Samsung Launches New 990 EVO Plus SSD with Higher Capacity, Power Efficiency

Samsung Electronics Singapore has announced the release of the 990 EVO Plus SSD, which comes with PCIe 4.0 support and the latest NAND technology to offer higher performance, capacities, and power efficiency. Optimised for business and creative endeavours as well as gaming, the this new offering is an ideal solution for consumers who are seeking faster data processing speeds and expanded storage capacities on their PCs.

“As consumers create higher quality images, video content and engage in next-generation gaming, this creates a corresponding demand for high-performance, high-capacity storage options to facilitate quick transfers for valuable data. As the world leader in advanced memory technology, Samsung is introducing the 990 EVO Plus SSD to users who want enhanced performance and efficiency on their laptops and desktop PCs. With faster data read and write speeds, expanded storage capacities and improved power efficiency, the 990 EVO Plus SSD offers the best-in-class SSD experience to consumers, workers and gamers alike,” Jacus Long, Head of Display Business at Samsung Electronics Singapore.

Enhanced Performance, Power Efficiency, and Storage Capacity

The 990 EVO Plus SSD is built on decades of Samsung’s pioneering semiconductor technology with proven reliability. Featuring Samsung’s latest 8th generation V-NAND technology and a 5-nanometer (nm) controller, this new SSD boasts sequential read speeds of up to 7,250 megabytes-per-second (MB/s) and write speeds of up to 6,300MB/s3,4, enhancing its performance by up to 50% compared to its predecessor, the 990 EVO. The 990 EVO Plus SSD also incorporates an innovative nickel-coated heat shield that minimises overheating, which enhances its power efficiency by 73% compared to its predecessor.

To meet the growing storage requirements of consumers, the 990 EVO Plus SSD offers a 4TB model that exceeds the limits of the 990 EVO, to offer even higher storage capacity to users. The 990 EVO successor is also equipped with Samsung’s intelligent TurboWrite 2.0, revamped for maximised performance, to facilitate rapid file transfer speeds and reduce lag.

The 990 EVO Plus SSD’s 4TB model has an industry-leading random read speed of 1,050K input/output and 1,400K IOPS3,4 for random write, putting its performance almost on par with SSD products with DRAM, without using DRAM cache. This feature makes it an optimal solution for gaming and artificial intelligence (AI) tasks that require high performance.

Samsung Magician Software Support

To enhance the functionality of all Samsung SSDs, including the 990 EVO Plus SSD, users can make use of the optimisation tools available with the Samsung Magician software. The software can help users to streamline the data migration process for SSD upgrades effortlessly and securely, while valuable data, monitoring SSD health and offering customised performance optimisation.

Availability and Pricing of the 990 EVO Plus SSD

The 990 EVO Plus SSD will be available in Singapore from the end of October via the Samsung Online Store, the Samsung Official Store on Lazada and Shopee, as well as at selected consumer electronics stores. The recommended retail price for the 1TB 990 Evo Plus is SGD $159, while the 2TB model retails for SGD $268, and the 4TB model retails at SGD $479.

For more information—including warranty details—please visit samsung.com/sg/memory-storage/all-memory-storage/?ssd. For a user guide on how to install the 990 EVO Plus onto your laptop or computer, visit samsung.com/sg/memory-storage/all-memory-storage/?ssd.