Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
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Western Digital BLACK SN8100 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
83 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Western Digital BLACK SN8100 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
92 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this WD Black SN8100 Gen 5 SSD, praising its exceptional speed and noticeable performance improvements in everyday tasks and gaming. It is considered a top-tier drive that delivers on its promises, though some questions remain about specific specs and PS5 compatibility.
Pros
- Exceptional Gen 5 speed
- Noticeable performance boost
- Great for gaming
- Reliable brand
- Fast boot times
Cons
- No heatsink included
- PS5 compatibility unclear
- High price
Performance 5
Speed 4
Gaming 3
Reliability 2
Value for money 2
Ps5 compatibility 1
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital BLACK SN8100 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| 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
Western Digital BLACK SN8100 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong endurance (88th percentile)88th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 6 of 18 specs.