Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital 480GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Scores
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital 480GB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | In-House Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
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
Western Digital 480GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (24th percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No current pricing available
Western Digital 480GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Verdict
Scores 99 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.