Samsung 9100 PRO

Samsung 9100 PRO

Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
SIX X15000

SIX X15000

SIX
79 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Samsung 9100 PRO

No customer feedback yet

SIX X15000

88 out of 100 medium confidence 10 reviews

Users are overwhelmingly positive about the SIX X15000 Gen5x4 SSD, praising its blazing-fast speeds that eliminate load times and accelerate creative workflows. While most reviews are brief and enthusiastic, a few mention concerns about long-term reliability and the lack of a manufacturer's page for firmware updates. Overall, it's seen as a high-performance, worthwhile upgrade for gaming and professional use.

Pros
  • Blazing-fast read/write speeds
  • Eliminates load times in games
  • Accelerates creative workflows
  • Recognized by major motherboards
  • Good value for performance
Cons
  • Lack of manufacturer's page for firmware
  • Long-term reliability uncertain
  • Price may increase
👍 Performance 8
👍 Value for money 4
🤔 Reliability 3
🤔 Brand trust 2
👎 Firmware support 1
👍 Compatibility 1

Scores

Workstation
Samsung
100
SIX
72
Console
Samsung
98
SIX
78
Gaming
Samsung
97
SIX
77
Budget
Samsung
87
SIX
70
Laptop
Samsung
76
SIX
68
Portable
Samsung
27
SIX
21

Specifications

Samsung 9100 PROSIX X15000
Drive
Capacity
8,000
2,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation55
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
14,800
14,356
Sequential Write (MB/s)
13,400
13,662
Random Read (IOPS)
2,200,000
2,000,000
Random Write (IOPS)
2,600,000
2,000,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★✗
ControllerSamsung in-house Controller6nm controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
4,800
No data
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
No data
Warranty (years)55
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

SIX X15000

  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (79th percentile)

Pricing

SIX X15000 is CA$3,214 cheaper (6.8x less).

Samsung 9100 PRO0.027score per dollar
vs
SIX X150000.143score per dollar

SIX X15000 offers 5.3x better value for money

Samsung 9100 PRO

SIX X15000

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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