Samsung has announced the release of the 990 EVO Plus, adding to its lineup of leading SSD products optimised for gamers, business and creative users. With PCIe 4.0 support and latest NAND technology, the 990 EVO Plus is an ideal solution for Australians seeking more performance and power efficiency on their PCs.
“The 990 EVO Plus is built for laptop and desktop PC users seeking faster processing speeds and expanded storage capacity.
Phil Gaut, Senior Director Professional Display and Memory Solutions, Samsung Electronics Australia.
As console games continue to integrate video streaming, the inclusion of PCIe 4.0 will see the 990 EVO Plus provide Australians with a tangibly smoother experience, while it’s backwards compatibility futureproofs the SSD for PC and gaming advancements in the pipeline.”
Enhanced Performance and Power Efficiency
The 990 EVO Plus is built on decades of Samsung’s pioneering semiconductor technology, renowned for its reliability. Sequential read speeds come up to 7,250 megabytes-per-second (MB/s) and write speeds up to 6,300MB/s, an enhancement of up to 45% 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 minimises overheating, allowing 73% higher power efficiency than its predecessor.
The 4TB model has an impressive read speed of 1,050K IOPS and 1,400K input/output operations per second (IOPS) for random write. This remarkable performance nearly rivals that of SSD products with DRAM, despite not using DRAM cache, making it an optimal solution for gaming and AI tasks that require high performance.
Expanded Storage Capacity
The increasing demand for high-capacity storage devices is driven by managing large-sized files, highquality video editing, and next-generation gaming. To meet today’s growing storage requirements, the 990 EVO Plus offers ample capacity with a 4TB model, exceeding the storage limits of the 990 EVO.
The 990 EVO Plus is equipped with Samsung’s intelligent TurboWrite 2.0, revamped for maximised performance, offering rapid file transfer speeds and reduced lag.
Samsung Magician Software Support
Samsung Magician software presents a suite of optimisation tools for enhanced functionality for all Samsung SSDs, including the 990 EVO Plus. Australians can streamline the data migration process for SSD upgrades effortlessly and securely. In addition, Samsung Magician protects valuable data, monitors drive health and offers customised performance optimisation.
“If you’re a PC builder, gamer, or content developer and you’re not across Samsung Magician, now is the time to be introduced.
At a glance, Samsung Magician gives you real-time performance and optimisation metrics such as speeds, temperature performance, firmware upgrades and authenticity checks, with the ability to detect potential failures before they happen. It is simply another out-of-the-box value-add that enables Australians to get the most out of Samsung memory solutions, hassle-free.”
The 990 EVO Plus is now available in Australia via Samsung.com/au and select resellers, with pricing below:
- 4TB (MZ-V9S4T0BW) RRP: $629.00
- 2TB (MZ-V9S2T0BW) RRP: $319.00
- 1TB (MZ-V9S1T0BW) RRP: $195.00
Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus Specifications
| Category | Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus |
| Interface | PCIe Gen 4.0 x4 / 5.0 x2 NVMe™ 2.0 |
| Form Factor | M.2 (2280) |
| NAND Flash Memory | Samsung V-NAND TLC |
| Controller | Samsung In-house Controller | ||
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Sequential Read/Write Speed | 2TB and 4TB models: Up to 7,250 MB/s, Up to 6,300 MB/s 1TB: Up to 7,150 MB/s, Up to 6,300 MB/s | ||
| ㄴ Random Read/Write Speed (QD32) | Up to 850K IOPS, 1,350K IOPS | Up to 1,000K IOPS, 1,350K IOPS | Up to 1,050K IOPS, 1,400K IOPS |
| Management Software | Samsung Magician Software | ||
| Data Encryption | AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption, TCG/Opal V2.0, Encrypted Drive (IEEE1667) | ||
| Total Bytes Written | 600TB | 1200TB | 2400TB |
| Warranty | Five-year Limited Warranty | ||
For more information head to https://www.samsung.com/au/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/990-evo-plus-4tb-nvme-pcie-gen-4-mzv9s4t0bw.
If you’re keen to learn more about the ownership experience, you can access the user guide on how to install the 990 EVO Plus onto your laptop or computer, visit https://semiconductor.samsung.com/consumer-storage/ssdupgrade/
