Micron 5400 PRO 3.84TB SATA III 2.5"
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Scores
Specifications
| Micron 5400 PRO | Samsung 9100 PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | In-House Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Micron 5400 PRO 3.84TB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong capacity (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (31st percentile)
- Below average feature (34th percentile)
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile
Pricing
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 4.9x better value for money
Micron 5400 PRO 3.84TB SATA III 2.5"
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.