Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Scores
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | SanDisk 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| 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) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 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
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong endurance (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
Pricing
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 2.5x better value for money
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Scores 100 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.