Best-in-class sequential read and write performance ; Fantastic random read and write speed ; High capacities available

Expensive ; Too fast for practical PS5 use ; Not the best for gamers

The Samsung 9100 Pro is Samsung's first 'true' PCIe 5.0 SSD, and it definitely delivers fantastic performance with the fastest write speeds I've ever tested. It's an expensive proposition, however, and more mainstream users will find drives just as...

Slim and light design, it can be purchased with or without a heatsink ; Decent performance, probably could have been better but my system isn't the best of the best

It is a bit pricey, do your research on what hardware this would be best for before buying

The Samsung 9100 Pro is a solid SSD, but take care to research your hardware to be sure you will benefit from its speeds and performance. You may be better served with a different Samsung SSD that is made to perform on your hardware. I would recommend...

Overall performance.

Tested 4K write performance couldn’t match the official maximum figures.

We've waited a long, long time for Samsung to get a Gen 5 SSD into the consumer space and it's finally arrived in the shape of the 9100 Pro. It manages to combine fast performance and pretty good thermals, a neat trick considering this is a Gen 5...

Good all-around performance ; Solid power efficiency ; 2TB is single-sided with heatsink option

Relatively lackluster on the whole

The Samsung 9100 Pro is Samsung’s answer for the high-end PCIe 5.0 storage market. It’s a good drive with high performance and power efficiency but falls short of being truly impressive.