TEST: Samsung 990 EVO 2TB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD 990 EVO with 2TB (MZ-V9E2T0BW) from Samsung.
Score
6779
Price/GB
0,06 €


Technical data
Image 990 EVO
Manufacturer Samsung
Model number MZ-V9E2T0BW
Storage capacity 2048 GB (1863 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 120 GB approx.
Read speed 5000 MB/s
Write speed 4200 MB/s
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache no
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 1200 Terabyte
Controller Samsung Piccolo
Price ca. 120 USD (= 0,06 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
68 %
Write speed
53 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 6779 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Samsung 990 EVO 2TB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
4394,87 MB/s
3422,92 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
64,53 MB/s
169,08 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
2302,30 MB/s
2074,62 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,023 ms
0,117 ms
Score
2806
2586
Total score
6779

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of March 25, 2024 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Samsung 990 EVO 2TB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
2344,70 MB/s
0,98 s
Program
many small files
1128,82 MB/s
6,24 s
Game
small and large files
1951,73 MB/s
3,54 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the Samsung SSD, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 5000 MB/s and 4200 MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Samsung 990 EVO 2TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Samsung 990 EVO 2TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
5087,50
3723,78
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2864,00
3707,21
RND4K
Q32T16
3139,30
2466,69
RND4K
Q1T1
69,76
193,29

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
4.851,80
3.551,30
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2.731,30
3.535,50
RND4K
Q32T16
766.430,00
602.219,00
RND4K
Q1T1
17.031,00
47.189,20

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1.647,85
2.248,87
SEQ1M
Q1T1
365,94
282,61
RND4K
Q32T16
666,68
849,40
RND4K
Q1T1
58,59
21,06

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 300 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 120 GB, the pSLC-Cache was full and the performance was throttled.
At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 2743 MB/s and written with 1454 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Samsung 990 EVO 2TB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Samsung M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

HD Tune TEST: Samsung 990 EVO 2TB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Samsung M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they were written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Samsung 990 EVO 2TB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Samsung M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: Samsung 990 EVO 2TB


Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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