Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
Team Group
49 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
38 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
This budget M.2 SATA SSD has mixed reviews. Some users find it a cheap, simple upgrade for basic storage, but several report serious reliability issues like random freezes, slowdowns, and signs of failure within a month. The lack of an onboard RAM cache and low TBW rating are also concerns for heavy workloads.
Pros
- cheap price
- simple upgrade
- fast and stable (in some cases)
- good for basic storage
Cons
- random freezes
- slowdowns
- signs of failure within a month
- no onboard RAM cache
- low TBW rating
Reliability 4
Performance 4
Value for money 3
Lack of ram cache 1
Tbw rating 1
Compatibility 1
Scores
Budget
Gaming
Console
Workstation
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Team Group MS30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | In-House Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| 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
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (77th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (28th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.