Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB SATA III 2.5"
Scores
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | SanDisk Ultra 3D | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | In-House Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| 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 Ultra 3D 2TB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong capacity (79th percentile)
- Strong social proof (68th percentile)
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile
Pricing
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB SATA III 2.5" offers 1.7x better value for money
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB SATA III 2.5"
Verdict
Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.