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  • čas přidán 15. 08. 2024
  • Testing the Samsung 990 PRO 4TB. Get yours: geni.us/Gm5T4q (affiliate)
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    Timestamps:
    0:00​ - Introduction
    0:30 - Samsung 990 Pro 4TB Overview
    2:08 - Performance in Light Use
    2:55​ - Performance in Heavier Use (OS Drive, Video Editors, etc)
    3:25 - Latency
    3:40 - Performance in Extreme Use (Consistency Test)
    4:38 - Gaming Performance
    5:13 - Sequential Performance
    6:00 - Thermal Performance
    7:07 - Samsung Magician Software
    7:30 - Samsung's Questionable Handling of Early 990 Pro Firmware Issues
    9:35 - Pricing & Final Thoughts
    Disclosure:
    - This product was provided by Samsung for the purpose of testing. As per my own guidelines, they don't get any say about anything in this video or any of my other reviews. It's not sponsored by them, they also didn't get to preview this video beforehand, or any other nonsense like that. My reviews reflect my own views, nothing more, nothing less.
    - Amazon links I provide are (typically) affiliate links. Using these does not cost you anything at all. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This means they do provide me with a small commission when you decide to buy a product, at no cost to you.
    #Crucial #T700 #SSD

Komentáře • 391

  • @pogtuber5146
    @pogtuber5146 Před 10 měsíci +117

    It's weird how few of my favorite tech tubers cover SSDs. You're the channel I always look to for SSD advice!

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci +14

      Glad to hear it! :D

    • @tosiin3930
      @tosiin3930 Před 10 měsíci +5

      I've noticed this as well and one of the reasons I subscribed. Still debating on what I want for a boot drive and a gaming drive. Thinking 1tb for boot and 4tb for gaming.

    • @PSYCHOV3N0M
      @PSYCHOV3N0M Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@tosiin3930I'm going to splurge for the Intel Optane P5800X as my boot drive.
      Wish me luck. 🤣🤣🤣

    • @hassangammudi3212
      @hassangammudi3212 Před 9 měsíci

      @@TechTesters days ago i accidentally damaged my 4TB HDD but i want to replace it with 2TB or 4TB Sata SSD which of these Samsung,Lexar,Silicon Power and WD

    • @ZackSNetwork
      @ZackSNetwork Před 8 měsíci

      @@hassangammudi3212Do you have a old PC? If not why did you want Sata SSD’s in almost 2024?

  • @ENPY
    @ENPY Před 10 měsíci +42

    I was choosing between SN850X 2TB vs 990 Pro 2TB. In the end, I took both: SN850X 2TB for PS5 and 990 Pro 2TB for my PC (I updated the firmware, of course). Both models are very good.
    It’s great that Samsung has finally released a 4TB version, thanks for the review!
    Assassin's Creed earrings are very cool :)

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci +19

      When in doubt, buy both! 😅 And thanks!

    • @chrisbullock6477
      @chrisbullock6477 Před 10 měsíci +3

      WD has the 4tb as well with the 850X

    • @ryanhoward22
      @ryanhoward22 Před 9 měsíci +3

      do you still have to update the firmware buying the samsung 990 pro? Its not already updated out the box? I'm confused

    • @milanklco
      @milanklco Před 9 měsíci +2

      ​@@ryanhoward22bought 990pro 4tb now and it has newest firmware already, confirmed by Samsung Magician, no need update ;)

    • @eatthisvr6
      @eatthisvr6 Před 9 měsíci

      How do I update the firmware? Iv just bought the 2gb version

  • @pyroMaximilian
    @pyroMaximilian Před 4 měsíci +3

    Thank you for pointing out that this was the only single-sided 4TB model; you saved me some serious headache. Love all your work.

  • @0perativeX
    @0perativeX Před 10 měsíci +23

    Great review, many thanks. I've been using 2x Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD's in RAID0 since they came out. I was originally going to just get 1x Samsung 990 Pro 4TB drive but Samsung took ages to release it. The RAID0 performance has been good (14000 read/13000 write), no complaints here.

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci +14

      Yeah they said "later in 2022" when they launched the 1-2TB versions. It's taken them closer to a year :-/

    • @alpenfoxvideo7255
      @alpenfoxvideo7255 Před 10 měsíci +2

      yeah I was in the same situation, my workstations in the office now have the cheaper Crucial P3 Plus 😆

  • @darkreigncometh
    @darkreigncometh Před 10 měsíci +10

    I look forward to your reviews. The 4TB would be a great addition to my setup, but the price is more than I am willing to pay at this time.

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci +3

      Thank you :D And give it time I guess.

