Samsung is gearing up to release 4.0 SSDs that are said to be capable of running at up to 7,450 Mbps. Its 1TB and 2TB versions are expected to launch in October, with the 4TB option to launch in 2023.
Samsung launches its 990 Pro PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Samsung has officially unveiled the 990 Pro PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, which is designed to be used for gaming, data analysis, 3D rendering, and even Ultra HD video editing. The 990 Pro is said to be able to run at up to 7,450 Mbps and write at speeds of up to 6,900 Mbps.
This pushes the limits of Samsung’s next SSD models beyond the limits of the previous 980 Pro, which could only reach 7000MB/s read and 5000MB/s write. The 990 Pro will also improve the random read/write performance of the 980 by 55%.
Samsung 990 Pro prices start at $179
The improvements will help the new Samsung 990 Pro achieve an IOPS of 1400/1550K. Samsung also plans to launch the new storage models in October at MSRP, bringing them closer to that of the 980 Pro.
According to Tech Spot’s story, the new Samsung 990 Pro 1TB model is expected to sell for $179, while its 2TB model with an included heatsink is expected to sell for $309. Buyers who are unhappy with these types of memory capacities can also opt for the 4TB version, which is expected to launch in 2023.
Tests showed the Samsung 980 Pro hit less than noted
According to Tech Spot, the read/write speeds listed by Samsung were described as “likely ambitious”. The publication did a test on the Samsung 980 Pro, and it resulted in a read speed of 6,300 Mbps compared to the advertised 7,000 Mbps.
Regardless of the actual speed of the 990 Oro, Samsung expects the new SSDs to be able to significantly reduce game loading times. If that were to happen, the performance difference would most likely be seen in games that launch in 2023 or later.
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Advertised speeds could be more likely applied in games
According to tests, newer PC games considered high-end show the same experience on SATA or NVMe SS, even PS5 games can already run on SSD cards as long as they are able to get 3200 Mbps.
Things could change, however, with Microsoft’s DirectStorage API and its debut on Windows in 2023 with the release of “Forspoken” from Luminous Productions. Samsung used the game as an example and demonstrated at GDC 2022 that NVMe loaded in just two to four seconds on a SATA SSD compared to the 21 seconds it took to load on an HDD.
With that, the users who could benefit the most from the extra speed could be gamers.
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