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When it comes to building PCs – whether it’s for gaming, business, content creation or beyond – you need to ensure it performs optimally. One of the best ways to ensure good performance is to invest in a solid-state drive (SSD) with strong and versatile storage capabilities.

Not sure how to choose an SSD? Here’s a few key factors you should look for in your next purchase: 

Performance

Find an SSD with a high “read/write speed,” which is a common measurement of performance for storage drives. The “read” speed measures how fast a drive can access files stored in it, while the “write” speed measures how fast a drive saves information.

Solutions like Samsung SSD drives have competitive performance levels and ever-growing read/write speeds. Its most recent model, the Samsung 990 EVO SSD, is recorded to read data 43% faster and write it 30% faster compared to its predecessor, the 970 EVO Plus.


 Power Efficiency

Energy efficiency is a crucial consideration for various computing devices – especially when you need to run an entire network to support them. The more energy used, the higher the ultimate cost of the device will be. SSDs, being solid-state devices with no moving parts, consume a lot less power than their counterparts, hard disk drives (HDDs).

However, despite having more efficiency from the get-go, there are still efficiency improvements that can be made for SSDs. Samsung proves this with its 990 EVO SSD, offering 70% enhanced power efficiency compared to previous models. What’s more, the 990 EVO SSD supports Modern Standby, which means it can even stay connected in low-power conditions.


Versatility/Compatibility

The final thing to look for in a good SSD is its versatility, also known as its compatibility. Versatility is defined as the “ability to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities” – and your SSD should be nothing if not versatile so it may be used to its fullest extent in your solution. 

For example, one of the most popular innovations of the last few years have been ultra-thin devices. Sleek, lightweight and powerful, ultra-thin devices have combined our need for portability and professional quality into one excellent solution. However, these devices have to solve thermal issues by adopting PCIe5.0, and lane reduction is one of the solutions. The 990 EVO will be an optimal fit to these laptops, which support PCIe5.0 x2. What’s more, typical SSDs drop performance on RAID cards, which allocate two lanes to each SSD. The 990 EVO, however, performs without performance drop on PCIe Gen5 x2 lane environment.

In conclusion, when looking for good options for your next SSD device, you want to prioritize performance, efficiency and versatility – and the 990 EVO steps into Samsung’s NVMe lineup as an ideal mainstream upgrade for everyday performance! With its high speeds and adaptability, the 990 EVO is made to meet the demands of your workloads. 

If you’d like to learn more about Samsung’s array of SSD solutions, reach out to our team at  SamsungSSD@tdsynnex.com.