  • @antonyhermens9985
    @antonyhermens9985 Před 10 měsíci +9

    Up until a few months ago i was still using a 840 Pro. Used it for 10 years in my 1st CPU build and still indicates 70% life. upgrade to a new PC now with a 950 Pro and a 980 pro at very good price, love Samsung SSD. Had one SSD failed after 1 week use -they gave me a upgraded replacement (in nr . not GB) never looked back again.

    • @Mdxceed2
      @Mdxceed2 Před 7 měsíci

      Same as you. I have a 850 evo, 950 pro, 980 pro 1 tb and this is... 🎉

  • @wolfwilkopter2231
    @wolfwilkopter2231 Před 10 měsíci +6

    I'm using the 990Pro 2Tb model as OS and workdrive combined with a Acidalie BT01 Cooler (black), it just rocks.
    Was waiting for the 4TB model as gamedrive,
    but since that wasnt out and nothing was to be heard from Samsung at that time about when the 4tb will be finally released...
    i went with the Lexar NM790 4TB for just 200Bucks and i cant complain, it runs Cyberpunk and everything else without issues and darn fast on my X570 Aorus Pro.
    That one is cooled with the BeQuiet! MC1 Pro btw, as the NM790 is also singlesided it just fits under my brick of a GPU (RTX3080 Aorus Master 12Gb).
    Thx for the review of the 4TB model, maybe the next system will get some, as it will surely have more than just 2 M.2 Slots..^^

  • @DennyMK007
    @DennyMK007 Před 8 měsíci +4

    I just ordered the 990 pro 4GB. Arrives in two days. Nice to hear that they fixed the issues.
    Btw, upgrading from 970 evo plus 1TB bought in July 2020 for $218, while the new one is $250 (black Friday sale) for 4TB and it’s pro version.

    • @NODIR7398
      @NODIR7398 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Hi, could you share or tell me where did you buy 990 pro for 250$ ?

    • @Mdxceed2
      @Mdxceed2 Před 7 měsíci

      I bought it now for 380$. How did you buy 250$?

  • @chumbawumba1959
    @chumbawumba1959 Před 10 měsíci +7

    Nada, another great vid on the details of all things NVME!!! You have a remarkable talent for conversational yet thorough narration, and the thing that really impresses - as compared to many of the other YT'ers who do these types of videos - is that you don't have a jump cut after every sentence, LOL. Doubly impressive since English is not your first language. Keep up the awesome work!!!

  • @SirTE0
    @SirTE0 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Great review and a very good SSD (as always by Samsung). I have the 990Pro 2TB since December 2022 and I faced the issue you mentioned in the video (firmware fixed only several months, non just weeks, after I bought it). The 4TB is still a very solid product but I really don't like those gaming performances and I don't figure out why they are so poor. I think I will end up in buying a SN850X 4TB just for games while keeping the 990Pro 2TB for OS and apps.
    P.s. I know it has nothing to do with the review but I love the color and the shape of your nails. Too cute!

  • @txwt5109
    @txwt5109 Před 9 měsíci +3

    I enjoy your reviews, very thorough, and informative. I have made a couple of purchases based on your reviews. I will be purchasing a 990 Pro 4TB since it is single sided, which is an important detail that most reviews leave out. I will be installing it on a laptop board that will only except a single sided SSD. Some of the other reviews I've looked at don't take time to do extensive testing or mention physical details such as single or double sided, or heatsink thickness etc. Thanks for the exceptionally good, detailed review.

  • @slickmastajay
    @slickmastajay Před 4 měsíci +2

    Thanks! Sold me on the 4tb 990 pro as my storage upgrade for a g14 2024 oled

  • @didamnesia3575
    @didamnesia3575 Před 10 měsíci +5

    I heard firmware issue and bought Wd black 850x instead. About 2 months ago.
    Nice to see Samsung introduce a product while simultaneously trying to dry up supply

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci +3

      They fixed that earlier this year, but you can't go wrong with a SN850X either!

    • @didamnesia3575
      @didamnesia3575 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@TechTesters I got them on your recommendation! 😆 🤣

  • @xPhantomxify
    @xPhantomxify Před 10 měsíci +3

    Leuke review! Tof dat je uitlegt wat PCMark is en waarom je het test. Ik zie dat je steeds verbeteringen doorvoert en jezelf wil uitdagen, ga zo door! Ik blijf je kanaal supporten zoals gewoonlijk, want ik zie een hard werkende dame.

  • @TheSimArchitect
    @TheSimArchitect Před 7 měsíci +5

    Thanks! I have an old PC with PCIEx 3.0 (and an 8700K processor) but I decided to order this drive a couple of minutes ago. Glad they solved the problem you mention. I know I'll have much less performance but I will be able to use the drive on a potential future computer when the time for an upgrade comes.

