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Samsung 990 Pro 1TB

The current Samsung 990 Pro 1TB price from retailers, its key specifications, and how it performs for each job.

Samsung · SSD · PCIe 4.0

Image from the Newegg listing
Samsung 990 Pro 1TB — Samsung 990 Pro 1TB (Heatsink)

Retailer photo of Samsung 990 Pro 1TB (Heatsink). View this offer in Where to buy

Works well for: System Drive, Heavy Creative Work

Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically

Cheapest tracked offer (new)
at Newegg

1 tracked offers · 1 retailers · checked 2026-10-29

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51
Relative value · Balanced Top 43% in this scenario
#78 of 182 in stock ranked in this scenario
S
System Drivebest grade of 3 scenarios
Capacity
1 TB
Sequential read
7450 MB/s
Sequential write
6900 MB/s
Endurance
600 TBW
Form factor
M.2-2280
What are you planning to use it for? This scenario sets the value, rank and grades shown across the page.
Value 51

What does it cost today, and is that a good price?

Market confidence: Low

At CAD 465 the Samsung 990 Pro 1TB is priced in line with its CAD 465 representative market level. Only one retailer currently backs that price, so the level is a single data point rather than a market.

Representative priceCAD 465
Lowest verifiedCAD 465
Offers / retailers1 / 1

Limited market: only one retailer currently has a verified offer, so treat this price as a single data point.

Prices & availability

Samsung 990 Pro 1TB: current price and offers

Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.

1 tracked offers · 1 retailers

VariantStoreConditionPrice (snapshot)Value · BalancedCheckedOffer link
Samsung 990 Pro 1TB (Heatsink)NeweggNewCAD 465512026-10-29View offer →
Samsung 990 Pro 1TBMultiple variants availableAmazon AffiliateVariesFind on AmazonNot trackedNo price snapshotFind on Amazon →

Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes — confirm the final price at the store. New, refurbished and used offers are listed separately; used offers carry warranty and seller risk.

Performance and where it ranks

Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.

Performance Balanced

How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.

#14 of 182 graded solid state drives

  1. #11 CrucialCrucial P510 2TB 67
  2. #12 SamsungSamsung 990 Pro 4TB 50
  3. #13 SamsungSamsung 990 Pro 2TB 50
  4. #14 SamsungSamsung 990 Pro 1TB 50
  5. #15 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44Q 4TB 50
  6. #16 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44 4TB 50
  7. #17 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44Q 2TB 50

Value Balanced

How much of that you get for today’s price.

#78 of 182 currently priced solid state drives

  1. #75 KingstonKingston NV3 1TB 54
  2. #76 ADATAADATA LEGEND 860 1TB 53
  3. #77 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44S 1TB 51
  4. #78 SamsungSamsung 990 Pro 1TB 51
  5. #79 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN850P 1TB 50
  6. #80 CorsairCorsair MP600 MICRO 2TB 49
  7. #81 KingstonKingston NV2 2TB 47

What it is good for

Scenariothis productCapability grade · Value at current priceHigher capabilityHigher Value with current priorities
⚖Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round viewGradeNo grade Value51Higher capability Crucial T700 1TB 68 +57% capability · -7% priceHigher Value with current priorities Crucial P510 1TB 90 +48% capability · -40% price
◉System DriveScenario capabilityGradeS Value32Higher capability Crucial T700 1TB S 64 +57% capability · -7% priceHigher Value with current priorities Crucial P510 1TB S 74 +48% capability · -40% price
◉Game & File StorageScenario capabilityGradeB Value38Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities TeamGroup Force Vulcan 4TB S 83 +300% capability
◉Heavy Creative WorkScenario capabilityGradeS Value17Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities Crucial P510 1TB S 46 +38% capability · -40% price

Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.

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Trade-offs

Works well if

  • System Drive is your main prioritygraded S for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list

Consider other options if

  • You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value with Balanced priorities — the calculation only gets there near CAD 243, against a cheapest tracked CAD 465
  • Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelCrucial P510 1TB holds Relative Value 90 against its 51 with Balanced priorities, at CAD 280

Better ways to spend this money

Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.

Similar options to the Samsung 990 Pro 1TB

Chosen for Balanced

Similar option · higher capability CrucialCrucial T700 1TB
PriceCAD 430
Relative Value68
Capability+57%
Price difference-7%
Similar option · higher capability
Higher Value with current priorities CrucialCrucial P510 1TB
PriceCAD 280
Relative Value90
Capability+48%
Price difference-40%
Clears the same bar for less money
Higher capability · higher price CrucialCrucial T710 2TB
PriceCAD 630
Relative Value97
Capability+95%
Price difference+35%
Costs more, but buys a genuinely higher tier

Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.

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Upgrade planner

Judge the change in the active scenario, then make the cash gap explicit.

Using page scenario
Target productSamsung 990 Pro 1TB

What are you upgrading from? These are the axes we compare on, and where this product stands in the current market.

Capability differences are expressed as tiers and index points, not as benchmark percentages we did not measure.

Specifications and compatibility

What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.

Performance

Sequential read
7450 MB/s
Sequential write
6900 MB/s
Random read
0 IOPS
Random write
0 IOPS

Media

Capacity
1 TB
DRAM cache
1GB LPDDR4

Power / Interface

Form factor
M.2-2280

Physical / Outputs

Heatsink included
Yes
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Endurance & warranty

Endurance
600 TBW
Warranty
5 years
Manufacturer part number
MZ-V9P1T0CW

Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.

Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-10-27–2026-10-29

What to check in your build

Form factor Required

M.2-2280

The slot must take M.2-2280

Interface & protocol Required

M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4

PCIe generation Required

PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot for full speed

PCIe 4.0 — runs in older slots at their speed

Heatsink clearance Required

Room for the included heatsink

Ships with a heatsink — confirm it clears your motherboard shroud or GPU

PlayStation 5 Required

Meets the PS5 expansion requirements

M.2 2280 NVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7450 MB/s read — meets Sony's published requirements and ships with a heatsink

Found an error? Report this specification Email the field, corrected value and an optional source.

Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.

Summary

Computed conclusion

Samsung 990 Pro 1TB offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #14 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 7450. Crucial P510 1TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.

FAQ

Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?

Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.

Why can Amazon appear without a tracked price?

Amazon listing snapshots can participate in Value while fresh. We show Check on Amazon instead of its price; confirm the current price and availability at the store. When no current listing snapshot exists, Amazon is a search link only.

Useful links & sources

offer frame 2026-10-27–2026-10-29 · formula ssd-value-v1.5 · facts facts-2026-10-29 · Relative Value is an estimate from our current dataset, the selected weights and dated market prices — not an official product rating and not a price forecast. Target prices are calculation thresholds, not predictions. Methodology We are not a shop. Affiliate links may earn us a commission; they never change the calculations or the ranking.