SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong speed (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong random (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong endurance (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 4000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 14900 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 14000 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 2300000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 2400000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 4800 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 | Samsung 9100 PRO MZ-VAP4T0CW | Western Digital Black SN850X | Crucial T710 | Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 | Kingston Fury Renegade 4TB PCIe Gen 4.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 14,900 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW | 5050 TBW | 4000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 | 99.6 | 99.2 | 85.1 | 92.7 | 91.1 | 53.7 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO MZ-VAP4T0CW Compare | 98.9 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 92.7 | 83.2 | 96.3 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 85.6 | 95.3 | 93.4 | 98.1 | 87.9 | 96.3 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.2 | 98.5 | 97.3 | 78.2 | 83.2 | 83.9 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 Compare | 91.7 | 95.8 | 93.4 | 92.7 | 95.3 | 90.7 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade 4TB PCIe Gen 4.0 Compare | 92.1 | 92.9 | 93.4 | 92.7 | 93.3 | 96.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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