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Samsung 990 PRO 2TB SSD Hits 7,450MB/s Reads

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Samsung markets the 990 PRO 2TB SSD as one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives.
The drive retails for $389.99, with discounts varying over time.
It delivers up to 7,450 MB/s sequential reads, near PCIe 4.0’s usable limit.
Sequential writes reach up to 6,900 MB/s, depending on capacity and temperature.
Dedicated DRAM and TurboWrite cache sustain performance in mixed and random workloads.

History

Historical Context

In 2015 Samsung launched the 950 PRO SSD, the first mainstream consumer drive to exceed 2 GB/s sequential reads. That year Microsoft released the Lumia 950 flagship with a 2560×1440 AMOLED screen at 564 ppi, showing a parallel push for high-performance devices. The SSD’s speed spurred rivals like Intel to intensify NVMe work, while the Lumia’s Windows 10 Mobile targeted premium users, marking 2015 as a pivot toward new hardware.

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Story summary

Samsung markets the 990 PRO 2TB SSD as one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives.
The drive retails for $389.99, with discounts varying over time.
It delivers up to 7,450 MB/s sequential reads, near PCIe 4.0’s usable limit.
Sequential writes reach up to 6,900 MB/s, depending on capacity and temperature.
Dedicated DRAM and TurboWrite cache sustain performance in mixed and random workloads.

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