Post by account_disabled on Jan 28, 2024 22:28:44 GMT -5
After a previous Samsung product page snafu, the company is officially launching its next-generation mainstream SSD today. The 990 EVO will be available in both 1TB and 2TB capacities and offers an interesting mix of both PCIe Gen 5 and PCIe Gen 4, allowing for up to 2 PCIe lanes at Gen 5 speeds or up to 4 lanes at Gen 4. and below. The 990 EVO edition marks the return of the EVO SSD brand after being quietly sidelined during the 980 generation when it was Samsung's only non-PRO drive. vanilla 980 SSD . Therefore, Samsung's own performance comparisons for the new drive are against the latest EVO, the 970 EVO Plus, although it looks like the vanilla 980 was the successor to the 970 EVO, in many ways it is the successor to the 980. The discs are available immediately from Samsung.
The company Fax Lists has set the retail price of the drives at $125 for the 1TB model, and $210 for the 2TB. These are tough prices for a drive in the competitive mainstream SSD market, though not unusual for a Samsung drive. Here's our original story (with updated specs): First published: 01 The launch of the 990 EVO M.2 2280 SSD by Samsung seems to be the case, as the official product pages with specifications went live a few days ago before dropping in certain regions. The most interesting aspect of the 990 EVO is not the claimed speed, but the fact that it can run in Gen 4 or Gen 5 modes with different numbers of trains. Recently launched mobile platforms from both AMD and Intel use Gen 4 lines for the storage subsystem.
However, with the advancement of technology, it is inevitable that it will move to Gen 5 in the future. Meanwhile, thermal limitations in mobile systems may prevent notebook manufacturers from entering Gen 5 desktop speeds (8 - 14 GB/s). An interesting option for such cases would be to switch to a dual-layer Gen 5 implementation, which helps to maintain the same bandwidth as Gen 4 x4, but reduces BOM costs by reducing the number of pins / lines in the host. side The Samsung 990 EVO seems to be a platform designed with such a scenario in mind. PCIe PHYs/controllers are backwards compatible and the SSD 990 EVO controller includes a 4-lane Gen 5 controller and PHY.
The company Fax Lists has set the retail price of the drives at $125 for the 1TB model, and $210 for the 2TB. These are tough prices for a drive in the competitive mainstream SSD market, though not unusual for a Samsung drive. Here's our original story (with updated specs): First published: 01 The launch of the 990 EVO M.2 2280 SSD by Samsung seems to be the case, as the official product pages with specifications went live a few days ago before dropping in certain regions. The most interesting aspect of the 990 EVO is not the claimed speed, but the fact that it can run in Gen 4 or Gen 5 modes with different numbers of trains. Recently launched mobile platforms from both AMD and Intel use Gen 4 lines for the storage subsystem.
However, with the advancement of technology, it is inevitable that it will move to Gen 5 in the future. Meanwhile, thermal limitations in mobile systems may prevent notebook manufacturers from entering Gen 5 desktop speeds (8 - 14 GB/s). An interesting option for such cases would be to switch to a dual-layer Gen 5 implementation, which helps to maintain the same bandwidth as Gen 4 x4, but reduces BOM costs by reducing the number of pins / lines in the host. side The Samsung 990 EVO seems to be a platform designed with such a scenario in mind. PCIe PHYs/controllers are backwards compatible and the SSD 990 EVO controller includes a 4-lane Gen 5 controller and PHY.