Samsung-IMSourcing 128GB SSD SATA III

Samsung-IMSourcing 128GB SSD SATA III

Samsung-IMSourcing
50 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
99 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
Samsung-IMSourcing
30
Samsung
100
Console
Samsung-IMSourcing
14
Samsung
100
Workstation
Samsung-IMSourcing
52
Samsung
99
Laptop
Samsung-IMSourcing
33
Samsung
86
Budget
Samsung-IMSourcing
62
Samsung
83
Portable
Samsung-IMSourcing
10
Samsung
27

Specifications

Samsung-IMSourcing 128GB SSDSamsung 9100 PRO
Drive
Capacity
128
4,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2 2280
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
550
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
470
13,400
Random Read (IOPS)
100,000
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
90,000
2,600,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓✓
ControllerSamsung MEX ControllerIn-House Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
150
2,400
MTBF (hours)
2,000,000
1,500,000
Warranty (years)10★5
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption✓✓

Pros & Cons

Samsung-IMSourcing 128GB SSD SATA III

  • Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong affordability (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Below average capacity (7th percentile)7th %ile
  • Below average speed (24th percentile)

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 99 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation