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Samsung 9100 PRO
Capacity 8TB
Form Factor M.2
Interface PCIe 5.0 x4
Read Speed 14,800 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 4800 TBW
99 Overall Score
Price CA$3,700
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong speed (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong capacity (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong feature (98th percentile) 98th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 8000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 14800 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 13400 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 2200000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 2600000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 4800 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8100 | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 | Crucial T705 | Lexar NM990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 8TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | false | true | true | false |
| Endurance | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 4000 TBW | - | 3000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 9100 PRO | 98.8 | 99.7 | 97.5 | 98.2 | 86 | 96.6 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 87.8 | 94.6 | 93.6 | 92.9 | 95.2 | 96.6 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8100 Compare | 98.6 | 99 | 88.6 | 98.2 | 88 | 54 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 Compare | 99.2 | 98.4 | 90.2 | 92.9 | 93.1 | 38.7 |
| Crucial T705 Compare | 97.7 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 92.9 | 56.3 | 6.9 |
| Lexar NM990 Compare | 96.8 | 97.8 | 72 | 92.9 | 77.1 | 38.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$3,700
Amazon 1 offer From CA$3,700
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