Samsung 9100 PRO
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital Black SN8100
Western Digital
86 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN8100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 | 5 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 9100 PRO
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
Western Digital Black SN8100
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 9100 PRO0.027score per dollar
vs
Western Digital Black SN81000.144score per dollar
Western Digital Black SN8100 offers 5.3x better value for money
Samsung 9100 PRO
Western Digital Black SN8100
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 4 of 18 specs.
