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Samsung 980 PRO 500GB vs Samsung 990 PRO 2TB

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Key differences

  • Samsung 990 PRO 2TB has higher Capacity (2000 GB vs 500 GB)
  • Samsung 990 PRO 2TB has higher Endurance (TBW) (1,200 vs 300)
  • Samsung 990 PRO 2TB has higher Sequential write (6,900 vs 5,000)
  • Samsung 990 PRO 2TB has higher Sequential read (7,450 vs 6,900)

Full spec comparison

Spec
Samsung 980 PRO 500GB
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB
Performance
Capacity500 GB2000 GB
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
Form factorM.2 2280M.2 2280
ProtocolNVMe 1.3NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,9007,450
Sequential write5,0006,900
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)3001,200
DRAM cacheYesYes
NAND type3D TLC V-NAND3D TLC V-NAND
Warranty5 years5 years

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Samsung 980 PRO 500GB

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