"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 for an unbeatable price of $129.99. This is even lower than the Black Friday deal, providing you with a fantastic opportunity to upgrade your storage at a fraction of the cost. At this price point, it's $40 less than the Samsung 990 Pro, and most gamers won't even notice the difference in performance between the two.

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, you can now save 30% and get it for just $129.99 at Amazon. The Samsung 990 Evo Plus is an outstanding choice for both gaming PCs and PlayStation 5 consoles. It surpasses Sony's minimum speed requirements for the PS5, with impressive sequential read speeds of up to 7,250MB/s and write speeds of 6,300MB/s. While it's not as fast as the 990 Pro, it significantly outperforms the non-Pro version of the 990 Evo. The key difference from the 990 Pro is that this drive is DRAM-less, which is not a concern for PS5 performance. For gaming PCs, the 990 Evo Plus utilizes HMB (host memory buffer) to compensate for the lack of DRAM, drawing a negligible amount of system RAM. This ensures that gamers won't notice any performance difference compared to the 990 Pro.

The Samsung 990 Evo Plus does not come with a preinstalled heatsink. However, its innovative single-sided design is both power-efficient and generates less heat than its predecessors. This means it should work flawlessly in a PS5 without thermal throttling, though adding a heatsink for extra peace of mind is an option that only costs an additional $7.

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