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
100 Overall Score
vs
Timetec Premium 1TB SATA III M.2 2280

Timetec Premium 1TB SATA III M.2 2280

Timetec
46 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
Samsung
100
Timetec
35
Console
Samsung
100
Timetec
18
Workstation
Samsung
100
Timetec
43
Laptop
Samsung
86
Timetec
50
Budget
Samsung
83
Timetec
76
Portable
Samsung
27
Timetec
12

Specifications

Samsung 9100 PROTimetec Premium
Drive
Capacity
4,000
1,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4SATA III
ProtocolNVMeSATA
PCIe Generation5★—
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
14,800
550
Sequential Write (MB/s)
13,400
500
Random Read (IOPS)
2,200,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
2,600,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★✗
ControllerIn-House Controller—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
2,400
512
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
1,500,000
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

Timetec Premium 1TB SATA III M.2 2280

  • Strong endurance (77th percentile)
  • Strong social proof (68th percentile)
  • Strong affordability (68th percentile)
  • Below average random (22nd percentile)
  • Below average speed (28th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation