Samsung 990 Pro 1TB M.2 NVMe Internal SSD

This SSD shipped with a firmware bug that results in significant performance and lifetime degradation from normal usage - the firmware update 1B2QJXD7 (or newer) needs to be installed manually from Samsung's website, which prevents further deterioration but does not restore SSD performance.

I've had this SSD for several months and with <2TB written, SMART data already shows 6% lifetime usage. For reference, a several-year-old 970 drive with 25TB written shows only 2% usage. Boot times and subjective performance were excellent for the first few weeks but now seem no better than the OEM 980 Pro this replaced. This SSD shipped with a firmware bug that results in significant performance and lifetime degradation from normal usage - the firmware update 1B2QJXD7 (or newer) needs to be installed manually from Samsung's website, which prevents further deterioration but does not restore SSD performance.

I've had this SSD for several months and with <2TB written, SMART data already shows 6% lifetime usage. For reference, a several-year-old 970 drive with 25TB written shows only 2% usage. Boot times and subjective performance were excellent for the first few weeks but now seem no better than the OEM 980 Pro this replaced.

My drive suffered from rapid health loss and then it became corrupted, RMA sent to Samsung as Samsung is asking for drives to be returned if they have rapid health loss so they can investigate My drive suffered from rapid health loss and then it became corrupted, RMA sent to Samsung as Samsung is asking for drives to be returned if they have rapid health loss so they can investigate

The Samsung 990 Pro series belong to the fastest SSDs on the market and especially with this 4TB version one gets a very good 2400 TBW durability. Samsung used TLC NAND (three bits per cell) in this model, which is not quite as good as the MLC NAND (2 bit per cell) but it appears no one offers any MLC NAND SSDs anymore. The five year warranty underlines how reliable this drive was designed to be.

If you use this as a boot drive, make sure Windows does not short change you on the capacity since the Windows installer will per default use an MBR (rather than GPT) partition table, causing the drive to only offer 2TB of space, i.e., you'll lose ...view more The Samsung 990 Pro series belong to the fastest SSDs on the market and especially with this 4TB version one gets a very good 2400 TBW durability. Samsung used TLC NAND (three bits per cell) in this model, which is not quite as good as the MLC NAND (2 bit per cell) but it appears no one offers any MLC NAND SSDs anymore. The five year warranty underlines how reliable this drive was designed to be.

If you use this as a boot drive, make sure Windows does not short change you on the capacity since the Windows installer will per default use an MBR (rather than GPT) partition table, causing the drive to only offer 2TB of space, i.e., you'll lose half the capacity.

Also make sure that the firmware of your 990 PRO is not the 0B2QJXD7 version, as this one had a bug that caused premature wear. Use the Samsung Magician software to check the firmware version and update it, if necessary.

I jumped from a 500gb 960 Evo to this 1Tb 990 Evo! the increase in performance is amazing! much faster system load times across the board and the two games I installed on this drive particularly!
If you need to replace something older than a 980 or similar or SATA SSD - and need high performance this is the M.2 SSD for you. I jumped from a 500gb 960 Evo to this 1Tb 990 Evo! the increase in performance is amazing! much faster system load times across the board and the two games I installed on this drive particularly!
If you need to replace something older than a 980 or similar or SATA SSD - and need high performance this is the M.2 SSD for you.

Fast NVME and an easy install Fast NVME and an easy install

it is so fast at booting highly recommend it is so fast at booting highly recommend

Had this installed for starfield game.
In now days the games wouldn’t run on HDD.

This SDD was fast and reliable so far.
Easily detected on windows.

No heavy grinding done but so far, it is a fast and reliable M2 SSD. If you are looking to upgrade, start with this and when you upgrade CPU or mobo, take it with you.

Your windows boot up will be a lot faster but I am using it only for the games and I am happy. Had this installed for starfield game.
In now days the games wouldn’t run on HDD.

This SDD was fast and reliable so far.
Easily detected on windows.

No heavy grinding done but so far, it is a fast and reliable M2 SSD. If you are looking to upgrade, start with this and when you upgrade CPU or mobo, take it with you.

Your windows boot up will be a lot faster but I am using it only for the games and I am happy.

By: WonsukC 13/04/24

Verified Owner

I recently upgraded my system with the Samsung 990 Pro 1TB M.2 NVMe Internal SSD, and I must say it has exceeded my expectations in every aspect.! I recently upgraded my system with the Samsung 990 Pro 1TB M.2 NVMe Internal SSD, and I must say it has exceeded my expectations in every aspect.!

Prob one of the best ssd out there but pricy but worth the premium if u want the fast speed of downloading Prob one of the best ssd out there but pricy but worth the premium if u want the fast speed of downloading

This is actually my son's purchase for his pc. His ssd was very small & his hdd was quite slow & he needed more space & with newer games they need an ssd to play. I was lucky to get this 4tb as it appeared when I was going to get the 2tb so really happy I have waited. Did the research & this was the best option out even tho I did it on the 2tb but got a 4tb which is excellent for what he needed. His games load so much faster & he has so much space & he's really very happy with it. The only downside on research on the samsung was on the price. If thats all for me it's worth it. Buying a 4tb was slightly cheaper than buying 2 x 2tb of this...view more This is actually my son's purchase for his pc. His ssd was very small & his hdd was quite slow & he needed more space & with newer games they need an ssd to play. I was lucky to get this 4tb as it appeared when I was going to get the 2tb so really happy I have waited. Did the research & this was the best option out even tho I did it on the 2tb but got a 4tb which is excellent for what he needed. His games load so much faster & he has so much space & he's really very happy with it. The only downside on research on the samsung was on the price. If thats all for me it's worth it. Buying a 4tb was slightly cheaper than buying 2 x 2tb of this samsung which he didn't have room for. He only had room for the one ssd. Good that it has a 5 year warranty. I think it has some sort of heatsink as well which is great.

Brought this on discount, work perfectly Brought this on discount, work perfectly

It's fast, but also expensive. It's fast, but also expensive.