Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2

Western Digital
66 Overall Score

Scores

Workstation
Samsung
100
Western Digital
63
Console
Samsung
97
Western Digital
73
Gaming
Samsung
97
Western Digital
72
Budget
Samsung
70
Western Digital
78
Laptop
Samsung
75
Western Digital
76
Portable
Samsung
27
Western Digital
21

Specifications

Samsung 9100 PROWestern Digital WD_BLACK SN7100
Drive
Capacity
8,000
2,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4PCIe 4.0
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation5★4
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
14,800
7,250
Sequential Write (MB/s)
13,400
6,900
Random Read (IOPS)
2,200,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
2,600,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★—
ControllerSamsung in-house Controller—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
4,800
No data
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
No data
Warranty (years)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 SN7100 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong speed (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong capacity (78th percentile)
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average affordability (30th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 100 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

GamingConsolePortableWorkstation

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 Better at:

Budget