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Samsung · SSD · PCIe 5.0
Samsung 990 EVO 2TB
Works well for: System Drive, Game & File Storage, Heavy Creative Work
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- Capacity
- 2 TB
- Interface
- M.2 PCIe 5.0 x2
- Sequential read
- 5000 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 4200 MB/s
- Endurance
- 1200 TBW
- Form factor
- M.2-2280
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Is this a good buy today?
Market confidence: LowAt $450 the Samsung 990 EVO 2TB is priced in line with its $450 representative market level. Only one retailer currently backs that price, so the level is a single data point rather than a market.
Limited market: only one retailer currently has a verified offer, so treat this price as a single data point.
Prices & availability
Where to buy the Samsung 990 EVO 2TB
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
1 tracked offers · 1 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 990 EVO 2TB | Newegg | New | $450 | 44 | 2026-09-27 | View offer → |
| Samsung 990 EVO 2TBMultiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find 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.
Where it stands in the field
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.
#158 of 385 graded solid state drives
- #155 TeamGroupTeamGroup FORCE G50 2TB 34
- #156 CrucialCrucial P3 Plus 2TB 34
- #157 GigabyteGigabyte AORUS 2TB 34
- #158 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO 2TB 34
- #159 TeamGroupTeamGroup NV5000 1TB 34
- #160 PatriotPatriot VP4000 Mini 1TB 34
- #161 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44L 1TB 34
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#181 of 385 currently priced solid state drives
- #178 CorsairCorsair MP600 ELITE 1TB 44
- #179 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN580 1TB 44
- #180 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN770 500GB 44
- #181 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO 2TB 44
- #182 SolidigmSolidigm P41 Plus 2TB 43
- #183 ADATAADATA LEGEND 900 2TB 43
- #184 PNYPNY CS2130 2TB 43
Performance System Drive
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#158 of 385 graded solid state drives
- #155 TeamGroupTeamGroup FORCE G50 2TB 34
- #156 CrucialCrucial P3 Plus 2TB 34
- #157 GigabyteGigabyte AORUS 2TB 34
- #158 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO 2TB 34
- #159 TeamGroupTeamGroup NV5000 1TB 34
- #160 PatriotPatriot VP4000 Mini 1TB 34
- #161 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44L 1TB 34
Value System Drive
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#171 of 331 currently priced solid state drives
- #168 Silicon PowerSilicon Power UD90 2TB 15
- #169 Silicon PowerSilicon Power US75 2TB 15
- #170 PNYPNY CS2241 1TB 15
- #171 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO 2TB 14
- #172 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO 1TB 14
- #173 CorsairCorsair MP600 MICRO 2TB 14
- #174 Silicon PowerSilicon Power UD90 4TB 14
Performance Game
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#115 of 385 graded solid state drives
- #112 TeamGroupTeamGroup FORCE G50 2TB 25
- #113 CrucialCrucial P3 Plus 2TB 25
- #114 GigabyteGigabyte AORUS 2TB 25
- #115 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO 2TB 25
- #116 CorsairCorsair MP600 CORE 2TB 25
- #117 PNYPNY CS2241 2TB 25
- #118 Silicon PowerSilicon Power US75 2TB 25
Value Game
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#150 of 385 currently priced solid state drives
- #147 CrucialCrucial BX500 2TB 55
- #148 SeagateSeagate BarraCuda Q5 2TB 55
- #149 LexarLexar Professional NM1090 PRO 1TB 55
- #150 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO 2TB 55
- #151 LexarLexar NM790 1TB 55
- #152 ADATAADATA XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite 1TB 55
- #153 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB 55
Performance Heavy Creative Work
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#155 of 385 graded solid state drives
- #152 PNYPNY CS2241 1TB 31
- #153 MSIMSI SPATIUM M461 2TB 30
- #154 CrucialCrucial P3 Plus 2TB 30
- #155 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO 2TB 30
- #156 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO 1TB 30
- #157 CrucialCrucial P3 Plus 4TB 29
- #158 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN850 500GB 29
Value Heavy Creative Work
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#162 of 290 currently priced solid state drives
- #159 CorsairCorsair MP600 MINI 1TB 11
- #160 KingstonKingston NV3 1TB 11
- #161 CorsairCorsair MP600 MICRO 2TB 11
- #162 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO 2TB 10
- #163 TeamGroupTeamGroup FORCE G50 512GB 10
- #164 CrucialCrucial P5 Plus 2TB 10
- #165 Western DigitalWestern Digital WD Green SN3000 1TB 10
