Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
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Team Group QX 4TB SATA III 2.5"
Team Group
51 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Team Group QX 4TB SATA III 2.5"
38 out of 100 medium confidence 11 reviews
The Team Group QX SSD receives mixed reviews, with several users praising its price and performance for basic storage, but a significant number report severe issues like sudden failure, data loss, and abysmal write speeds after cache depletion. Verified buyers mention drives dying within months or a year, sometimes in RAID arrays, leading to system failures. While some find it adequate for light use, the reliability concerns and poor sustained write performance make it a risky choice.
Pros
- Good price for capacity
- Adequate for basic storage
- Easy installation
- Fast enough for gaming
Cons
- Poor sustained write speed
- Drive failure within months
- Data loss risk
- Cache depletion under load
- Not recommended for RAID
Reliability 4
Write speed 3
Value for money 3
Data loss 2
Cache performance 2
Ease of installation 2
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Team Group QX | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| 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
Team Group QX 4TB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong social proof (68th percentile)
- Strong endurance (66th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (29th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.