Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk SN5000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
SanDisk
70 Overall Score
Scores
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Laptop
Budget
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | SanDisk SN5000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| 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 | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 1 |
| 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
SanDisk SN5000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Strong speed (75th percentile)
- Strong endurance (68th percentile)
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.027score per dollar
vs
SanDisk SN5000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.20.179score per dollar
SanDisk SN5000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 offers 6.6x better value for money
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk SN5000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
