Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Patriot P300 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Patriot
49 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Patriot P300 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
72 out of 100 medium confidence 23 reviews
The Patriot P300 SSD receives mostly positive feedback for its speed, easy installation, and value for money, especially for budget builds and system upgrades. However, a few critical reviews report early failures and data loss, raising concerns about reliability. Overall, it's seen as a good budget option, but longevity is questionable.
Pros
- Fast boot times
- Easy installation
- Good value for money
- Works with older systems
- Recognized immediately
Cons
- Early failures reported
- Data loss risk
- Runs hot without heatsink
- Not the fastest NVMe
- SMART health unreliable
Performance 12
Value for money 8
Reliability 5
Installation 6
Heat generation 2
Compatibility 5
Scores
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Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Patriot P300 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 3 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | — |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| 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
Patriot P300 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong affordability (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong random (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Strong endurance (67th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 18 specs.