Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
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Team Group MP44L 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group
77 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Team Group MP44L 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
82 out of 100 high confidence 53 reviews
The TeamGroup MP44L M.2 SSD is widely praised for its excellent value, offering solid PCIe 4.0 performance at a budget-friendly price. Users appreciate its easy installation, good speeds, and reliability for gaming and as a secondary drive. However, a few reviewers reported serious issues like failure to POST, crashes, and formatting problems, though these appear to be isolated cases. Overall, it's a recommended budget NVMe drive for most users.
Pros
- Excellent value for money
- Easy installation
- Good PCIe 4.0 speeds
- Reliable for gaming
- Large capacity options
Cons
- Defective units reported
- POST failure issues
- Crashes and shutdowns
- Formatting problems
- Not fastest advertised speeds
Value for money 12
Performance 10
Ease of installation 8
Reliability 7
Defective units 4
Temperature 3
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Team Group MP44L | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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
Team Group MP44L 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Strong endurance (76th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.