Samsung 990 Pro 4TB SSD Hits Yearly Low for PS5

Experience blazing-fast performance with this unbeatable deal: B&H Photo slashed the price of Samsung's 990 Pro 4TB PCIe Gen 4 M.2 SSD to just $249.99 shipped after applying a $20 cart coupon. This marks the lowest price we've seen this year, beating even last year's Black Friday offer. For those preferring built-in cooling, Amazon offers the heatsink-equipped version for $279.99. Renowned as one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 drives available, the 990 Pro makes an exceptional boot drive for gaming PCs. While technically overpowered for PS5 use, it remains fully compatible.

Samsung 990 Pro 4TB PS5 SSD Starting at $249.99

Samsung 990 Pro 4TB PCIe Gen 4x4 M.2 SSD

Originally $374.99 | Save 33% | Now $249.99 at B&H PhotoWith Heatsink

Samsung 990 Pro 4TB PCIe Gen 4x4 M.2 SSD

Originally $399.99 | Save 30% | Now $279.99 at Amazon

Samsung's flagship PCIe 4 SSD delivers jaw-dropping speeds: 7,450MB/s sequential reads and 6,900MB/s writes, with 1,400K/1,550K random IOPS. While PCIe 5 drives like Samsung's 990 Pro exist, their premium pricing makes them impractical for most gamers. The 990 Pro features Samsung's own Pascal controller, seventh-gen TLC NAND flash, and a generous 4GB DRAM cache - increasingly rare in modern SSDs. Though DRAM provides superior write performance, gamers won't notice significant differences versus DRAM-less alternatives. That said, DRAM-based SSDs remain ideal for operating system installations.

PS5 Compatibility: Is the Samsung 990 Pro Overkill?

Absolutely PS5-compatible, the 990 Pro vastly exceeds Sony's performance requirements. Since the PS5's internal SSD caps at 5,500MB/s, this drive's extra speed won't be utilized - yet at current pricing, it's cheaper than many slower alternatives. The heatsink-free model allows adding third-party cooling solutions for under $7.

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