SK Hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SK Hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SK Hynix
71 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
99 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
SK Hynix
71
Samsung
100
Console
SK Hynix
34
Samsung
100
Workstation
SK Hynix
75
Samsung
99
Budget
SK Hynix
91
Samsung
83
Laptop
SK Hynix
72
Samsung
86
Portable
SK Hynix
18
Samsung
27

Specifications

SK Hynix Gold P31Samsung 9100 PRO
Drive
Capacity
1,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation35★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
3,500
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
3,200
13,400
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,600,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓✓
ControllerSK hynix CepheusIn-House Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
1,200
2,400
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
1,500,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

SK Hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong endurance (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong random (81st percentile)81st %ile

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 99 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.

SK Hynix Gold P31 Better at:

Budget

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

GamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation