Samsung 990 PRO 2TB Storage

Samsung 990 PRO 2TB

Brand
Samsung
Model
990 PRO 2TB
$608–$672estimated range · from catalog price Sep 27, 2026

Samsung 990 PRO 2TB: fast Gen4 NVMe M.2 TLC SSD with DRAM, up to 7,450/6,900 MB/s and 1,200 TBW—great for boot, gaming, and editing workloads.

Storage performance rankTop 4% of storage drives
TierHigh end?GixCore tierWhat a part was built to do — not what it costs.EntryBudgetMainstreamHigh endEnthusiastFlagship A part can be cheap because it is an ageing flagship, or because it is a current entry-level model. The tier tells you which.
Released2022
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Capacity2 TB
TypeSSD
InterfacePCIe
Read speed7450 MB/s
Write speed6900 MB/s
Form factorM.2
GixCore Editorial

Product overview

Samsung’s 990 PRO 2TB (MZ‑V9P2T0B/AM) is a PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD in the 990 PRO family, announced on August 24, 2022 at Gamescom; Samsung’s datasheet marks the initial release in October 2022, with retail availability rolling out in November 2022 in some regions.Sourcenews.samsung.com

Positioned as a high_end fast Gen4 drive, it exists to deliver near‑peak PCIe 4.0 performance and solid endurance without the Gen5 premium. The 2TB SKU is rated up to 7,450/6,900 MB/s (read/write), uses Samsung V‑NAND TLC with a 2GB LPDDR4 DRAM cache, and carries a 1,200 TBW rating in an M.2 2280 form factor—well‑suited for a boot drive, large game library, and video‑editing scratch; it also supports PS5 expansion when paired with a heatsink.Sourcedownload.semiconductor.samsung.com

Best for
  • boot drive
  • game library
  • video-editing scratch
  • PS5 expansion
Official product specifications

Specifications

At a glance iEach dot represents a catalog model. Farther right means a higher measured value, not necessarily a better fit.Measured against the storage drives catalog
Current modelCatalog models
Capacity2 TB
Higher than 36% of storage drives
Read speed7450 MB/s
Higher than 96% of storage drives
Capacity
2 TB
Type
SSD
Read speed
7450 MB/s
Write speed
6900 MB/s
Form factor
M.2
Hardware Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
Data Transfer Rate
16000 Mb/s
Interface
PCIe
Tdp
9 W
Pairing fit

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