Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
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Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
79 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
45 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
The WD_BLACK SN770 2TB offers excellent read speeds and is praised for gaming and secondary storage, but several users report serious reliability issues, including boot loops, BIOS failures, and partition corruption, especially when used as a Windows OS drive. While some recommend it for its performance, others advise against it for primary use and suggest alternatives like the SN850X. The lack of DRAM and potential thermal throttling are also noted concerns.
Pros
- Excellent read speeds
- Good for gaming and secondary storage
- Works with PS5
- No heatsink needed for normal use
- 5-year warranty
Cons
- Boot loops and BIOS failures
- Partition corruption
- Not reliable as OS drive
- Lack of DRAM cache
- Thermal throttling under heavy load
Read speed 3
Reliability 4
Os drive suitability 3
Dram cache 2
Thermal throttling 2
Compatibility 3
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| 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
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong endurance (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average affordability (21st percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.