Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
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Western Digital Blue SA510 250GB SATA III 2.5"
Western Digital
34 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Western Digital Blue SA510 250GB SATA III 2.5"
18 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
This SSD has a very poor reputation among reviewers, with multiple reports of failure within months of use. Users also complain about a frustrating warranty process and sub-par write speeds. While one reviewer noted it worked initially, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly negative, with many advising against purchase.
Pros
- Works initially
- Good for backups before failure
Cons
- Fails within months
- Frustrating warranty process
- Sub-par write speeds
- Bricks computer
- Poor quality control
Reliability 6
Warranty process 2
Write speed 1
Quality control 2
Shipping 1
Compatibility 1
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Blue SA510 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 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
Western Digital Blue SA510 250GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong endurance (79th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (1st percentile)1st %ile
- Below average capacity (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average speed (21st percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.