Everything that decides whether the Samsung 990 EVO Plus is the right drive: controller, DRAM, NAND, rated endurance, PS5 and laptop fit, and how it compares with the obvious alternatives. Hardware facts are taken from the reviews and datasheets listed at the bottom; capacities and speeds come from our comparison of 60 drives.
Who it’s for: Laptop upgrades and everyday desktops: TLC NAND, low power, and Samsung's software and five-year warranty, with near-flagship speed in normal use. It also supports a PCIe 5.0 x2 link, which some newer laptops use. Skip it for: Heavy sustained mixed workloads on a nearly full drive, where a DRAM drive like the 990 Pro holds up better.
| Controller | Samsung Piccolo (4-channel) |
| DRAM cache | No — DRAM-less, uses host memory (HMB) |
| NAND | Samsung TLC V-NAND |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 or PCIe 5.0 x2, NVMe 2.0, M.2 2280 |
| Heatsink version | Not in our data — sold bare |
| Capacity | Seq. read | Seq. write | Endurance | Warranty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 TB | 7,150 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s | 600 TBW | 5 yr |
| 2 TB | 7,250 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | 5 yr |
| 4 TB | 7,250 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s | 2,400 TBW | 5 yr |
Rated endurance is 600 TBW at 1TB, 1,200 TBW at 2TB, 2,400 TBW at 4TB. Speeds are the manufacturer’s sequential ratings.
Every Samsung 990 EVO Plus capacity in our comparison, smallest first.
| $/TB | $/GB | Price | Capacity | Interface | Gen | Read | Write | NAND | Warranty | Cond. | Product |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $218.13BEST | $0.218 | $218.13 | 1 TB | M.2 NVMe | Gen 4 | 7,150 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s | TLC | 5 yr | New | |
| $181.00 | $0.181 | $362.00 | 2 TB | M.2 NVMe | Gen 4 | 7,250 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s | TLC | 5 yr | New | Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB· 3rd-partyAmazon ↗ |
| $170.00 | $0.170 | $679.99 | 4 TB | M.2 NVMe | Gen 4 | 7,250 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s | TLC | 5 yr | New | Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB· 3rd-partyAmazon ↗ |
Full list of qualifying drives: PS5-compatible SSDs.
WD Black SN7100: the closest DRAM-less TLC rival.
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus | WD Black SN7100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe Gen 4 | PCIe Gen 4 |
| Seq. read | 7,250 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s |
| Seq. write | 6,300 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s |
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM cache | No (HMB) | No (HMB) |
| Warranty | 5 yr | 5 yr |
Samsung 990 Pro: Samsung's Gen 4 flagship with DRAM.
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus | Samsung 990 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe Gen 4 | PCIe Gen 4 |
| Seq. read | 7,250 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s |
| Seq. write | 6,300 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s |
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM cache | No (HMB) | Yes |
| Warranty | 5 yr | 5 yr |
We show retail prices only while we can refresh them at least every 24 hours. For market context: TrendForce’s 16 Oct 2026 retail sample runs $133–$250 per TB for mainstream 1–2TB drives, and NAND contract prices are forecast +15 to +20% for 4Q26. Check any listing against that range with the price per TB calculator, and see the SSD price chart for the trend.
Hardware facts on this page come from:
Where reviews disagreed (for example on NAND layer counts or a capacity’s endurance rating) we state only what the sources agree on.