Samsung 990 EVO 2TB
Score: 87/100
Crucial P510 2TB
Score: 66/100Rankings
The Samsung 990 EVO 2TB offers a balanced mix of high random performance, strong power efficiency and modern PCIe flexibility, making it ideal for laptops and compact PCs. Its DRAM-less design keeps costs and power low, though heavy write workloads may see a slowdown once the cache is depleted.
The Crucial P510 2 TB brings Gen5 speeds to a budget-friendly, single-sided package with good power efficiency and solid endurance, but its DRAM-less design and modest performance gain over high-end Gen4 drives limit its appeal for power users.
| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
2,000 GBbest | 2 GB | |
5,000 MB/s | 11,000 MB/sbest | |
4,200 MB/s | 9,500 MB/sbest | |
700,000 IOPSbest | — | |
800,000 IOPSbest | — | |
1,200 TBWbest | 1,200 TBWbest | |
5 yearsbest | 5 yearsbest | |
| ↓ lower better | 5.5 Wbest | — |
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Performance(3) | ||
Sequential Read Speed (MB/s) | 5000 MB/s | 11000 MB/s |
Sequential Write Speed (MB/s) | 4200 MB/s | 9500 MB/s |
Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 / PCIe 5.0 x2 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
Storage(2) | ||
Capacity (GB) | 2000 GB | 2 GB |
NAND Type | 133-layer V-NAND TLC | TLC |
Design & Build(1) | ||
Weight (g) | 9 g | 30 g |
Products in the top-left offer the best value (high score, low price).
Professional reviewers praise the 990 EVO for its flexible dual-mode PCIe support, strong power efficiency and solid random performance, while noting that raw sequential speeds lag behind flagship models and sustained writes are not class-leading.
Everyday users rate the drive highly, highlighting easy installation, fast boot times and noticeable gains over older SATA or PCIe 3.0 SSDs, with occasional complaints about the lack of a heatsink and DRAM-less architecture.
Professional reviewers rate the P510 at 3.5-3.8/5, praising its solid Gen5 throughput, power efficiency, and low thermal output while noting the performance uplift over premium Gen4 SSDs is modest and the DRAM-less design lags behind flagship Gen5 drives.
Everyday users appreciate the drive's reliability, easy installation in laptops and the PS5, and the noticeable boost in boot and application load times, but some are disappointed that the speed gains over existing Gen4 SSDs aren't as dramatic as expected.
“Excellent random 4K performance for a DRAM-less SSD, outperforming older models like the 980 PRO in some benchmarks.”
“Users consistently rate the drive highly (4.8-5.0 stars across platforms), praising its ease of installation and fast boot times.”
“The single-sided design fits perfectly in my mini-PC and stays cool.”
