneering semiconductor technology with proven reliability. Sequential read speeds come up to 7250 megabytes-per-second (MB/s) and write speeds up to 6300MB/s, an enhancement of up to 50% over the previous 990 EVO. The performance boost is thanks to Samsung's latest 8th generation V-NAND technology and 5-nanometer (nm) controller, while an innovative nickel-coated heat shield minimizes overheating, allowing 73% higher power efficiency than its predecessor.

The 4TB model has an industry-leading random read speed of 1,050K IOPS and 1,400K input/output operations per second