Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Patriot 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
Scores
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Patriot 2TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2230 |
| 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) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | — |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| 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
Patriot 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Strong speed (70th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average affordability (29th percentile)
Pricing
Patriot 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230 offers 2.1x better value for money
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Patriot 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
Verdict
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 18 specs.