Samsung SSD 9100 PRO 2TB

Specifications

Capacity

2TB

Interface

NVMe PCIe 5.0

Form Factor

M.2 2280

Read Speed

14.7 GB/s

Write Speed

13.3 GB/s

Endurance

—

Warranty

5 years

Brand

Samsung

Price / TB

$175.00/TB

Value Score Breakdown

Our Verdict

The Samsung 9100 PRO is our first PCIe 5.0 drive — a genuine leap over Gen4, with sequential reads up to 14,700 MB/s, roughly double what our fastest Gen4 drives deliver. That headroom matters for AI workloads, heavy video editing, and workstation tasks that saturate a Gen4 drive's bandwidth; for pure gaming, the practical difference over a good Gen4 SSD is smaller. It requires a PCIe 5.0-capable motherboard slot to hit rated speeds, and runs hot enough that a heatsink is effectively mandatory — most boards with Gen5 M.2 slots include one. With over 1,500 verified ratings at 4.8 stars and Amazon-direct fulfillment, it's a trustworthy way to future-proof a high-end build.