Solidigm D3-S4520

Solidigm D3-S4520

Solidigm
5 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO

Samsung 9100 PRO

Samsung
100 Overall Score

Scores

Workstation
Solidigm
5
Samsung
100
Console
Solidigm
1
Samsung
98
Gaming
Solidigm
2
Samsung
98
Budget
Solidigm
6
Samsung
87
Laptop
Solidigm
6
Samsung
77
Portable
Solidigm
1
Samsung
27

Specifications

Solidigm D3-S4520Samsung 9100 PRO
Drive
Capacity
240
8,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2 2280
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
470
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
233
13,400
Random Read (IOPS)
44,000
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
15,500
2,600,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Controller—Samsung in-house Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
4,800
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)—5★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Solidigm D3-S4520

  • Below average speed (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average random (7th percentile)7th %ile
  • Below average capacity (10th percentile)10th %ile
  • Below average social proof (12th percentile)12th %ile

Samsung 9100 PRO

  • Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 18 specs.

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation