Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
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Patriot P210 256GB SATA III 2.5"
Patriot
23 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Patriot P210 256GB SATA III 2.5"
62 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
The Patriot P210 SATA SSD receives mixed feedback. Many users praise its performance, ease of installation, and value for money, especially as an upgrade from older mechanical drives. However, a significant number of reviews report drive failures within months, with some experiencing complete failure after 90 days, raising concerns about reliability.
Pros
- Fast performance
- Easy installation
- Good value for money
- Lightweight design
- Works well as upgrade
Cons
- Drive fails within months
- Unreliable after 90 days
- High failure rate
- Not recommended for builds
Performance 5
Reliability 4
Value for money 3
Ease of installation 2
Build quality 2
Lightweight 1
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Patriot P210 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Patriot P210 256GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Below average random (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average speed (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (16th percentile)16th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.