Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB SSD Sale: Ideal for PS5 and Gaming PCs

Samsung's latest offering, the Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe solid state drive, is currently on sale at an unbeatable price of $129.99. This is even lower than its Black Friday price and a full $40 less than the Samsung 990 Pro. Gamers, take note: you won't notice a difference in performance between the two, making this an excellent value choice.

Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB PS5 SSD for $129.99

Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB PCIe Gen 4x4 M.2 SSD

Originally priced at $184.99, the Samsung 990 Evo Plus is now available for $129.99 at Amazon. This SSD is perfect for enhancing your gaming PC and PlayStation 5 console. It surpasses Sony's minimum speed requirements for the PS5, delivering sequential read speeds of up to 7,250MB/s and write speeds of up to 6,300MB/s. While it's not as fast as the 990 Pro, it's significantly faster than the non-Pro version of the 990 Evo. The key difference between the 990 Evo Plus and the 990 Pro is that the former is a DRAM-less drive. However, for PS5 users, this makes no difference. For PC gamers, the 990 Evo Plus utilizes HMB (host memory buffer), which compensates for the lack of DRAM by using a negligible amount of your system's RAM, ensuring you won't notice any performance lag.

The Samsung 990 Evo Plus does not come with a preinstalled heatsink, but its new single-sided design is power-efficient and produces less heat compared to older SSD models. This means it should function perfectly in a PS5 without thermal throttling. While a heatsink isn't necessary, adding one for extra peace of mind would only cost an additional $7, with no downsides.

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