Seagate 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
Seagate
77 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
Scores
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Specifications
| Seagate 4TB SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | QLC | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | Samsung in-house Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Seagate 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong random (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong endurance (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong speed (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average social proof (20th percentile)20th %ile
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
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Pricing
Seagate 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.20.066score per dollar
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.027score per dollar
Seagate 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 offers 2.4x better value for money
Seagate 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