  • @DragunnitumGaming
    @DragunnitumGaming Před 5 měsíci +1

    Exactly what i needed to know!! thank you!!! i was Eyeing this model for a few days now and this video helped me finalize my decision! ♥ Getting it next week ♥

  • @RonnieBeck
    @RonnieBeck Před 8 měsíci +3

    Great review as always! Love this channel for the no-nonsense, straight-to-the-point reviews. Thanks a lot!

  • @strouja
    @strouja Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you for taking the time to make this. I learned about TLC vs QLC and that TLC is better for performance and endurance. I hope w/ the latest firmware these drives are now more reliable. Thanks again

  • @austinrichards1302
    @austinrichards1302 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Thanks, Nada! was looking forward to the 4tb variants review!
    Much appreciated!❤️

  • @fjallmann
    @fjallmann Před 10 měsíci +2

    A great review. I just happened to chance on your reviews online and I must say you articulate and express your thoughts really well.

  • @klipk7296
    @klipk7296 Před 10 měsíci +1

    At long last, they have finally released this. Thanks for the testing

  • @TwstedTV
    @TwstedTV Před 10 měsíci +3

    This is awesome news to watch 🤓👍 Finally a 4-TB drive. I currently own (x2) 2-TB Samsung 990-Pro's version installed in Raid-1 mode installed on,
    Gigabyte X670E Extreme Motherboard
    AMD Ryzen 9 (7950-X)
    GSkill 128-GB DDR5 (6000mHz)
    So hearing about the 4TB version is awesome, because I am going to get 2 of them. I thought they were never going to release a 4-TB version. I thought they were going to release
    a new product above the 990-Pro's. Like a 1000 or something LOL 🤷‍♀😂 I am waiting for a RTX-5000 GPU now, and Ill be all set. As I am still running a GTX-1070-Ti in this new system.
    I would have gotten the Crucial NVMe but they are way way too expensive. I'll wait. As this motherboard supports Gen-5 NVMe in all 5 slots.

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci +2

      Yeah they took their sweet time :P

  • @NoFucksToGiveAnymore
    @NoFucksToGiveAnymore Před 6 měsíci +1

    I just bought the 990 4 TB model Friday with heatsink upgraded from the 980 worth it in this will also be the last SSD I will buy Don't think I'm going to need another one for quite some time

  • @robertlemonseed7075
    @robertlemonseed7075 Před 10 měsíci +17

    The fact it's Single sided is one of the most important details imo., this looks like the next upgrade for my laptop. Great review.

    • @djmecaro
      @djmecaro Před 7 měsíci

      The newer Crucial T500 would be much better for a laptop if it’s not too late

    • @absolut6959
      @absolut6959 Před 7 měsíci

      @@djmecaro Why?

    • @djmecaro
      @djmecaro Před 7 měsíci

      It’s top of the line and runs very cool, which is important for low airflow like a laptop. She has another video on it

    • @absolut6959
      @absolut6959 Před 7 měsíci

      It's a pity there is no 4tb capacity of Crucial, yet. Does anyone know when it's going to be released?

    • @djmecaro
      @djmecaro Před 7 měsíci

      @@absolut6959 We don't know when, but they said sometime in 2024

  • @NathanMillerVisuals
    @NathanMillerVisuals Před 6 měsíci +1

    Great review! I’m thinking of upgrading from the 2TB 980 Pro I currently use for proxy and render cache on my editing machine to this 4TB. Been doing lots more massive documentary and event coverage projects this past year and my 2TB fills up fast with cache

  • @enhncr
    @enhncr Před 10 měsíci

    Finally a review that I can clearly watch and assess as genuine and basically the best on YT. Thanks.

  • @Tartarus144
    @Tartarus144 Před 10 měsíci +62

    i hope this doesn't have the firmware issues the other two had...

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci +46

      It doesn't, but I do talk about it a bit in the video.

    • @TheSometimeAfter
      @TheSometimeAfter Před 10 měsíci +3

      What firmware issues are you talking about? And by other two, do you mean the 970, 980 range?

    • @joeyyung911
      @joeyyung911 Před 10 měsíci +6

      You think Samsung is dumb enough to have the same issue on this?! And it's been resolved a long time ago.

