Linus Torvalds confirms Samsung 990 PRO and EVO Plus SSDs lack advertised PCIe feature

Samsung 990 PRO and EVO Plus SSDs don't actually have the specific PCIe feature it's implying it has in marketing. This is a significant issue as people that depend on this specific PCIe feature in their high performance storage solutions will be disappointed that the drives don't actually have the features they're advertising. If you're looking to use systems that depend on this specific PCIe feature, you'll want to rethink getting these drives or make sure that these are actually what they're supposed to be.

Linus Torvalds confirms Samsung 990 PRO and EVO Plus SSDs lack advertised PCIe feature

This is primarily a physical hardware issue. These two very popular storage models don't have the feature it's supposed to have in terms of PCIe. Linus Torvalds has confirmed that they don't actually have this advertised PCIe feature. This means there's a bit of difference between the marketing and the actual technical implementation of the product.

The technical part of the story is that this specific PCIe feature isn't actually present. While it is supposed to be present based on what Samsung has been implying in their marketing. They work fine as a normal NVMe storage device but don't have that specific feature they're supposed to have in terms of PCIe. In other words, the hardware isn't actually capable of having the full feature set they're advertising.

We've been keeping an eye on the Samsung 990 PRO and EVO Plus SSDs. For example, you can check out our Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSDs Drop article. This new confirmation also gives people a bit more caution when it comes to using these drives that they were thinking about getting because of their advertised speed and features. It's definitely a point of concern about this specific model.

Samsung hasn't really said anything about the difference in PCIe features it's supposed to have vs. what it actually has. These SSD models are still available for purchase with the exact same marketing. Just be aware that the advertised PCIe feature isn't actually present in this hardware like Torvalds has confirmed.