Everything that decides whether the Samsung 9100 Pro is the right drive: controller, DRAM, NAND, rated endurance, PS5 and laptop fit, and how it compares with the obvious alternatives. Hardware facts are taken from the reviews and datasheets listed at the bottom; capacities and speeds come from our comparison of 60 drives.
Who it’s for: People who move very large files every day — video editors, developers with big builds, anyone filling a drive with raw footage — and who have a PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot. It is one of the fastest consumer SSDs in sequential and random work, and it comes in up to 8TB. Skip it for: Gaming and the PS5: games load no faster than on a good Gen 4 drive, and the PS5 runs it at Gen 4 speed. In a Gen 4 slot it works but tops out around 7,000 MB/s.
| Controller | Samsung Presto (5 nm, in-house) |
| DRAM cache | Yes — LPDDR4X, 1 GB per TB of capacity |
| NAND | Samsung V8 TLC V-NAND (236-layer) |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0, M.2 2280 |
| Heatsink version | Sold with or without a heatsink at every capacity. With heatsink the 1–4TB models are 8.88 mm tall and the 8TB model 11.25 mm. |
| Capacity | Seq. read | Seq. write | Endurance | Warranty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 TB | 14,700 MB/s | 13,300 MB/s | 600 TBW | 5 yr |
| 2 TB | 14,800 MB/s | 13,400 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | 5 yr |
| 4 TB | 14,800 MB/s | 13,400 MB/s | 2,400 TBW | 5 yr |
| 8 TB | 14,800 MB/s | 13,400 MB/s | 4,800 TBW | 5 yr |
Rated endurance is 600 TBW at 1TB, 1,200 TBW at 2TB, 2,400 TBW at 4TB, 4,800 TBW at 8TB. Speeds are the manufacturer’s sequential ratings.
Every Samsung 9100 Pro capacity in our comparison, smallest first.
| $/TB | $/GB | Price | Capacity | Interface | Gen | Read | Write | NAND | Warranty | Cond. | Product |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $249.99BEST | $0.250 | $249.99 | 1 TB | M.2 NVMe | Gen 5 | 14,700 MB/s | 13,300 MB/s | TLC | 5 yr | New | |
| $200.00 | $0.200 | $399.99 | 2 TB | M.2 NVMe | Gen 5 | 14,800 MB/s | 13,400 MB/s | TLC | 5 yr | New | |
| $250.00 | $0.250 | $999.99 | 4 TB | M.2 NVMe | Gen 5 | 14,800 MB/s | 13,400 MB/s | TLC | 5 yr | New | Samsung 9100 Pro 4TB· 3rd-partyAmazon ↗ |
| $289.62 | $0.290 | $2,316.94 | 8 TB | M.2 NVMe | Gen 5 | 14,800 MB/s | 13,400 MB/s | TLC | 5 yr | New | Samsung 9100 Pro 8TB· 3rd-partyAmazon ↗ |
Full list of qualifying drives: PS5-compatible SSDs.
Samsung 990 Pro: Samsung's Gen 4 flagship with DRAM, for anyone without a Gen 5 slot.
| Samsung 9100 Pro | Samsung 990 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe Gen 5 | PCIe Gen 4 |
| Seq. read | 14,800 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s |
| Seq. write | 13,400 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s |
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM cache | Yes | Yes |
| Warranty | 5 yr | 5 yr |
Crucial T710: the other top Gen 5 drive, with DRAM and the same 600 TBW per TB.
| Samsung 9100 Pro | Crucial T710 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe Gen 5 | PCIe Gen 5 |
| Seq. read | 14,800 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Seq. write | 13,400 MB/s | 13,800 MB/s |
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM cache | Yes | Yes |
| Warranty | 5 yr | 5 yr |
We show retail prices only while we can refresh them at least every 24 hours. For market context: TrendForce’s 16 Oct 2026 retail sample runs $133–$250 per TB for mainstream 1–2TB drives, and NAND contract prices are forecast +15 to +20% for 4Q26. Check any listing against that range with the price per TB calculator, and see the SSD price chart for the trend.
Hardware facts on this page come from:
Where reviews disagreed (for example on NAND layer counts or a capacity’s endurance rating) we state only what the sources agree on.