Fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD is good enough to fool your benchmarks

A Japanese outlet tested a fake 1TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD that closely matched the real drive in reported capacity and benchmark speeds.

Despite passing several checks, it showed slower file transfers, a different controller, no DRAM cache, and packaging defects.

Samsung diagnostic tools exposed the drive as counterfeit, even though it looked convincing at first glance.

The case highlights how memory and storage shortages are making fake SSDs harder to spot, so buyers need deeper verification than benchmarks alone.