Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
ADATA BLADE 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
ADATA
79 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
ADATA BLADE 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
72 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
The drive is praised for its speed and value, with users noting its reliability based on past XPG/ADATA products. However, one verified reviewer reported intermittent boot detection issues on certain motherboards and found benchmark performance disappointing. Overall, sentiment is positive but tempered by a notable compatibility concern.
Pros
- Fast speeds
- Good value for money
- Reliable brand reputation
- High TBW rating
- PS5 compatible
Cons
- Boot detection issues
- Disappointing benchmark scores
- Compatibility problems with some motherboards
Performance 4
Value for money 2
Reliability 2
Compatibility 2
Boot detection 1
Durability 1
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | ADATA BLADE | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 | 5 |
| 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 | SMI SM2508 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| 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
ADATA BLADE 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average social proof (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average affordability (21st percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.