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I have spent the last few years extensively testing PC components and without a doubt, the Samsung 990 Pro M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD is one of the better SSD choices you can make, even if you’re using a PCIe 5.0 motherboard.
While it is usually quite expensive, you can get it Samsung 990 Pro 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD for just $169.99 (regularly $249.99) now at Newegg.
This model does not come with a heatsink, but you can spend $10 extra and select that option. While it’s a PCIe 4.0 SSD (so heat isn’t as much of an issue as with faster PCIe 5.0 SSDs), in my testing, the heatsink definitely helped keep the drive’s performance stable during heavy workloads. As such, definitely choose the heatsink option if you don’t have a heatsink built into your motherboard.
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The main reason why this PCIe 4.0 drive is so expensive at MSRP is that its sequential read and write speeds push against the very limit of what the PCIe 4.0 interface on a motherboard can handle. With this 32% Newegg discount, however, you can get it for one of the lowest prices I’ve seen for this unit.
Rated for read speeds of up to 7,450 MB/s and write speeds of up to 6,900 MB/s, there is very little room for the maximum 7,500/7,000 MB/s read/write speeds for the PCIe 4.0 standard.
In my Samsung 990 Pro reviewI found that the unit effectively achieves these speeds for a fairly common setup for most users and prosumer gamers. If you’re still using a PCIe 4.0 system, this is probably the fastest drive you’ll ever use (and it’s incredibly fast!).
Even better, this drive will also work with your PS5 console, and can achieve over 7,000 MB/s read speeds, making it great for quickly loading game content.
