Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk 2TB Portable SSD
Scores
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | SanDisk 2TB Portable SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | External |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | USB4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | — |
| 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 | In-House Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile
SanDisk 2TB Portable SSD
- Strong capacity (79th percentile)
- Strong speed (65th percentile)
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
Pricing
SanDisk 2TB Portable SSD offers 1.9x better value for money
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk 2TB Portable SSD
Verdict
Scores 99 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.