Samsung 990 Pro SSDs Report Rapid Health Degradation
Samsung 990 Pro SSDs Report Rapid Health Degradation
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2TB one here in a Gen5 M.2 slot (with an AM5 MB heatsink), and CrystalDiskInfo is saying 100%. Using it for a bit more than a month, with 2,737 GB written. Temp is currently at 31 °C. I don’t have the OS nor browser on it though.
And for the drive with the OS, Kingston SNV2S1000G (1TB), in use for 3 months with 3,994 GB written, it is also saying 100%. Temp 33 °C.
Perhaps I am just kind of lucky in such regard, but no complaint here (so far).
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Yeah. I’ve gotten bitten by the Samsung drives too. 980 Pro, I believe. Died in a couple days. I simply don’t buy Samsung any more. I paid extra for the name, to not have to worry about it. And then it made me worry. Bzzzt. Yer out.
I have been using Samsung SSDs for years and IME I’ve never had an issue so I’d offer that any issues may be model or batch specific more so than Samsung selling unreliable drives. Samsung would certainly not be alone in having SSD issues as some companies have had significant reliability issues since SSDs were introduced.
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Wow! I just checked my own drive after reading this and the health is down to 76%! Thanks for reporting this..
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I have a Samsung 970 EVO drive that got a bad block and Windows write-protected it. It’s replaced
However, my reasoning was that I was using PrimoCache on a small partition on the drive, which might have worn it out quickly.
No idea if that was an effect. PrimoCache did give me a significant perf boost from my magnetic drive, but I’ll have to change plans if it can kill an SSD. Planning on getting a dedicated $20 SSD for this later on a PCIe adapter, but that’s another subject.
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I have been using Samsung SSDs for years and IME I’ve never had an issue. Samsung would certainly not be alone in having SSD issues as some companies have had significant reliability issues since SSDs were introduced.
With having three (3) of the Samsung (2TB) 990 Pro’s sitting on my EVGA KP Z690 motherboard since November 2022, my Samsung software today maintains to show absolute no issues or what is called reports of lifespan and service life. Even if in fact I would experience a drop in performance in the first year of operation (5%-10%) it would not bother me as these drives are lightening fast in any event. How fast can you go? I originally was going to buy the instantly available 980 Pro series, but with extra money lying around I went for the latest Samsung tech. The difference in real world speeds between the 980 Pro versus the 990 Pro feels negligible and reminded me of the difference between the 13900K and a 13900KS. Besides the tech-media loves ‘rumors and clicks’ on their sites, and I am getting to a point in taking most now with a grain of salt. This said I better check my RTX 4090 cable connection before it melts in front of my eyes!
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