This is a blazingly fast drive running slower than it's capable to accommodate an eatx Asus crosshair vi extreme motherboard. I'm using it as a separate nvme SSD mounted in the m.2-2 slot of the pc.
I have a 500gb Evo 970 plus running windows 11.
Windows doesn't need 2TB and for now 500GB is enough. Games can need a lot of space and loading times are much better with a sata m.2, let alone a nvme m.2 like this 990. The extra speed of this device that I'm not experiencing is neither here nor there as the £120ish price is good value IMHO.
I have also purchased another for a friend at £114 after another nvme of another manufacturer seems to have failed. Left with a HDD to run the pc from was very laggy. Now with this nvme SSD the pc is much more responsive. That pc has windows and games running from this one drive and perform ls well.
Samsung magician can be helpful to monitor Samsung drives, as can crystal disk info to monitor this drive and others.
I have also installed a cooler for it, it may not need it at these speeds but it looks and operates in cool fashion.
| Brand | Samsung |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 8.02 x 2.21 x 0.28 cm; 9 g |
| Batteries | 1 AAAA batteries required. |
| Item model number | MZ-V9S4T0BW |
| Manufacturer | Samsung |
| Series | 990 EVO Plus |
| Colour | Black |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Standing screen display size | 16 Inches |
| Hard Drive Size | 4 TB |
| Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
| Hard Drive Interface | PCIE x 4 |
| Operating System | Windows |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 2.6 Watt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries contained in equipment |
| Lithium Battery Weight | 5 g |
| Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 4 |
| Item Weight | 9 g |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
