It is reported that Samsung will soon launch 990 EVO SSD without DRAM cache.

CTOnews.com December 23 news, Samsung has now launched a new 990 PRO PCIe 4.0 flagship SSD, the current 1TB price of 999 yuan. According to sources, Samsung may soon launch a new 990 EVO model with DRAM-less design, and the price will be lower.

The flagship SSD of Samsung's new 990 PRO PCIe 4.0 is rumored to be the 9C1. CTOnews.com reported that Samsung announced the new PM9C1a SSD at the Tech Day 2022 conference in October. Samsung said at the time that it was a new DRAM-free solid-state drive that supports both PCIe 4.0 and 5.0. In addition, Samsung has not released other details yet.

Samsung pointed out at the Tech Day 2022 event that its ninth generation of V-NAND is under development and plans for mass production in 2024. By 2030, Samsung envisions more than 1000 layers of NAND stacked to better support future data-intensive technologies. Samsung also announced that the world's highest capacity 1Tb TLC V-NAND will be available to customers by the end of this year.