Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB SSD Sale: Ideal for PS5 and Gaming PCs

Today, you can snag the Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe solid state drive at an unbeatable price of $129.99. This deal is even better than what we saw during Black Friday, making it $40 less than the Samsung 990 Pro. Most gamers won't notice any performance differences between these two models, making the 990 Evo Plus an incredible value.

Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB PS5 SSD for $129.99

Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB PCIe Gen 4x4 M.2 SSD

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The Samsung 990 Evo Plus is a stellar choice for both your gaming PC and PlayStation 5. It surpasses Sony's minimum speed requirements for the PS5, with impressive sequential read speeds of up to 7,250MB/s and write speeds of 6,300MB/s. While it's not as fast as the 990 Pro, it's significantly quicker than the non-Pro version of the 990 Evo. The key difference from the 990 Pro is that the Evo Plus is a DRAM-less drive. However, this doesn't impact PS5 performance. For gaming PCs, it uses HMB (host memory buffer) to compensate for the lack of DRAM, utilizing a negligible amount of your system's RAM. Gamers won't notice any difference in performance.

The Samsung 990 Evo Plus does not come with a preinstalled heatsink. However, its new single-sided design is power-efficient and generates less heat than older SSDs. This means it should work perfectly in a PS5 without thermal throttling, though adding a heatsink for peace of mind is an option that costs an extra $7.

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