Samsung 990 PRO 4TB
Art. no. NVM-SM-990P-4T
Flagship PCIe 4.0 drive at the largest capacity in the line — 7450 MB/s read, 2400 TB endurance, five-year warranty.
Trade price on request
Kingston NV2 2TB
Art. no. NVM-KG-NV2-2T
On request
Volume 2 TB drive at the lowest cost per terabyte here — DRAM-less, single-sided, 640 TBW.
Specifications
General
| Brand | Kingston |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 36 months |
| Manufacturer part number | SNV2S/2000G |
| Condition | New |
Performance
| Capacity | 2 TB |
|---|---|
| Sequential read | 3500 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 2800 MB/s |
| Endurance (TBW) | 640 TB |
Interface & form factor
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
|---|---|
| Form factor | M.2 2280 |
| PCIe lanes | x4 |
| NVMe revision | NVMe 1.4 |
Hardware
| NAND type | 3D TLC |
|---|---|
| DRAM cache | No (HMB) |
| Heatsink | None |
Description
The NV2 is Kingston's value line and is priced accordingly. It is DRAM-less, using host memory buffer instead of an on-board cache, and Kingston does not fix the controller or NAND supplier across production runs — the published performance figures hold, the internal bill of materials may not.
Key specifications
- Sequential 3500 MB/s read, 2800 MB/s write
- 640 TBW endurance, 3-year limited warranty
- DRAM-less (HMB), 3D NAND, single-sided M.2 2280
- PCIe 4.0 x4 interface, backwards compatible with PCIe 3.0 sockets
Where it fits
Bulk storage and second drives, budget builds, and game libraries — read-dominated work where the missing DRAM cache does not show. Not the drive for a heavily written system volume.
Trade notes
Retail-boxed, held deepest of any line in this category. Because the internal components vary between production runs, do not quote a specific controller to the end customer.
More in this category
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB
Art. no. NVM-SM-990P-2T
The volume seller of the 990 PRO line: identical 7450 MB/s ceiling at half the capacity, 1200 TBW.
Trade price on request
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB
Art. no. NVM-SM-990P-1T
Entry capacity of the current flagship line — full 7450 MB/s read, DRAM-backed, 600 TBW.
Trade price on request
Samsung 980 PRO 2TB
Art. no. NVM-SM-980P-2T
Previous-generation PCIe 4.0 flagship, still in supply — 7000 MB/s read, 1200 TBW, Elpis controller.
Trade price on request