Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Kingston A400 240GB SATA III 2.5"
Kingston
38 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Kingston A400 240GB SATA III 2.5"
82 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews
Customers are very satisfied with this SSD, praising its easy installation, good price, and significant performance improvement over old hard drives. The store staff is also highlighted as friendly and helpful, with one user noting the drive revived multiple old computers. A minor caveat is that it's not the fastest SSD, but it's considered a great value for a basic OS drive.
Pros
- Easy installation
- Good price
- Significant performance improvement
- Friendly and helpful staff
- Revives old computers
Cons
- Not the fastest SSD
- Not close to fastest SSD
Ease of installation 1
Value for money 3
Performance improvement 2
Customer service 3
Compatibility 1
Speed 1
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston A400 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | Marvell 88SS1074 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
Kingston A400 240GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average capacity (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average speed (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.