Micron 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Micron 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Micron
88 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
100 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
Micron
87
Samsung
100
Console
Micron
86
Samsung
100
Workstation
Micron
89
Samsung
100
Laptop
Micron
76
Samsung
86
Budget
Micron
80
Samsung
83
Portable
Micron
23
Samsung
27

Specifications

Micron 1TB SSDSamsung 9100 PRO
Drive
Capacity
1,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation55
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
14,900
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
13,800
13,400
Random Read (IOPS)
2,200,000
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
2,300,000
2,600,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓✓
ControllerMicronIn-House Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
600
2,400
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
1,500,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✓✓
Hardware Encryption✗✓★

Pros & Cons

Micron 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Below average affordability (27th percentile)

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
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 4 of 18 specs.

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation