Samsung 990 PRO M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD 1TB (MZ‑V9P1T0BW)

Description

Overview

The Samsung 990 PRO 1TB is a flagship M.2 (2280) NVMe SSD designed for high‑performance gaming, content creation and professional workloads. It uses Samsung’s in‑house controller and V‑NAND TLC with an on‑board LPDDR4 cache to maximise sustained throughput while maintaining low power consumption.

Key features

• Interface: PCIe Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 (backward compatible with PCIe 3.0).
• Sequential performance: up to 7,450 MB/s read and 6,900 MB/s write (manufacturer stated).
• Random (4KB, QD32) performance: up to 1,200,000 IOPS (read) and up to 1,550,000 IOPS (write) for the 1TB SKU.
• Endurance: 600 TBW (Terabytes Written); warranty: 5 years limited (whichever comes first).
• Form factor & dimensions: M.2 2280; max 80.0 × 22 × 2.3 mm; model codes include MZ‑V9P1T0 / MZ‑V9P1T0BW / MZ‑V9P1T0B/AM.
• Power (typical): idle ~50 mW (APST on); active read ~5.4 W, write ~5.0 W.
• Reliability & security: MTBF 1.5 million hours; AES 256‑bit full‑disk encryption; TCG/Opal 2.0 and IEEE1667 support.

The 990 PRO is listed by the manufacturer as suitable for client PCs and PlayStation 5 expansion (confirm clearance and whether a heatsink is required for your PS5 or motherboard slot). For detailed test conditions, measurements and operating notes refer to the official Samsung datasheet.