Samsung SSD 9100 PRO NVMe Internal SSD (M.2 2280)

Capacity

Price

$426.36

Per TB$213.18

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Reasons to buy

  • PCIe 5.0 x4 and NVMe 2.0 for top-tier bandwidth on supported motherboards and laptops
  • Samsung in-house controller and V-NAND TLC with DRAM cache scaled to capacity
  • Up to 14,800 MB/s sequential read on 4 TB and 8 TB models per Samsung specifications
  • Five-year limited warranty with capacity-rated TBW from 600 TB to 4,800 TB
  • Magician software for firmware, health monitoring, and encryption management

Reasons to avoid

  • Requires a PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot to approach published peak speeds; Gen4 and Gen3 slots cap throughput
  • Runs warm under sustained writes; motherboards without M.2 cooling may need a heatsink or airflow plan
  • MSRP-style pricing from Samsung is far above typical street pricing on Amazon and big-box stores
  • 8 TB model is thicker (about 3.88 mm) than lower capacities and may not fit every laptop bay
Samsung SSD 9100 PRO NVMe Internal SSD (M.2 2280) (2 TB) — product photo
2 TB

Specifications

cache mb
2048
endurance tbw
1200
sequential read mbps
14700
sequential write mbps
13400

Researched and maintained by Hard Drive Prices Editorial Team. · Updated June 5, 2026

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What you're getting

The Samsung SSD 9100 PRO is a consumer M.2 2280 NVMe drive built for PCIe 5.0 x4 hosts. Samsung pairs its in-house Presto controller with V-NAND TLC flash and LPDDR4X DRAM cache sized to capacity (1 GB per terabyte on the models listed here). Official ratings reach up to 14,800 MB/s sequential read and 13,400 MB/s sequential write on larger SKUs, with random performance up to about 2.2 million read IOPS where Samsung publishes that figure.

PCIe 5.0 matters when the slot and CPU platform can deliver Gen5 bandwidth. The drive remains backward compatible with PCIe 4.0 and 3.0 slots, though peak throughput drops to what the link allows. That makes the 9100 PRO a fit for new desktop builds, workstation upgrades, and laptops that ship Gen5 M.2 slots, as well as PlayStation 5 style consoles that accept 2280 drives without a heatsink taller than the board allows.

Endurance is stated in terabytes written (TBW) and scales by capacity: 600 TB (1 TB), 1,200 TB (2 TB), 2,400 TB (4 TB), and 4,800 TB (8 TB) on Samsung's datasheet. Coverage is a 5-year limited warranty or the rated TBW, whichever limit applies first. Samsung Magician software handles firmware updates, health monitoring, and encryption options aligned with TCG Opal and IEEE 1667 eDrive support on supported Windows systems.

HardDrivePrices tracks the 9100 PRO family in 1 TB through 8 TB capacities. Compare variant prices and alternates on this page, then confirm checkout pricing on the retailer you choose because SSD street prices move quickly on high-end Gen5 parts.

Buying context

Typical value (not live pricing)

Gen5 flagship SSDs usually land well above $0.10 per GB at MSRP, but street pricing on the 9100 PRO often undercuts Samsung.com by a wide margin. At recent Amazon checks, the 2 TB model sat near $0.21/GB while the 8 TB part pushed toward $0.28/GB. Treat $/TB as a snapshot and confirm live cart pricing before you buy.

Where this line often shows up

  • PCIe 5.0 desktop primary drive
  • AI and LLM dataset scratch storage
  • 4K/8K video editing scratch disk
  • PlayStation 5 M.2 expansion
  • High-refresh gaming PC boot drive
  • Workstation NVMe scratch volume

Features

  • PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe 2.0 interface with backward compatibility to PCIe 4.0 and 3.0

  • Sequential performance up to 14,800 MB/s read and 13,400 MB/s write (capacity dependent)

  • Random I/O up to about 2.2M read and 2.6M write IOPS on 4 TB and 8 TB SKUs per Samsung

  • DRAM cache from 1 GB (1 TB) up to 8 GB (8 TB) using LPDDR4X

  • Encryption support includes AES-256, TCG Opal 2.0, and IEEE 1667 eDrive on supported hosts

  • Magician software for drive health, firmware updates, and performance tuning

  • Available without a factory heatsink (models listed here) for PS5 and slim laptop installs