Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital SN740 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
40 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital SN740 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | — |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| 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
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Western Digital SN740 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong affordability (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong speed (72nd percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average social proof (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average endurance (32nd percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital SN740 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.
