Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Gigastone High Endurance 2TB SATA III 2.5"
Gigastone
46 Overall Score
Scores
Gaming
Console
Workstation
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Gigastone High Endurance | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | 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
Gigastone High Endurance 2TB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average speed (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (30th percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.064score per dollar
vs
Gigastone High Endurance 2TB SATA III 2.5"0.116score per dollar
Gigastone High Endurance 2TB SATA III 2.5" offers 1.8x better value for money
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Gigastone High Endurance 2TB SATA III 2.5"
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
