Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Kingston NV1 500GB PCIe NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
41 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston NV1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 3 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | — |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 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
Kingston NV1 500GB PCIe NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 18 specs.