Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
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Kioxia XG6 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kioxia
46 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Kioxia XG6 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
78 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
Users generally find this Kioxia 256GB NVMe SSD to be a great value, especially for the price, with fast performance and reliability. Many received drives that appeared used or had OEM software, but most were satisfied given the low cost. A few had concerns about the drive's condition or cloning issues, but overall it exceeded expectations for budget-conscious buyers.
Pros
- Great value for price
- Fast performance
- Reliable brand (Kioxia/Toshiba)
- Works as boot drive
- Good for budget builds
Cons
- May arrive used or with OEM software
- Cloning issues reported
- Not in original packaging
Value for money 6
Performance 4
Condition of drive 4
Brand reliability 2
Cloning issues 2
Packaging 2
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Kioxia XG6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 3 |
| 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
Kioxia XG6 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong affordability (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong random (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average endurance (31st percentile)
- Below average feature (33rd percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kioxia XG6 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
