Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
99 Overall Score
vs
Kanguru Solutions UltraLock 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2 M.2
Kanguru Solutions
35 Overall Score
Scores
Gaming
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Laptop
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Kanguru Solutions UltraLock | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | USB 3.2 Gen 2 |
| Protocol | NVMe | — |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✓ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | — |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | In-House Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| 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
Kanguru Solutions UltraLock 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2 M.2
- Strong capacity (79th percentile)
- Below average random (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average affordability (18th percentile)18th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 99 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 18 specs.