    • @arx117
      @arx117 Před 10 měsíci +9

      ​@@joeyyung911and then Samsung release new batch with slower speed hahahaha

    • @dinosoarskill17
      @dinosoarskill17 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Didn’t realize i needed a Pip-Boy m.2 holder

  • @icedcaries
    @icedcaries Před 4 měsíci +1

    I have a video suggestion for you - Crucial New 2024 T705 4TB PCIe Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD

  • @RemydeRuiter
    @RemydeRuiter Před 10 měsíci +2

    Nice detailed SSD review again! Curious to see when Samsung will bring out a Gen 5 drive.
    For storage I recently bought a Lexar NM790 4TB in the Netherlands for 200€ while It's going for 190€ now. Would love to see a review of that comparing to the P3 plus and Kingston options.

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci +3

      Thank you! And I should have some Lexar drives included soon!

    • @Uncaged_Rage
      @Uncaged_Rage Před 10 měsíci

      i have 3 4tb nvm790 in my computer right now. All for gaming haha. Works really well. I recommend them

  • @Crossfire2003
    @Crossfire2003 Před 4 měsíci

    Great video!
    My greatest disappointment regarding Samsung SSDs is the fact that the "Pro" series are no longer using 2-bit MLC NAND, but they use regular 3-bit TLC NAND, which is slower, 10X less durable, and less reliable.
    I would like to see a 1TB M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4 drive with 2GB DRAM and 1-bit SLC NAND.
    But no company seems to release such a drive.
    (Enmotus's FuzeDrive was the closest to that, however, today Enmotus is no longer in business).

  • @axatassabrae
    @axatassabrae Před 10 měsíci

    Thanks for covering this item. I just found myself in the market for a new SSD

  • @rodhester2166
    @rodhester2166 Před 10 měsíci

    Great review. Thanks. This winter I will be shopping for another drive as my 990 2t is getting full.

  • @jackka82
    @jackka82 Před 10 měsíci +5

    Nice to see the Gen 5 SSDs being included in the benchmarks.
    I wonder how noticeable the differences in benchmarks are in actual use. I have no idea if the top of the chart performer is 1 second faster, or 10 seconds faster, or 0.1 seconds faster than the middle of the pack when launching a game or application, for example. I can tell that it's faster in score but have no way to translate it to real difference in usage.

  • @garynagle3093
    @garynagle3093 Před 9 měsíci

    Great review. I’ve had good luck with Samsung in the past. This looks like a great buy

  • @AmstradExin
    @AmstradExin Před 9 měsíci

    I've got an old...like 8 year old Sandisk SSD. 120GB.A Z400, as a bootdrive. 68TB written and absolutely no issues at all. SSD's for a while now are WAY more sturdy. All my HDD's have some kind of issues and clearly visible in any SMART data viewer.

  • @matt42666
    @matt42666 Před 10 měsíci

    good info as normal Samsung drives are the only drives I use in all of my PCs I just replaced my 960 NVME drives in my Z270 I77700K rig with the 970 Evo Plus and I am very happy with them the Samsung Data Migration software was beautiful for cloning my drives my other PCs are 13th gen PCs both with 980 Pro drives in all the M.2 bays along with 850 Evo SATA SSDs in the other drive bays also very happy with them all

  • @HolloVVpoint
    @HolloVVpoint Před 10 měsíci +1

    Been waiting for this for a while. Just hoping it doesn’t have the same firmware issues.

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci

      They fixed that way before the 4tb launch so it shouldn’t be a concern

  • @a.j.haverkamp4023
    @a.j.haverkamp4023 Před 9 měsíci

    That left sound dampening panel looks very exited about this video.

  • @robertcochran7103
    @robertcochran7103 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Thank you for posting this excellent discussion of the Samsung 4 Tb drive. I do own 2 Samsung NvME drives that were affected by the "drive health failure" issue. Fortunately, I did the necessary firmware updates on each of the drives. They are working fine today. I was displeased with Samsung for not handling this issue better at the time. When I had the chance to build a complete system based on an Asus ProArt Z790 motherboard, I opted to buy Western Digital SN850x devices instead of Samsung devices. If I could build another system today, I would watch all of your NvME product reviews, listen carefully to your advice, look at product availability here in the USA, and then decide. Thanks again for this review. I think I understand the amount of work that you put into examining the Samsung product and then producing the review content. Both are considerable projects by themselves and require specialized skills and constant training.

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci +2

      Thank you for the lovely comment, always glad the videos are appreciated!

  • @RodrigoLobosChile
    @RodrigoLobosChile Před 9 měsíci

    Outstanding!, many thanks for the report.👌

  • @user-em4kw8un4s
    @user-em4kw8un4s Před 3 měsíci

    Awesome show love the energy you bring to the channel

  • @d4nith3
    @d4nith3 Před 5 měsíci +1

    This ssd is better in every way than the WD B SN850X except GAMIMG. I would like to see this ssd vs SN850X 4TB.

