SanDisk SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Scores
Specifications
| SanDisk SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | QLC | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | In-House Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
SanDisk SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong speed (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong endurance (76th percentile)
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
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
Pricing
SanDisk SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.5x better value for money
SanDisk SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.