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Samsung 980 500GB vs Samsung 990 PRO 1TB

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Key differences

  • Samsung 990 PRO 1TB has higher Sequential write (6,900 vs 2,600)
  • Samsung 990 PRO 1TB has higher Sequential read (7,450 vs 3,100)
  • Samsung 990 PRO 1TB has higher Capacity (1000 GB vs 500 GB)
  • Samsung 990 PRO 1TB has higher Endurance (TBW) (600 vs 300)

Full spec comparison

Spec
Samsung 980 500GB
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB
Performance
Capacity500 GB1000 GB
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
Form factorM.2 2280M.2 2280
ProtocolNVMe 1.4NVMe 2.0
Sequential read3,1007,450
Sequential write2,6006,900
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)300600
DRAM cacheNoYes
NAND type3D TLC V-NAND3D TLC V-NAND
Warranty5 years5 years

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