Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 2TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Samsung SSD990 EVO Plus 2TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Random Read v QD Performance9. 4K Random Write v QD Performance10. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance11. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. 3DMark Storage Benchmark 15. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Official Benchmark16. Temperatures17. Real Life File Testing18. Gen 4.0 x4 v Gen 5.0 x2 Performance19. Closing Thoughts20. View All Pages

We took note of the drive’s temperature during some of our benchmarking runs.

The SSD990 EVO Plus doesn't come with a heatsink as such but instead relies on a combination of a heat spreader label on the back of the drive, nickel plating on the controller and Samsung's Dynamic Thermal Guard technology to keep the drive working at an optimal temperature.

This system does work pretty well as the hottest the drive got when being pushed hard during our benchmarking was  49° C (during runs of ATTO) which is 21° C off of the stated maximum operating temperature of 70°C. For the bulk of our testing, the temperature averaged around 42° C, well below that maximum temperature while the 4K-based tests averaged 38.5° C.

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