Samsung T9 1TB Portable USB 3.2

Samsung T9 1TB Portable USB 3.2

Samsung
61 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
89 Overall Score

Scores

Laptop
Samsung
32
Western Digital
93
Budget
Samsung
79
Western Digital
90
Workstation
Samsung
53
Western Digital
89
Gaming
Samsung
40
Western Digital
88
Console
Samsung
24
Western Digital
84
Portable
Samsung
83
Western Digital
23

Specifications

Samsung T9Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Drive
Capacity
1,000
1,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfaceUSB 3.2PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
2,000
14,900
Sequential Write (MB/s)
2,000
11,000
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,600,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,400,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache✗✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
600
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)5★3
Features
Heatsink✗✗
Hardware Encryption✓✓

Pros & Cons

Samsung T9 1TB Portable USB 3.2

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average feature (33rd percentile)

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100

Scores 89 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.

Samsung T9 Better at:

Portable

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation