Samsung set to launch cheap PCIe 4.0 990 SSD as “RAMpocalypse” pushes even the world's largest SSD vendor to remove DRAM from product

Samsung DRAM-free PCIe 4.0 SSD sales page.

• Samsung quietly prepares DRAM-free PCIe 4.0 SSD with flagship-level read performance
• Host Memory Buffer replaces dedicated DRAM inside Samsung's upcoming budget SSD
• Leaked specifications reveal 7,150 MB/s speeds from Samsung's mystery SSD

Samsung appears to be preparing a budget PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD which removes the onboard DRAM cache found in traditional drive designs.