Samsung 990 PRO 1 TB vs PVC10 SK hynix 1024GB

Short answer: which is best?

Samsung 990 PRO 1 TB is 19.6 % stronger than PVC10 SK hynix 1024GB. Samsung 990 PRO 1 TB ranks #6 of 62 measured system drives at WhatFPS (15,510 Drive score over 1 verified runs). PVC10 SK hynix 1024GB ranks #12 of 62 measured system drives at WhatFPS (12,966 Drive score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricSamsung 990 PRO 1 TBPVC10 SK hynix 1024GB
Drive score (the drive's own performance: sequential read + 4K IOPS)15,51012,966
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)11,1934,693
Sequential read4,194 MB/s2,949 MB/s
4K IOPS20,13320,011
4K latency, median (lower is better)41 µs46 µs
TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Size1 TB1 TB

What the numbers mean

The drive score is the system drive's measured performance in the rigs it sat in — sequential read and 4K IOPS, unbuffered. PCIe generation, fill level and driver affect it. GAMING is the whole rig's score. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite, the same test on every PC, written in Rust with no middleware. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Samsung 990 PRO 1 TB · All measurements for PVC10 SK hynix 1024GB