  • @dcpowered
    @dcpowered Před 8 měsíci

    This is my first time on this channel and i am very impressed with the in-depth review and investigation. Great work!!

  • @onlyvik
    @onlyvik Před 9 měsíci

    I am still running with 4 x 1TB Samsung 970 pro versions. The oldest two are from 2018 and the latest 2021. All of them still have a health of 100% procent. I have a feeling the 970 pro still is the best and reliable nvme from Samsung.

  • @priatalat
    @priatalat Před 10 měsíci +1

    I totally agree with you, I’d rather have 2 990’s!

  • @user-md5yu1kd8v
    @user-md5yu1kd8v Před 7 měsíci +1

    Hey, I’m thinking about this too much haha really need help deciding. I have 1tb 990 pro as my main OS drive and I want a second one mainly for gaming I’m between a 4tb 990 pro or wd black sn850x, they both around the same price here so money is not a problem. Which one should I get ? Thank you

  • @Spectru91
    @Spectru91 Před 10 měsíci +1

    awesome review as always❤❤❤

  • @dianaalyssa8726
    @dianaalyssa8726 Před 10 měsíci

    TY, Probably waiting to buy when they are cheaper but decent premium drive. Have 970 EVO plus 2tb I just got recently for cheap on sale.

  • @MrVoayer
    @MrVoayer Před 9 měsíci

    Informative and valuable video ! Well done !!!

  • @iancrockerrr
    @iancrockerrr Před 7 měsíci

    Hi Nada, thanks for the great videos.
    Please would you consider a video on the Lexar NM790 2TB/4TB drives. I'd be super interested in the difference compared to the 990 Pro.
    Secondly a video for the best type of NVME drives for external enclosures like the Acasis TBU401E Thunderbolt 3/4.
    Thanks again for the content.

  • @antonyhermens9985
    @antonyhermens9985 Před 10 měsíci

    Good review thank you - Nice info and spec tests

  • @Sanmayce
    @Sanmayce Před měsícem

    Bought this drive yesterday, false humbleness aside, I am the guy who will make the most revealing single-threaded IOPS-wise benchmark showing that 4TB 990 PRO is the king... it will stress 1100 GB swap file for really random reads/writes of size 16 to 256 bytes... brutality itself... will report the Health and how many Total Reads/Writes in TB were done by reading the SMART... the whole torture will be on Fedora 39...
    As for your review, it is good but lacks the synthetic IOPS reporting, my suggestion for your future reviews is to include screenshots of 4KB random IOPS for 1GB and 64GB blocks.

  • @mohamedalmuhairi324
    @mohamedalmuhairi324 Před 10 měsíci +1

    thank you for the great Review😍

  • @m4nc1n1
    @m4nc1n1 Před 9 měsíci

    I got the gen5 700 1Tb when it came out for $129. It is my boot drive. I have a 4TB gen4 for my second drive.

  • @Swiftrunjrt
    @Swiftrunjrt Před 10 měsíci +1

    Where can this 4tb drive be purchased?
    I’m not finding it available for sale

  • @speedracer9132
    @speedracer9132 Před 10 měsíci +3

    I get it, on paper it’s technically faster… but when you consider the durability of the WD SN850x it makes more sense to go with WD

    • @AngryChineseWoman
      @AngryChineseWoman Před 9 měsíci

      Both have 2400 TBW endurance if I'm not mistaken. And the WD is 90€ more expensive than the 990 Pro in my country

    • @macd7743
      @macd7743 Před 9 měsíci

      Both 4TB have 2400 TBW. The WD 850 is cheaper than the Samsung 990 by $20 atm in the US. Choosing between the two is tough imo.

    • @kingjon5818
      @kingjon5818 Před 8 měsíci

      For gaming, the WD is better. The test that collects all sorts into real life tests allows others to go closer on score to the WD. But pure gaming, none of the gen 4 is that close

  • @Dylan-od2mp
    @Dylan-od2mp Před 10 měsíci

    Maybe you could make a video about NVME enclosures like satechi’s USB4 enclosure and Acasis NVME USB3 enclosure, since most Mac users need this enclosure in order to make it work with their Mac! Would be awesome to see one!
    Would be cool to see how well a 990 pro will perform in these enclosures, some heatsink tips regarding using enclosures etc. Etc.
    Oh and greetings from Amsterdam, your vids are great! :)

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Thanks! I might do something on external cases at some point, but I don't really have a lot of them currrently.

