Samsung 1.92TB NVMe SSD - Live Prices

3 drives tracked. From $468.74/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?
✓ Buy if: you want 39% below-average pricing on 1.92TB Samsung drives. These are datacenter pulls - verify SMART data on arrival.
✗ Skip if: you require new-only drives for production RAID or need guaranteed OEM warranty - consider new alternatives.
Buy on Amazon $899.99
Best $/TB
$468.74
Drives
3
Interface
NVMe-PCIe4

At $468.74/TB, Samsung 1.92TB NVMe drives are $298.62/TB cheaper than the 1.92TB NVMe category average of $767.36/TB — strong value at this capacity.

Samsung 1.92TB NVMe - should you buy?

Samsung PM9A3 1.92TB is the industry standard for mixed workload enterprise NVMe. PCIe Gen 4, 1 DWPD, dual-port capable. Starting at $468.74/TB.

U.2 is not M.2

Drives on this page use a 2.5-inch U.2 or U.3 connector, not the M.2 slot on a desktop board. Running one needs a U.2 backplane, a dedicated bay, or a PCIe-to-U.2 adapter with a power feed. Check the form-factor column on each row.

Condition
Capacity
3 of 3 part numbers
  • $468.74/TB$899.99
    Samsung PM9A3 1.92TB M.2 NVMe
    1.92TB · NVMe-PCIe4
    Refurb
  • $882.81/TB$1,695.00
    Samsung PM9A3 1.92TB U.2 NVMe
    1.92TB · NVMe-PCIe4
    New
  • $950.52/TB$1,825.00
    Samsung PM9A3 1.92TB M.2 NVMe
    1.92TB · NVMe-PCIe4
    New

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Drive Specifications

Samsung PM9A3 1.92TB M.2 NVMe
PM9A3 1.92TB M.2 NVMe
REFURB
This offer: sold by New Sun Mart (S/N Recorded) · Amazon says Used / LikeNew · New Sun Mart (S/N Recorded)'s note: Like New, works perfect, Please Check picture and message me if you have question before you purchse to avoid return.
$468.74/TB
$899.99 total
Capacity
1.92TB
Interface
NVMe-PCIe4
Form Factor
M.2
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
N/A
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
—
Workload
—
Warranty
—
Samsung PM9A3 1.92TB U.2 NVMe
PM9A3 1.92TB U.2 NVMe
This offer: sold by SiliconValleySeller (SN# Recorded) · Amazon says New / Unknown
$882.81/TB
$1,695.00 total
Capacity
1.92TB
Interface
NVMe-PCIe4
Form Factor
U.2
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
N/A
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
—
Workload
—
Warranty
—
Samsung PM9A3 1.92TB M.2 NVMe
PM9A3 1.92TB M.2 NVMe
This offer: sold by SiliconValleySeller (SN# Recorded) · Amazon says New / Unknown
$950.52/TB
$1,825.00 total
Capacity
1.92TB
Interface
NVMe-PCIe4
Form Factor
M.2
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
N/A
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
—
Workload
—
Warranty
—

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Frequently Asked Questions

3 listings, 3 in stock from $899.99 (cheapest: PM9A3 1.92TB M.2 NVMe). 2 of the in-stock offers are new; the rest are used or recertified, labelled per row.

As stored on the rows: M.2, U.2. The form factor decides the slot or backplane it needs - check your machine against the form-factor column before buying on price.

Use Case Scenarios

🗄️
OLTP Database Primary Storage
PostgreSQL, MySQL or Oracle requiring low latency and high IOPS.
✓ Excellent fit
NVMe delivers sub-200μs latency vs 5ms for HDD — a 25x improvement that directly reduces query response times. At 1 DWPD verify your daily write volume stays within endurance limits.
🤖
AI/ML Training & Inference
GPU server loading training datasets or serving inference at high throughput.
✓ Excellent fit
NVMe at 6,900MB/s eliminates storage bottlenecks when loading datasets to GPU memory. Consider multiple drives for larger datasets.
💾
Bulk Cold Data Archive
Storing large volumes of infrequently accessed data.
✗ Not ideal
At ~$469/TB, NVMe costs 10x more than enterprise HDD for cold data. Unless you need fast retrieval, HDDs or LTO tape are far more cost-effective.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Maintenance Checklist

On installUpdate drive firmware
Check manufacturer website for latest firmware. Enterprise SSDs receive updates that fix performance and reliability issues.
On installEnable power loss protection verification
Enterprise NVMe drives have onboard capacitors for power loss protection. Verify in drive logs after first power cycle.
MonthlyCheck SMART/NVMe health attributes
Run nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0 (Linux). Monitor: Media_Errors, Available_Spare, Percentage_Used.
MonthlyMonitor write endurance consumption
Track Percentage_Used SMART attribute. At 80%+ consider planning replacement. At 1.92TB and 1 DWPD you have 3,588,096GB lifetime writes.
QuarterlyReview error logs in server BMC
Check iDRAC, iLO or IPMI logs for NVMe errors, PCIe link speed downgrades, or unexpected resets.

Troubleshooting Guide

Cause: PCIe slot not initialized, missing NVMe driver, BIOS not updated, or U.2 cable issue.
Fix: Check BIOS for NVMe in PCIe enumeration. Update server firmware. Reseat U.2 cable. Verify PCIe bifurcation if using adapter. Test in another slot.