Samsung 9100 PRO

Most PCle 5.0 SSDs deliver impressive speeds, but not all models are in the same league. The test winner, the WD Black SN8100, sets new standards and scores top marks for read and write speed as well as programme acceleration. The Samsung 9100 Pro, which ranks second, comes closest to it...

PCIe 4.0 is fully developed, there are long-lasting models such as the Crucial E100 and fast ones such as the Corsair MP600 Mini R2 or the Teamgroup G70 Pro Aluminium. These are perfectly adequate for everyday tasks, and even faster SSDs do not offer any advantage in games consoles...

The Samsung 9100 Pro not only impresses in the test with a capacity of a proud four terabytes, but also with its impressive performance. The M.2 SSD achieves a strong read speed of over 12,000 MBytes per second with a tiny access time of just 0.02 milliseconds. When writing, we also measured over 12,000 MByte, but with a slightly higher access time of 0.1 milliseconds...