New On sale 24%
Samsung 9100 PRO
Capacity 8TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 5.0 x4
Read Speed 14,800 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 4800 TBW
100 Overall Score
Price $2,570
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong feature (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong speed (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong capacity (98th percentile) 98th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 8000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 14800 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 13400 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 2200000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 2600000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | In-House Controller |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 4800 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 9100 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Corsair MP700 Elite | Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 8TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 14,800 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 5050 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 9100 PRO | 98.8 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 98.2 | 86 | 96.6 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.5 | 96.2 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 83 | 99.7 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.5 | 93.2 | 93.6 | 78.5 | 92.8 | 96.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.3 | 99.7 | 78.5 | 87.4 | 48.9 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 Compare | 92.1 | 96 | 78.5 | 92.9 | 95.4 | 14.3 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.5 | 99.4 | 99.7 | 78.5 | 93.9 | 6.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $2,570
Amazon 1 offer From $2,570
Best Buy 2 offers From $200
Price History
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Usage Scores
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