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value44 | Higher capability Crucial T710 1TB 91 +198% capability · -51% price | Higher Value with current priorities Crucial T705 2TB 100 +190% capability · -22% price |
| System DriveScenario capability | GradeA Value14 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities Crucial T710 1TB S 100 +198% capability · -51% price | |
| Game & File StorageScenario capability | GradeA Value55 | Higher capability TeamGroup QX 4TB S 85 +100% capability · -23% price | Higher Value with current priorities TeamGroup MP44Q 4TB S 100 +100% capability · +10% price |
| Heavy Creative WorkScenario capability | GradeA Value10 | Higher capability Western Digital SN8100 2TB S 85 +233% capability · -7% price | Higher Value with current priorities Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO 2TB S 91 +210% capability · -20% 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.
Trade-offs
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A 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 $190, against a cheapest tracked $450
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelCrucial T705 2TB holds Relative Value 100 against its 44 with Balanced priorities, at $350
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for System Drive specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for System Drive per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelCrucial T710 1TB holds Relative Value 100 against its 14 for System Drive, at $220
Works well if
- Game is your main prioritygraded A for Game on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Game specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Game — the calculation only gets there near $256, against a cheapest tracked $450
Works well if
- Heavy Creative Work is your main prioritygraded A for Heavy Creative Work on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Heavy Creative Work specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Heavy Creative Work per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelLexar Professional NM1090 PRO 2TB holds Relative Value 91 against its 10 for Heavy Creative Work, at $360
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 EVO 2TB
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for System Drive
Chosen for Game
Chosen for Heavy Creative Work
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
Upgrade planner
Judge the change in the active scenario, then make the cash gap explicit.
Using page scenarioWhat 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 & compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Performance
- Sequential read
- 5000 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 4200 MB/s
- Random read
- 700000 IOPS
- Random write
- 800000 IOPS
- Controller
- Samsung Piccolo
Media
- Capacity
- 2 TB
- NAND type
- Samsung 133-layer V-NAND v6
- DRAM cache
- None (DRAM-less)
Power / Interface
- Interface
- M.2 PCIe 5.0 x2
- Form factor
- M.2-2280
Physical / Outputs
- Heatsink included
- No
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Endurance & warranty
- Endurance
- 1200 TBW
- Warranty
- 5 years
- Manufacturer part number
- MZV9E2T0BAM
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-09-27
What to check in your build
M.2-2280
The slot must take M.2-2280
M.2 PCIe 5.0 x2
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot for full speed
PCIe 5.0 — runs in older slots at their speed
Fits under an M.2 shroud
Bare drive — it fits under a motherboard M.2 shroud
Below Sony's PS5 speed guidance
Sony asks for PCIe 4.0 and 5500 MB/s read; this drive reads 5000 MB/s over M.2 PCIe 5.0 x2
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
Samsung 990 EVO 2TB offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #158 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 5000. Crucial T705 2TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Samsung 990 EVO 2TB offers A-grade capability for System Drive. It ranks #158 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 5000. Crucial T705 2TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Samsung 990 EVO 2TB offers A-grade capability for Game. It ranks #115 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 5000. Crucial T705 2TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Samsung 990 EVO 2TB offers A-grade capability for Heavy Creative Work. It ranks #155 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 5000. Crucial T705 2TB 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 is shown as a discovery link when we do not have a permitted verified price snapshot. It is excluded from price comparisons, rankings and Relative Value until a compliant tracked price exists.
Useful links & sources
offer frame 2026-09-27 · formula ssd-value-v1.5 · facts facts-2026-09-27 · 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.