    • @Dylan-od2mp
      @Dylan-od2mp Před 10 měsíci

      @@TechTesters yes they are a little spare at the moment. But a lot of people are getting into NVME drives and enclosures. Me and almost all of my creative friends, like a few hundred of us are looking for a good enclosure and are on e regularly basis scouting CZcams and google for reviews of reliable and thermal capable (with decent heatsink) 40 gbps usb4 enclosures, since it is way cheaper, faster and more reliable in comparison to a SanDisk SSD. Especially the latest SanDisk SSD’s ;p.
      For now we are running the Acasis USB4 enclosures, a little bit shady company, does run hot but it is working for the moment.
      We are waiting for Satechi’s USB4 Enclosure to be available again, which is expected to have better thermal control, so running a lot cooler which as you know will be more beneficial to drive lifespan and better read/write speeds of course!
      But we are just creative’s, trying things out on our gut feeling, and you are the pro with the cool test results and benchmarks! So we would love to see the insights (like actual read/write speeds when using a specific NVME drive per specific enclosure, operating temps etc.) from you :)
      If you decide to make a vid on it, you would be one of the first to do a proper one, so it would be a premiere! Regarding CZcams business, I think you will gather a lot of views and subs, since this is a new niche that comes with NVME drives!
      Have I already convinced you yet?! Haha
      We will be waiting! Cheers

  • @Sol6an
    @Sol6an Před 7 měsíci +1

    I would appreciate your guidance on how to determine whether the laptop supports a 4TB SSD M.2. Your assistance on this matter is invaluable, and I thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this inquiry.
    The laptop is equipped with the following specifications:
    System Model: VivoBook_ASUSLaptop S5402ZA_S5402ZA
    Processor: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H, 2300 Mhz, 14 Core(s), 20 Logical Processor(s)
    Installed Physical Memory (RAM): 40.0 GB

  • @SuperInternetuser
    @SuperInternetuser Před 8 měsíci

    Thanks for the excellent review! Please consider reviewing also the Lexar NM790 4 TB and the Innovation IT PerformanceY 4TB, both of which cost about 200€ right now, compared to >300€ for the 990 4TB.

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 8 měsíci

      NM790 has gone through testing and will be included soon. Never heard of the other one before but I'll see if I can grab one.

    • @SuperInternetuser
      @SuperInternetuser Před 8 měsíci

      @@TechTesters Great, looking forward to it!

  • @LightyDust
    @LightyDust Před 5 měsíci

    I just bought this for my games & media and to finally move away entirely from 2.5" SATA drives. I currently have one Samsung 980 500GB for my Windows and software and two 1TB Samsung Evo drives, 850 and 870. 990 Pro will replace the latter two.

  • @PSYCHOV3N0M
    @PSYCHOV3N0M Před 10 měsíci +1

    Can you please review the Intel Optane P5800X??

  • @leroxy1464
    @leroxy1464 Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you for the great review. I'm going to buy it.

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci

      Hope it helped!

    • @leroxy1464
      @leroxy1464 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@TechTestersI have one more question that came to my mind just before i wanted to pre-order. The SSD distributes heat through the heatspreader on the bottom and the controller on the top. Now I have seen on newer motherboards that they also have heatspreader pads on the bottom of the motherboard. I'm using the Msi X570 Gaming Edge Wifi, which has a slot with a heatsink, but it's just a heatspreader pad that sits on top of the SSD. Does that mean that the heat can't really be dissipated completely and the SSD gets too hot? Is it better to leave out the built-in heatsink and buy the SSD with the heatsink pre-installed?

  • @adaboy4z
    @adaboy4z Před 10 měsíci

    Im using a 990 pro 1 Tb as I mainly stream, light gaming and video editing.

  • @Melchior82
    @Melchior82 Před 10 měsíci

    as it happens I bought 2x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB and a 2TB NVMe SSD's back earlier this year.
    The 2TB model is running very fast writes and reads.. but the 1TB model is not as fast as the 2TB one.
    I may money permitting get a 4TB Samsung NVMe SSD 990 Pro some day.. lol :D

  • @chrisbullock6477
    @chrisbullock6477 Před 10 měsíci +5

    The WD 4TB is now $285 and is better than this one in some cases, so good to see more options.

  • @dt9233
    @dt9233 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Nice drive but why not a led on there yet?

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci

      Why would you want a LED on there?

    • @dt9233
      @dt9233 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@TechTesters Well some cases dont have led hd activity light displays.... I also love watching the led activity when data is loading etc. 😊

  •  Před 10 měsíci

    Really lovely video and review. Thanks for the info and the great content. Greetings from Colombia. 😊😊
    PDTA: Love your Assassin's Creed earrings. ❤❤

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Thank you and you're welcome! :D

  • @GoldPunch
    @GoldPunch Před 10 měsíci

    I am happy with KC3000 so far.

