Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
99 Overall Score
vs
Kingston DC600M 480GB SATA III 2.5"
Kingston
27 Overall Score
Scores
Gaming
Console
Workstation
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston DC600M | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | No data | |
| 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★ | — |
| 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
Kingston DC600M 480GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Below average speed (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average affordability (21st percentile)
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.063score per dollar
vs
Kingston DC600M 480GB SATA III 2.5"0.038score per dollar
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.7x better value for money
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston DC600M 480GB SATA III 2.5"
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 99 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
