2023-08-24 22:15:20
In the Samsung range, the 990 Pro SSD is the fastest, with speeds of around 7 GB/s. If the Korean brand has not yet taken the step of PCIe 5.0 and remains faithful to the PCI-Express 4.0 standard, its high-end SSD still gains in capacity: it goes from 2 to 4 TB at most.
Without heatsink.
This is the paradox of SSDs: fast models generally offer lower capacity than average, and the 990 Pro was limited until now à 2 To (for regarding 150 €) when the 870 QVO, a SATA model, goes up for example at 8 TB (€366). This is partly because dense memory is often slower, but also because fast SSDs use TLC memory (3 bits per cell), which reduces the maximum capacity compared to QLC memory ( 4 bits per cell).
With heatsink.
Samsung has confirmed on X that the 4 TB version was going to land on the shelves, as indicated our colleagues from Tom’s Hardware US. This new version will be offered with or without a heatsink (the price difference can be significant) and it is perfect for a game console like the PlayStation 5 or for a Mac Pro, equipped with PCI-Express 4.0 slots. For other Macs, it will be limited to around 3.5 GB/s if you have a model that accepts M.2 models with an adapter. Externally, you can only really take advantage of it with an external Thunderbolt 3 box (the limit of which is around 2.8 Gb/s) or with a USB 4 box. The first references are starting to be available and we will offer you a test soon, but the limit is a little higher, around 3.2 GB/s. A fast model also has the advantage of saturating a slower interface in most cases, even when the pSLC cache is empty.
Finally, let’s hope Samsung is done with its wear and tear issues and associated data loss.
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