Every spec of the 990 PRO. Plus a heatsink built for it. The Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink is the same drive as the standard 990 PRO — identical 7,450MB/s sequential read, 6,900MB/s write, 1,400,000/1,550,000 IOPS, Samsung Elpis controller, LPDDR4 DRAM cache, and 5-year warranty — with Samsung's own integrated heatsink added for sustained thermal management and RGB LED lighting. For PS5 owners who want the fastest Samsung PCIe 4.0 SSD to expand their console's storage without needing to source a separate heatsink, the 990 PRO with Heatsink is the direct answer.

The heatsink is Samsung's own design — not a third-party add-on but an integrated component engineered alongside the 990 PRO specifically for this unit. The nickel-coated controller works with the heatsink to dissipate heat from the NAND and controller during sustained high-speed workloads, preventing the thermal throttling that causes NVMe SSDs to drop below rated speeds during extended writes. In gaming use, where the PS5 and DirectStorage PC games can trigger sustained sequential read bursts during level loads and asset streaming, maintained thermal performance means consistently fast load times rather than the degraded speeds that occur when an NVMe drive exceeds its thermal limits.

The heatsink meets the PCI-SIG D8 standard at 8.8mm total height — the dimension that confirms PS5 compatibility without removing any panel or cover from the console. PS5's M.2 expansion slot accepts NVMe drives up to the D8 standard, and the 990 PRO with Heatsink is engineered exactly to that specification. Installation is the standard PS5 M.2 expansion procedure: remove the PS5 side panel, locate the M.2 slot, install the drive with the pre-attached heatsink, and replace the panel. No separate heatsink purchase, no compatibility concern, no fit uncertainty.

The RGB LED lighting on the heatsink is a functional aesthetic addition — visible in PC builds with glass side panels, adding visual character alongside performance hardware. 

All core specifications are unchanged from the standard 990 PRO 1TB: 1TB capacity, 600TBW endurance, 1.5 million hour MTBF, AES-256 encryption, Samsung Magician software support, V-NAND TLC, M.2 2280 form factor. SKU: MZ-V9P1T0CW.