Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 (up to 7450 MB/s) NVMe M.2 (2280) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (MZ-V9P1T0BW)
Reviewed 23 August 2026 · price checked live
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Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 (up to is one of the 33 data storage products in our catalogue, tracked on rating, review volume and live price. The maker describes it as follows: Powerful NVMe SSD of the 4th PCI Express generation for demanding 4K video and 3D graphics editing and high-end gaming. Read/write speeds up to 7450/6900 MB/s (1TB variant). Those are the seller's own claims rather than our testing, so treat them as a starting point. On Amazon it holds 4.7 out of 5 from 20,421 ratings. What that score is worth next to its rivals is set out below.
- Brand
- Samsung
- Amazon rating
- 4.7 / 5 from 20,421 ratings
- vs Data Storage
- 0.2 above the category median of 4.5
- Rank in category
- 3 of 33 rated data storage we track
- Price position
- Towards the top of the range (category spans £5.94 to £193)
- How proven
- Moderate review volume
How it compares in Data Storage
Across the 33 rated data storage products we track, the typical score is 4.5 out of 5. This one sits at 4.7, which puts it in the upper quarter of the category rather than level with it. Where almost everything is rated well, the gap at the top is small in points and large in practice. That places it third of the 33 we rank here.
It carries 20,421 ratings against a category median of 12,238. That is enough of a base to take the score seriously without treating it as settled.
On price it sits in the upper third of a category running from £5.94 to £193, where the midpoint is about £19.00. It is priced above the field and rated above it too, so the premium is at least matched by how buyers rate it.
Worked out from the 33 data storage products in our catalogue, not from the brand's own claims. How we rank →
Key features
- Powerful NVMe SSD of the 4th PCI Express generation for demanding 4K video and 3D graphics editing and high-end gaming
- Stunning speed: read/write speeds up to 7450/6900 MB/s (1TB variant)
- High reliability thanks to heat spreader and dynamic thermal guard technology for protection against overheating as well as up to 600 TB total bytes writing
- Storage capacity of up to 2 TB in compact M.2 form factor (2280), suitable for high-performance PCs and ultrabooks
- The free Samsung Magician software optimises performance for you and keeps the drive up to date with updates
