SanDisk Optimus 5100
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong endurance (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong speed (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong capacity (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 7100 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 6700 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 1000000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1300000 |
Hardware
| NAND | QLC |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1750000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | SanDisk Optimus 5100 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Western Digital BLACK SN850X | Corsair MP700 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 8TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 7,100 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | QLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SanDisk Optimus 5100 | 85.5 | 94.6 | 14.1 | 78.5 | 88 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 98.8 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 98.2 | 86 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.5 | 96.2 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 83 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.5 | 93.2 | 93.6 | 78.5 | 92.8 |
| Western Digital BLACK SN850X Compare | 87.8 | 94.6 | 88.6 | 92.9 | 88 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.3 | 99.7 | 78.5 | 87.4 |
Usage Scores
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