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Samsung Unveils 2026 990 SSD, Prices Up, Speeds Near Pro

7/15/2026

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Samsung announced a new 990 solid-state drive (non-Pro) for 2026 with higher prices.
The 1TB model sells for $270 and the 2TB model for $530.
The drive reaches sequential reads up to 7,250 MB/s and writes up to 6,450 MB/s.
Random I/O hits 850K read and 1,200K write IOPS.
The 2022 990 Pro reached up to 7,450 MB/s read, 6,900 MB/s write, 1,400K/1,550K IOPS, and cost $320 for 1TB and $640 for 2TB.

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Story summary

Samsung announced a new 990 solid-state drive (non-Pro) for 2026 with higher prices.
The 1TB model sells for $270 and the 2TB model for $530.
The drive reaches sequential reads up to 7,250 MB/s and writes up to 6,450 MB/s.
Random I/O hits 850K read and 1,200K write IOPS.
The 2022 990 Pro reached up to 7,450 MB/s read, 6,900 MB/s write, 1,400K/1,550K IOPS, and cost $320 for 1TB and $640 for 2TB.