Samsung 9100 PRO
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk Extreme Portable
SanDisk
61 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Budget
Portable
Laptop
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | SanDisk Extreme Portable | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | External |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | USB 3.2 Gen 2 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| 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★ | — |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 9100 PRO
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
SanDisk Extreme Portable
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Below average feature (33rd percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.