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990 Pro 2TB vs Barracuda 1TB | PCPartMatch

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990 Pro 2TB vs Barracuda 1TB

Samsung

990 Pro 2TB

VS

Seagate

Barracuda 1TB

3specs won

of5specs

1specs won

The Samsung 990 Pro 2TB wins in 3 out of 5 comparable specs, with 1 tie. Its biggest advantage is Sequential Read (3821% better).

Barracuda 1TB wins in 1 spec (MSRP: 76% better).

Recommendation

Choose 990 Pro 2TB if you want the best overall performance — especially sequential read.

Choose Barracuda 1TB if msrp matters more to you.

Detailed Specifications

Specification

Samsung990 Pro 2TB

SeagateBarracuda 1TB

Storage

Capacity

2000 GB+100%

1000 GB

Type

NVMe SSD

HDD

Interface

Add Another Component

PCIe Gen4 x4

SATA 6 Gb/s

Form Factor

M.2-2280

3.5"

NAND Type

TLC

N/A

Performance

Sequential Read

7,450 MB/s+3821%

190 MB/s

Sequential Write

6,900 MB/s+3532%

190 MB/s

Endurance (TBW)

1,200

N/A

Features

DRAM Cache

Yes

Yes

Platform

Controller

Samsung Pascal

N/A

PCIe Gen

4

N/A

Price

MSRP

$170

$40−76%

Release Date

Oct 2022

Nov 2016