Left · Samsung
Samsung 990 Pro 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 86
$260
Amazon US, Oct 24
Samsung 990 Pro 1TB against Seagate BarraCuda 2TB
Samsung 990 Pro 1TB leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Seagate
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 12
$55
typical price
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Samsung 990 Pro 1TB: 86
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB: 12
74 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Samsung 990 Pro 1TB: 35.8
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB: 21.8
64%to the left
Typical price
Samsung 990 Pro 1TB: $240
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB: $55
$185to the right
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Samsung 990 Pro 1TB: 1000 GB
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB: 2000 GB
100%to the right
Sequential read
Samsung 990 Pro 1TB: 7450 MB/s
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB: 220 MB/s
3286%to the left
Sequential write
Samsung 990 Pro 1TB: 6900 MB/s
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB: 220 MB/s
3036%to the left
The verdict
- The Samsung 990 Pro 1TB scores 617% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Seagate BarraCuda 2TB typically costs $185 less.
- Per dollar, the Samsung 990 Pro 1TB is the better buy: 35.8 points per $100 against 21.8.
Specifications
| Spec | Samsung 990 Pro 1TB | Seagate BarraCuda 2TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | NVMe PCIe 4.0 | Hard drive |
| Capacity | 1 TB | 2 TB (better) |
| Sequential read | 7,450 MB/s (better) | 220 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 6,900 MB/s (better) | 220 MB/s |
| DRAM cache | Yes (better) | No |
| Brand | Samsung | Seagate |
| Released | 2022 (better) | 2016 |
| Typical price | $240 | $55 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.