Samsung’s top-tier PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD is currently discounted in this early Amazon Prime Day offer. You can grab a Samsung 990 Pro 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) for just $149.99 on Amazon, including free shipping. If you hold an Amazon Prime credit card, you’ll receive an additional 10% cash back instead of the standard 5%. Widely regarded as one of the best PCIe 4.0 SSDs available, the Samsung 990 Pro serves as a fantastic plug-and-play storage upgrade for your PlayStation 5 (once fitted with a heatsink) or as a high-speed boot drive for your gaming PC.
Samsung 990 Pro 2TB PS5 SSD for $149.99
10% cashback for Amazon Prime cardholders
### Samsung 990 Pro 2TB PCIe Gen 4x4 M.2 SSD
1$179.99 save 17%$149.99 at Amazon
The 990 Pro succeeds the highly respected 980 Pro, delivering a significant leap in speed. Samsung reports a 50% improvement in performance per watt compared to its predecessor. It features sequential read speeds of up to 7,450MB/s and write speeds of 6,900MB/s, alongside random IOPS rates of 1,400K/1,550K. Unlike many competitors, Samsung manufactures the components in-house. The drive utilizes the new Samsung Pascal controller paired with seventh-generation TLC NAND flash chips. It also includes a built-in DRAM cache, whereas most SSDs at this price point (including Samsung’s own 990 Evo Plus) are DRAM-less and rely on Host Memory Buffer (HMB) technology to cut costs.
Is the Samsung 990 Pro Compatible with the PS5?
The Samsung 990 Pro is an excellent choice for your PlayStation 5. From a pure performance standpoint, it’s overkill; the stock SSD in your console will be the bottleneck. To match the PS5’s internal drive speeds, you’ll want a PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 solid-state drive rated at least 5,500MB/s read speed—a threshold that the 990 Pro far exceeds. However, given its current price, this SSD is often cheaper than slower alternatives, making it an easy recommendation. Sony recommends attaching a heatsink to your SSD. Fortunately, this specific version of the 990 Pro comes with a robust, all-metal heatsink included. It’s also slim enough to fit perfectly within the PS5’s M.2 slot.
The SK Hynix Platinum P41 SSD is just as fast and also on sale
### SK Hynix Platinum P41 2TB PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 SSD
11$149.99 save 13%$129.99 at Amazon
Amazon has also reduced the price of the 2TB SK Hynix Platinum P41 PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) to just $129.99 with shipping included. This is $20 less than the Samsung 990 Pro, features DRAM cache, and delivers real-world performance that rivals the 990 Pro. While SK Hynix may not be as widely recognized by consumers as Samsung or Western Digital, it remains a dominant force in the flash memory market. As a South Korean manufacturer of DRAM and one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, SK Hynix supplies components for many well-known brands you’ve likely heard of, such as Corsair and G.Skill.
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