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Samsung 990 PRO vs Samsung 9100 PRO Heatsink PCIe® 5.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 17identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 9100 PRO Heatsink PCIe® 5.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD has 7,250 MB/s more read speed than the Samsung 990 PRO (14700 MB/s vs 7450 MB/s). The Samsung 9100 PRO Heatsink PCIe® 5.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD has 6,500 MB/s more write speed than the Samsung 990 PRO (13400 MB/s vs 6900 MB/s). The Samsung 9100 PRO Heatsink PCIe® 5.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD has 450,000 IOPS more random read (4KB) than the Samsung 990 PRO (1850000 IOPS vs 1400000 IOPS). Interface: PCI Express 4.0 on the Samsung 990 PRO, PCI Express 5.0 on the Samsung 9100 PRO Heatsink PCIe® 5.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD. Memory type: V-NAND MLC on the Samsung 990 PRO, V-NAND TLC on the Samsung 9100 PRO Heatsink PCIe® 5.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD.

  • Interface
    • 990 PRO:PCI Express 4.0
    • 9100 PRO Heatsink PCIe® 5.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD:PCI Express 5.0
  • Memory type
    • 990 PRO:V-NAND MLC
    • 9100 PRO Heatsink PCIe® 5.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD:V-NAND TLC
  • Read speed
    • 990 PRO:7450 MB/s
    • 9100 PRO Heatsink PCIe® 5.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD:14700 MB/s
  • Write speed
    • 990 PRO:6900 MB/s
    • 9100 PRO Heatsink PCIe® 5.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD:13400 MB/s
  • Random read (4KB)
    • 990 PRO:1400000 IOPS
    • 9100 PRO Heatsink PCIe® 5.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD:1850000 IOPS
  • Random write (4KB)
    • 990 PRO:1550000 IOPS
    • 9100 PRO Heatsink PCIe® 5.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD:2600000 IOPS
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • 990 PRO:0.055 W
    • 9100 PRO Heatsink PCIe® 5.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD:0.005 W
  • Width
    • 990 PRO:80 mm
    • 9100 PRO Heatsink PCIe® 5.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD:80.2 mm

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Comparison of 990 PRO, MZ-VAP2T0
43 specifications
Features6 differ
SSD capacity2 TB2 TB
SSD form factorM.2M.2
InterfaceDiffersPCI Express 4.0PCI Express 5.0
NVMeYesYes
NVMe version2.02.0
Memory typeDiffersV-NAND MLCV-NAND TLC
Component forPC/Game consolePC/Game console
Hardware encryptionYesYes
Security algorithms256-bit AES256-bit AES
M.2 SSD size2280 (22 x 80 mm)2280 (22 x 80 mm)
Read speedDiffers7450 MB/s14700 MB/s
Write speedDiffers6900 MB/s13400 MB/s
Random read (4KB)Differs1400000 IOPS1850000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)Differs1550000 IOPS2600000 IOPS
PCI Express interface data lanesx4x4
DevSlp (device sleep) supportYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
TRIM supportYesYes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)1500000 h1500000 h
Protection featuresKnown for oneHeat resistantUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltage3.3 V3.3 V
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.1 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.9 W
Average power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.1 W
Average power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.9 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs0.055 W0.005 W
Power consumption DevSlp (device sleep)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 mW
Power consumption (max)Known for one8.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (average)Known for one5.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers80 mm80.2 mm
DepthDiffers2.3 mm8.88 mm
HeightDiffers22 mm80.2 mm
WeightDiffers9 g30 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers180 mm100 mm
Package depthDiffers160 mm165 mm
Package heightDiffers30 mm24 mm
Package weightDiffers90 g80 g
Package typeBoxBox
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 70 °C0 - 70 °C
Operating shock1500 G1500 G
Maximum operating temperatureKnown for one70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Minimum operating temperatureKnown for one0 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 year(s)

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