# Samsung 990 Pro: specs and price

**Price (US):** $639.99 (Samsung US store lists the 2 TB 990 PRO (MZ-V9P2T0B/AM) at $639.99 (accessed 2026-07-11); the same page shows 1 TB $319.99 and 4 TB $1,099.99. priceUsd = 639.99 is the current 2 TB manufacturer price. This is well above the Oct 2022 launch MSRP of $289.99 for 2 TB (per Tom's Hardware), reflecting the 2026 NAND price surge.), as of 2026-07-11. Among the 9 internal ssds we track it is the most expensive; category median $239.99.
**Brand:** Samsung
**Released:** 2022
**Deskmark:** Bronze Deskmark — pay-blind category standing 24/100, #9 of 10 in class (independent, computed from sourced data, never for sale).

## Specifications

| Spec | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Price (US) | $639.99 |
| Brand | Samsung |
| Released | 2022 |
| Capacity options (TB) | 1, 2, 4 |
| Form factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe |
| Seq read (Mbps) | 7450 |
| Seq write (Mbps) | 6900 |
| Random read kiops | — |
| Random write kiops | — |
| Nand type | TLC |
| Has dram cache | Yes |
| Endurance tbw | 600 |
| Warranty years | 5 |

## Where it stands

At $640, the Samsung 990 Pro is the most expensive of the 9 internal ssds we track, where the median is $239.99. On the spec sheet, its seq read of 7450 Mbps is below the median of the 10, its seq write of 6900 Mbps is below the median of the 10, and its endurance tbw of 600 is at the median of the 9.

## What reviewers say

Three whitelisted labs (Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, PCWorld) hands-on tested the 2TB 990 Pro and all rate it a top-tier PCIe 4.0 drive among the fastest they've tested, with strong random performance and best-in-class Samsung Magician software. Tom's Hardware and StorageReview crown it the fastest/best drive they had tested, while PCWorld ranks it only fourth and overpriced. Both Tom's and PCWorld flag that sustained write performance sags after the write cache fills. (Tom's Hardware's page-2 thermal and post-cache figures could not be verified from the fetched review text and were dropped.) (Based on 3 reviews, 3 lab-tested, 2022-10-18–2022-10-21.)

Praised: Top-tier overall PCIe 4.0 performance; among the fastest drives tested; Strong random-read / random-workload performance; Best-in-class Samsung Magician management software; Runs cool and power-efficient.
Flagged: Sustained/long write performance drops once the write cache is exhausted; Priced too high / weak value versus equally fast rivals; Weak single-queue read performance drags the aggregate score; Falls behind in enterprise-style VDI workloads.
Disagreement: Genuine split on class position and value. Tom's Hardware and StorageReview call it the fastest/best drive they had tested, whereas PCWorld ranks it only fourth and 'merely level' with rivals while priced as if it still led — 'a bit of a hard sell.' On price specifically the labs directly oppose each other: StorageReview defends the 990 Pro as 'very fairly competitively priced' and worth the premium, while PCWorld and Tom's call the MSRP too high.
Sources: Tom's Hardware (2022-10-21, tomshardware.com), StorageReview (2022-10-18, storagereview.com), PCWorld (2022-10-18, pcworld.com)

## Frequently asked questions

**What do reviewers say about the Samsung 990 Pro?**

Three whitelisted labs (Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, PCWorld) hands-on tested the 2TB 990 Pro and all rate it a top-tier PCIe 4.0 drive among the fastest they've tested, with strong random performance and best-in-class Samsung Magician software. Tom's Hardware and StorageReview crown it the fastest/best drive they had tested, while PCWorld ranks it only fourth and overpriced. Both Tom's and PCWorld flag that sustained write performance sags after the write cache fills. (Tom's Hardware's page-2 thermal and post-cache figures could not be verified from the fetched review text and were dropped.) Praised: Top-tier overall PCIe 4.0 performance; among the fastest drives tested; Strong random-read / random-workload performance; Best-in-class Samsung Magician management software; Runs cool and power-efficient. Flagged: Sustained/long write performance drops once the write cache is exhausted; Priced too high / weak value versus equally fast rivals; Weak single-queue read performance drags the aggregate score; Falls behind in enterprise-style VDI workloads. (From 3 tester reviews, 3 lab-tested.)

**How much does the Samsung 990 Pro cost?**

The Samsung 990 Pro has a US price of $639.99 (Samsung US store lists the 2 TB 990 PRO (MZ-V9P2T0B/AM) at $639.99 (accessed 2026-07-11); the same page shows 1 TB $319.99 and 4 TB $1,099.99. priceUsd = 639.99 is the current 2 TB manufacturer price. This is well above the Oct 2022 launch MSRP of $289.99 for 2 TB (per Tom's Hardware), reflecting the 2026 NAND price surge.), as of 2026-07-11.

**How does the Samsung 990 Pro compare on price?**

At $640, the Samsung 990 Pro is the most expensive of the 9 internal ssds we track, where the median is $239.99.

**When was the Samsung 990 Pro released?**

The Samsung 990 Pro was released 2022.

**What are the Samsung 990 Pro's key specs?**

Samsung 990 Pro (Samsung): capacityOptionsTb 1, 2, 4, formFactor M.2 2280, interface PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe, seqReadMbps 7450, seqWriteMbps 6900. Full sourced spec sheet verified 2026-07-11.

Source: https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/990-pro-pcie-4-0-nvme-ssd-2tb-mz-v9p2t0b-am/ (samsung.com, accessed 2026-07-11)
Corroboration: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-990-pro-ssd-review (accessed 2026-07-11)
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/product/internal-ssds/samsung-990-pro/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, the Samsung 990 Pro price of record was $639.99 as of 2026-07-11 — https://frontdeskreview.com/product/internal-ssds/samsung-990-pro/
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