SanDisk SN5000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

SanDisk SN5000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

SanDisk
70 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
100 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
SanDisk
68
Samsung
100
Console
SanDisk
52
Samsung
100
Workstation
SanDisk
66
Samsung
100
Laptop
SanDisk
74
Samsung
86
Budget
SanDisk
71
Samsung
83
Portable
SanDisk
18
Samsung
27

Specifications

SanDisk SN5000Samsung 9100 PRO
Drive
Capacity
2,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation45★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
5,150
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
4,850
13,400
Random Read (IOPS)
650,000
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
770,000
2,600,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✗✓★
Controller—In-House Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
900
2,400
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
1,500,000
Warranty (years)15★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

SanDisk SN5000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

  • Strong random (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong capacity (78th percentile)
  • Strong speed (75th percentile)
  • Strong endurance (68th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (27th percentile)

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

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation