Samsung’s new flagship SSDs are even more overkill for your PS5

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The 990 Pro is a new version of the flagship PCIe Solid State Drive. The M.2 storage device gets even closer to being as fast as it can theoretically be, and there is also the option of getting it with a heatsink that comes complete with lighting.

In sequential reads and writes, it can do up to 7,450 MB/s and 6,900 MB/s, and it can achieve 1,400K random read input/output operations per second. The 980 Pro has a maximum of 7,000 MB/s for sequential reads and 5,000 MB/s for sequential writes. When it comes to writing speeds, even high-end models from WD and Sabrent don't come close.

The performance jump isn't close to what we saw from the 970 Pro to the 980 Pro when they upgraded from 3.0 to 4.0 It is impressive that it was able to get even closer to the theoretical limit of 8,000 MB/s. The PS5 only has to be able to do 5,000 MB/s in sequential reads, so it is probably overkill for all but the most advanced PC and console games.

It wasn't immediately clear how it was able to squeeze even more speed out of its SSDs without changing to a newer version. The company says that it is 50 percent more power efficient than the 980's controller, and that the two generations of SSD seem similar when it comes to memory and storage chips.

There are some applications where the extra performance of the 990 will make a difference. If you want to shave seconds off your computer's boot times or improve game loading speeds, I don't think it's worth the extra cost. If you see a good sale on the older model, you can pick it up without being concerned that it is inferior. If you want to upgrade to a PS5 with the required heatsink, you can get a version of the 980 from SAMSUNG.

The 990 Pro will go on sale in October at a suggested retail price of $179 for the 1 terabytes model and $299 for the 2 terabytes model. The 980 Pro models have the same price as the other models. Tech is being hit by inflation. According to the company, a 4 terabytes model is on the way.