Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Crucial 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Crucial
52 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Crucial 500GB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| 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) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| 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
Crucial 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong speed (76th percentile)
- Strong affordability (68th percentile)
- Below average random (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.