  • @DocOrtmeyer
    @DocOrtmeyer Před 10 měsíci

    Important to mention: there has been research that just shows that - the distinction in heatsink isn't WHAT heat sink you get, but just that there is one. - thats the only important factor :)

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Pretty much. Assuming it's not complete crap :D

  • @ericli8534
    @ericli8534 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Here comes the time when TLC is consider "high end"

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci

      2-bit MLC is dead for consumers, sorry.

  • @captainprice2894
    @captainprice2894 Před 10 měsíci +3

    are those assassins creed earrings 🤔

  • @Sunlight91
    @Sunlight91 Před 10 měsíci

    My almost 10 year old Crucial MX100 still shows good health, but it hasn't been used much since I moved to Linux 2 years ago.

  • @Galmok18
    @Galmok18 Před měsícem

    Looked for information about idle power consumption of which there was non. Or just power consumption in general...

  • @HRaychin
    @HRaychin Před 10 měsíci

    Thanks for great review.

  • @DrCantinero
    @DrCantinero Před 9 měsíci

    Love the AC earings

  • @dantheman7357
    @dantheman7357 Před 10 měsíci

    Hi, and thanks for the great review. I am considering 4GB for my flight sim storage. This will help my decision.

  • @princejaiswal6487
    @princejaiswal6487 Před 10 měsíci

    Welcome back

  • @Akgis32
    @Akgis32 Před 10 měsíci

    I have a SN850X 4TB as main drive and my old SN850 2TB its the 2nd drive, was waiting for 990pro 4TB but abit disappointed with the real life performance on the gaming benchmarks while in theroy the 990PRO is the best latency drive in the PCI4 market, Iam not joining the PCI5 yet since on raptor lake the lanes to the graphics get halved, Bonus points for the AC earrings :D

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Thanks! And I don't think you could have gone wrong either way.

    • @kingjon5818
      @kingjon5818 Před 8 měsíci

      Remove the file transfer bit within that test and the WD performs even better. Not everyone transfers files. That part of the test allows the others to catch up in points, still the WD was superior in the full test. And add the 4tb version of it, the others aren’t even close.

  • @jakehutchens
    @jakehutchens Před 10 měsíci

    It's a glitch in the firmware, all affected drives can be updated to the newer firmware which fixes the problem.

  • @bricefleckenstein9666
    @bricefleckenstein9666 Před 9 měsíci

    Without the Sabrent Rocket VPlus, this is not a good comparison for high performance NVME drives.
    Though at least you got the WD SN850X to some degree.
    And that's speaking as a long time 960EVO user (still have that in my #2 gaming rig).

  • @iQassaBz
    @iQassaBz Před měsícem

    What's best? TLC or QLC? And what does it mean?

  • @richardh418
    @richardh418 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you. 😊

  • @mgelinfilms7344
    @mgelinfilms7344 Před 6 měsíci

    I bought a samsung 990 pro with heatsink (4tb), and a NewQ external enclosure, but the 990 pro with heatsink does NOT fit into the NewQ enclosure! I am very upset about this. I have a new Macbook Pro with an M3 Max chip. It has several Thunderbolt 4 ports, so I'm trying to find a Thunderbolt 4, type C enclosure that will handle up to 40gps (the fastest enclosure possible) that will also fit this drive. Does anyone know what enclosure will definitely fit this drive?

  • @pacoreguenga
    @pacoreguenga Před 17 dny

    So I suppose this is the best nvme ssd I should get to substitute the 1tb oem on my Lenovo P1 gen4, but if i want one for the second nvme slot that is a little slower (second slot is only pci gen3) should I consider a 4tb Kignston NV2 for that or is there a better option from Samsung for that?

  • @sergioramirez1693
    @sergioramirez1693 Před 7 měsíci

    What are the best enclosures for these, i have this is one w/o heat sink and looking at a ROG Enclosure and a TUF Gaming Enclosure

  • @bubmario
    @bubmario Před 5 měsíci

    The gaming performance is telling. Do you not recommend this drive for gaming compared to other SSDs like the WD SN850X?
    EDIT: Based on some research I've done, I think this Samsung 990 Pro 4TB is more designed for the ps5 with higher sequential writes than the SN850X. The WD drive seems to be more designed for PC systems.

