Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Team Group MP33 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group
60 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Team Group MP33 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
45 out of 100 medium confidence 17 reviews
The SSD offers good performance and value for the price, with fast boot times and easy installation. However, multiple users report the drive failing within a few months, and there are concerns about component changes and lack of thermal pad.
Pros
- Fast boot times
- Good value for price
- Easy installation
- High storage capacity
- Good performance for daily use
Cons
- Drive fails within months
- No thermal pad included
- Controller change without notice
- Loses DRAM cache
- Inconsistent firmware
Reliability 4
Performance 5
Value for money 3
Ease of installation 3
Thermal management 2
Component changes 1
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Team Group MP33 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 3 |
| 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★ | 3 |
| 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 MP33 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong random (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (67th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (6th percentile)6th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.