Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
99 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 500GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
SanDisk
36 Overall Score
Scores
Gaming
Console
Workstation
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | SanDisk 500GB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | 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
SanDisk 500GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (74th percentile)
- Below average social proof (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.063score per dollar
vs
SanDisk 500GB SSD SATA III 2.5"0.099score per dollar
SanDisk 500GB SSD SATA III 2.5" offers 1.6x better value for money
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk 500GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 99 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