  • @rmorenberg
    @rmorenberg Před 4 měsíci

    great review

  • @pirojfmifhghek566
    @pirojfmifhghek566 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Oof, that price though. It's not worth it for me to get one 4TB drive that costs more than two 2TB drives. I do hope NVMe prices keep dropping though. It's getting close to that sweet spot where I can finally justify swapping out all of the HDDs in my NAS for NVMe drives. Being able to rebuild that array in less than a day would be _so nice._

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 10 měsíci +1

      What region are you in? Here the 4TB is 309 EUR, the 2TB 155.

    • @-opus
      @-opus Před 10 měsíci

      @@TechTesters In Australia: 990 Pro 1TB = $179.00, 2TB = $329.00, 4TB = $700.00 (same price as the Kingston Fury Renegade). Meanwhile the Lexar NM790 4TB = $255.00

    • @AlfaPro1337
      @AlfaPro1337 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @-opus NM790 is DRAMless. Means it's using cheaper controller. However maintains the TLC flash.

    • @-opus
      @-opus Před 10 měsíci

      @@AlfaPro1337 The theoretical speeds are similar, but I did assume there is something a little off with it given the price. The other drives of similar theoretical speed seem to be roughly around the price of the 990 pro, more than I am willing to pay for a drive personally. I use a 1TB K3000 m.2 for my os, a 2.5" for gaming (since I already had it) and storage is still on hdd (I already had them as well), were my hdd's to fail I would probably buy more hdd's given the still very high price of large 2.5" and m.2

    • @AlfaPro1337
      @AlfaPro1337 Před 10 měsíci

      @@-opus I still cannot fathom as to why people are buying these (high perf) SSD as their main OS, or game drive.
      You aren't going to see those advertised speed on daily usage. I was initally bump that I bought the 1TB 980, because it's DRAMless, but after thinking it through, it doesn't matter. It's currently at 35TBW out of 600TBW.
      There's currently no games using MS DS, and even in the future like 3-5 years, you are on a new SSD already.
      I did retired my 3TB game drive (P300) and replaced it with an 4TB 870 Evo, I see night and day difference, especially games like Skyrim, or those heavy 3A games. No more texture streaming.
      I'm planning to get some 'used' 4TB SSD (as 2.5 inch) to replace my Workspace drive (Documents, Music, Pictures, Downloads, etc---this is also another 3TB Toshiba P300). By the term 'used' means, that it's on my country's used listing, but it's close to brand new, or just recently, I bought a 'used' 4TB 870 Evo for half the price of a new one---because the company decommissioned a server, and had some SSD spare as cache drive, but ultimately never used.

  • @BIGwillTHEGAME
    @BIGwillTHEGAME Před 23 dny

    Thanks

  • @mannyc19
    @mannyc19 Před 10 měsíci

    I just bought a WD 4Tb SN850x but need anohter ssd and will consider this.

  • @TechSmashHindi
    @TechSmashHindi Před 10 měsíci

    Love your videos ❤

  • @androidlogin3065
    @androidlogin3065 Před 9 měsíci

    What about doing the tests while encryption is active? Would speed be affected? Surely, but how much?

  • @camorraherbst4173
    @camorraherbst4173 Před 10 měsíci

    nice review 💙

  • @txwt5109
    @txwt5109 Před 9 měsíci

    I watched your review of the Western Digital WD_BLACK 1TB SN770, dated about 1 year ago. I purchase 3 of those drives. I was searching your channel for a review of the Lexar NM790 and the Lexar NM800 Pro but I was unable to find a review. Have you, or would you do a review of these drives? They boast of very high performance and are very reasonably priced. I saw the NM790 4TB advertised on sale at Amazon for $188.90 (USD) Haven't seen many good, thorough reviews, or comparisons for these drives.

    • @TechTesters
      @TechTesters  Před 9 měsíci

      Im hoping to have them tested in the next few weeks. But you never know.

  • @prospect2664
    @prospect2664 Před 6 měsíci

    For games, streaming and data analazys related work, would you suggest 990 pro, fury renegade or sn850x ? (4TB in all cases)

  • @absolut6959
    @absolut6959 Před 7 měsíci

    What about laptop? Can this Samsung be placed with a heatsink? I doubt it would fit. So is it worth buing it without a heatsink for laptop?

  • @zeo_here
    @zeo_here Před 10 měsíci

    I have a 2tb, and with all these games that came out and that are coming out that 4tb looking real good.😅

  • @overtrackedmusic
    @overtrackedmusic Před 8 měsíci

    Toffe video! Tnx 🙏

  • @HorstJt
    @HorstJt Před 10 měsíci

    Looks like that might be the drive of my next person system because im starting ot run out of space on my current system.

  • @Scorpion_007
    @Scorpion_007 Před 6 měsíci

    Please plan a video on 4 TB budget gen 4 SSDs for more storage. I'm a tech creator 🤗