Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
69 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Western Digital BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
72 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
Users generally praise this SSD for its massive capacity and fast performance, especially in RAID setups and with Macs. However, one reviewer reported a failure after 8 months with high read/write counts, which is a concern. Overall, sentiment is positive but tempered by reliability worries.
Pros
- Large capacity
- Fast performance
- Works well in RAID
- Compatible with Macs
- Runs cool
Cons
- Failed after 8 months
- Read-only mode issue
- High price
- Overkill for most tasks
Performance 4
Capacity 3
Reliability 2
Value for money 2
Compatibility 2
Thermal management 1
Scores
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital BLACK SN850X | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| 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
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Western Digital BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong speed (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong endurance (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
- 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.