Samsung 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD - Live Prices

5 drives tracked. From $175.00/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?

✓ Buy if: you want 16% below-average pricing on 1TB 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 $175.00

Best $/TB

$175.00

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At $175.00/TB, Samsung 1TB NVMe drives are $68.30/TB cheaper than the 1TB NVMe category average of $243.30/TB — strong value at this capacity.

Samsung 1TB NVMe - should you buy?

Samsung PM9A3 1TB is the industry standard for mixed workload enterprise NVMe. PCIe Gen 4, 1 DWPD, dual-port capable. Starting at $175.00/TB.

Condition

Capacity

4 of 4 part numbers

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$175.00 Lowest $/TB	Samsung MZ-V9V1T0B/AM Samsung Internal SSD 990 1TB, Read/Write Speeds Up to 7,150/6,450 MB/s \| NVMe Internal Solid State Hard Drive made for Game Collectors, DIY PC Builders, & Digital Archivists (MZ-V9V1T0B/AM	1TB NVMe	Not sourced	$175.00	Refurb	Buy on Amazon
Part number:Samsung Internal SSD 990 1TB, Read/Write Speeds Up to 7,150/6,450 MB/s \| NVMe Internal Solid State Hard Drive made for Game Collectors, DIY PC Builders, & Digital Archivists (MZ-V9V1T0B/AM RPM:— Cache:— Sector:— Workload:— DWPD:— Form factor:Accessory Series:— ASIN:B0H1NH99GX Warranty:not stated by a source This offer, in its own words (the seller's note is verbatim): This offer: sold by Cellular express · Amazon says Used / LikeNew · Cellular express's note: EXCELLENT CONDITION NEVER USED NO BOX
$189.99 ~ 30d avg	Samsung MZ-V9V1T0B/AM Samsung Internal SSD 990 1TB, Read/Write Speeds Up to 7,150/6,450 MB/s \| NVMe Internal Solid State Hard Drive made for Game Collectors, DIY PC Builders, & Digital Archivists (MZ-V9V1T0B/AM	1TB NVMe	Not sourced	$189.99	New	Buy on Amazon
Part number:Samsung Internal SSD 990 1TB, Read/Write Speeds Up to 7,150/6,450 MB/s \| NVMe Internal Solid State Hard Drive made for Game Collectors, DIY PC Builders, & Digital Archivists (MZ-V9V1T0B/AM RPM:— Cache:— Sector:— Workload:— DWPD:— Form factor:Accessory Series:— ASIN:B0H1NH99GX Warranty:not stated by a source This offer, in its own words (the seller's note is verbatim): This offer: sold by Amazon.com · Amazon says New / Unknown
$219.90 ~ 30d avg	Samsung 1TB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ1T0HBLB Solid S... SAMSUNG 1TB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ1T0HBLB Solid State Drive for Surface Pro Steam Deck Dell HP Lenovo Laptop Ultrabook Tablet	1TB NVMe-PCIe3	Not sourced	$219.90	Refurb	Buy on Amazon
Part number:SAMSUNG 1TB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ1T0HBLB Solid State Drive for Surface Pro Steam Deck Dell HP Lenovo Laptop Ultrabook Tablet RPM:— Cache:— Sector:— Workload:— DWPD:— Form factor:M.2 2230 Series:PM991a ASIN:B0B86JFXR2 Warranty:not stated by a source This offer, in its own words (the seller's note is verbatim): This offer: sold by CyberEZQ · Amazon says Used / LikeNew · CyberEZQ's note: New pull from a newly purchased computer due to an upgrade. Full page for this listing
$249.00 ~ 30d avg	Samsung 1TB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ1T0HBLB Solid S... SAMSUNG 1TB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ1T0HBLB Solid State Drive for Surface Pro Steam Deck Dell HP Lenovo Laptop Ultrabook Tablet	1TB NVMe-PCIe3	Not sourced	$249.00	New	Buy on Amazon
Part number:SAMSUNG 1TB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ1T0HBLB Solid State Drive for Surface Pro Steam Deck Dell HP Lenovo Laptop Ultrabook Tablet RPM:— Cache:— Sector:— Workload:— DWPD:— Form factor:M.2 2230 Series:PM991a ASIN:B0B86JFXR2 Warranty:not stated by a source This offer, in its own words (the seller's note is verbatim): This offer: sold by SiliconValleySeller (SN# Recorded) · Amazon says New / Unknown Full page for this listing

$175.00/TB$175.00
Samsung MZ-V9V1T0B/AM
Samsung Internal SSD 990 1TB, Read/Write Speeds Up to 7,150/6,450 MB/s | NVMe Internal Solid State Hard Drive made for Game Collectors, DIY PC Builders, & Digital Archivists (MZ-V9V1T0B/AM
1TB · NVMe
Refurb
Buy on Amazon
$189.99/TB$189.99
Samsung MZ-V9V1T0B/AM
Samsung Internal SSD 990 1TB, Read/Write Speeds Up to 7,150/6,450 MB/s | NVMe Internal Solid State Hard Drive made for Game Collectors, DIY PC Builders, & Digital Archivists (MZ-V9V1T0B/AM
1TB · NVMe
New
Buy on Amazon
$219.90/TB$219.90
Samsung 1TB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ1T0HBLB Solid S...
SAMSUNG 1TB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ1T0HBLB Solid State Drive for Surface Pro Steam Deck Dell HP Lenovo Laptop Ultrabook Tablet
1TB · NVMe-PCIe3
Refurb
Buy on Amazon
$249.00/TB$249.00
Samsung 1TB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ1T0HBLB Solid S...
SAMSUNG 1TB SSD M.2 2230 30mm PM991a NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 MZ9LQ1T0HBLB Solid State Drive for Surface Pro Steam Deck Dell HP Lenovo Laptop Ultrabook Tablet
1TB · NVMe-PCIe3
New
Buy on Amazon

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Other Samsung NVMe capacities

0.5TB 0.96TB 1TB 1.92TB 3.84TB 7.68TB

Other brands at 1TB NVMe

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Frequently Asked Questions

4 listings, 4 in stock from $175.00 (cheapest: MZ-V9V1T0B/AM). 2 of the in-stock offers are new; the rest are used or recertified, labelled per row.

As stored on the rows: Accessory, M.2 2230. 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

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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.

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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.

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Bulk Cold Data Archive

Storing large volumes of infrequently accessed data.

✗ Not ideal

At ~$175/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 1TB and 1 DWPD you have 1,868,800GB 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.