Samsung 9100 PRO
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD Blue SN5000
Western Digital
78 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO
No customer feedback yet
Western Digital WD Blue SN5000
72 out of 100 medium confidence 12 reviews
The WD Blue SN5000 is generally well-received, praised for its large SLC cache, good performance, and value, especially as a secondary or game drive. However, one unit arrived dead, and some users note it runs hot and lacks DRAM, which may affect performance in some scenarios. Overall, it's a solid budget NVMe SSD for most users.
Pros
- Large SLC cache
- Good value for money
- Works well as secondary drive
- Easy installation
- Reliable performance
Cons
- Runs hot
- No DRAM cache
- Dead on arrival unit
- Not for heavy workloads
Performance 5
Value for money 4
Heat 2
Reliability 2
Dram cache 2
Compatibility 2
Scores
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Laptop
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 9100 PRO
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
Western Digital WD Blue SN5000
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong random (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong speed (76th percentile)
- Strong endurance (75th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.