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Update: Samsung Announces 990 EVO SSD, Energy-Efficiency with Dual-Mode PCIe Gen4 x4 and Gen5 x2
by Ganesh T S on January 9, 2024 8:00 AM EST Samsung's launch of the 990 EVO M.2 2280 SSD appears to be imminent, as official product pages with specifications went live in certain regions a few days back before getting pulled down. The most interesting aspect the 990 EVO is not the claimed speeds, but the fact that it can operate in either Gen 4 or Gen 5 modes with different number of lanes.
Samsung's launch of the 990 EVO M.2 2280 SSD appears to be imminent, as official product pages with specifications went live in certain regions a few days back before getting pulled down. Based on the product photos online, the models appear to be single-sided units (making them compatible with a wider variety of mobile platforms). Samsung 990 EVO SpecificationsCapacity1 TB2 TBControllerSamsung S4LY022 PiccoloNAND FlashSamsung 7 th Gen. V-NAND (176L 3D TLC)Form-Factor, InterfaceSingle-Sided M.2-2280, PCIe 4.0 x4 / 5.0 x2, NVMe 2.0Sequential Read5000 MB/s?5000 MB/sSequential Write4200 MB/s?4200 MB/sRandom Read IOPS680K700KRandom Write IOPS800K?800KSLC CachingYesTCG Opal EncryptionYesWarranty5 yearsWrite Endurance600 TBW 0.3 DWPD1200 TBW 0.3 DWPDSamsung is also touting much-improved power efficiency, with transfer rates being 2 - 3x per Watt compared to the 970 EVO.
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