Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
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Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
97 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
92 out of 100 medium confidence 11 reviews
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this Kingston KC3000 SSD, praising its blazing-fast speeds, especially for gaming and as a boot drive. Many note it outperforms or matches competitors like the Samsung 990 Pro and WD SN850X, often at a better price. A few mention minor setup quirks, like needing to download drivers on new Windows builds or dealing with sector size differences, but these are easily resolved and don't detract from overall satisfaction.
Pros
- Blazing fast speeds
- Great value for money
- Outperforms competitors
- Excellent for gaming
- Reliable performance
Cons
- Driver download needed on new Windows
- Sector size mismatch for cloning
- 4TB version pricey
Speed 8
Value for money 5
Gaming performance 4
Ease of setup 3
Reliability 3
Competitor comparison 4
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston KC3000 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Phison E18 |
| 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
Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Pricing
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No current pricing available
Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.
