Samsung
Samsung 9100 Pro
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Ranked #4 in Internal SSDs
Backed by 4 cited sources
Covered by 3 outlets
Samsung's Gen5 flagship is TechRadar's pick for professional users, with near 14,800 MB/s reads, top-tier efficiency, and capacities up to 8TB. It is excellent but no longer the outright fastest, and Tom's Hardware found it falls short of the SN8100 and advises against it for PS5 expansion.
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Key features
- ✓ PCIe 5.0, up to 14,800 MB/s reads
- ✓ In-house Presto 5nm controller, very efficient
- ✓ Up to 8TB, the first large-capacity high-end Gen5 drive
- ✓ Strong sustained performance for creator workloads
- ✓ 5-year warranty, up to 4,800 TBW at 8TB
The sources behind this ranking
4 cited sources cover Samsung 9100 Pro. Here's the stance each one takes.
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TechRadar Best SSD for professionals: sustained, reliable performance for video production and data-heavy work, though expensive and not the fastest at random I/O. A Read → T 
Tom's Hardware 8TB model review 'Bigger, badder, and better': not the fastest drive, but more efficient than any high-end SSD before it, and it performed well enough to stay in the fight. A Read → T 
TechPowerUp Review presented as 'The Best Gen 5 SSD' at the time: up to 14.8 GB/s via the new 5nm Presto controller and 236-layer V-NAND V8, with strong energy efficiency. A Read → T Tom's Hardware 'Samsung's capable answer to Phison's storage gauntlet': a good drive, but it falls behind peers in some tests and is not recommended for PS5 console expansion. B Read →