Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Scores
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Corsair 2TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| 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 | PS5021-E21T |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| 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
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong speed (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Below average affordability (18th percentile)18th %ile
Pricing
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 2.5x better value for money
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.