Wednesday, March 19th 2025
Samsung 9100 PRO Series SSD with up to 14.8 GB/s Read Speed is Now Available
Samsung has officially released its next-generation 9100 PRO series solid-state drives to the masses, with availability starting today. The drives leverage PCIe 5.0 technology to deliver sequential read/write speeds of up to 14,800/13,400 MB/s—twice as fast as previous generation offerings—while random read/write performance reaches 2,200K/2,600K IOPS. The series, available in standard and heatsink variants, marks Samsung's first consumer NVMe offerings to reach 8 TB capacity. The 9100 PRO line integrates Samsung's 5 nm controller architecture, yielding up to 49% improved power efficiency compared to prior models. This efficiency gain comes without compromising the form factor, with the drives maintaining a slim 0.35-inch profile. The heatsink variant provides additional thermal regulation capabilities for sustained performance under demanding workloads, making it particularly suitable for AI content generation, 8K video editing, and high-performance gaming applications.
Currently available configurations include 1 TB, 2 TB, and 4 TB capacities, with pricing starting at $199.99 for the standard 1 TB model and $219.99 for the heatsink-equipped equivalent. The 2 TB models are priced at $299.99 and $319.99, respectively, while 4 TB variants command $549.99 and $569.99. Samsung has announced that 8 TB models will enter the market in H2 2025. Compatible with desktop PCs, laptops, and PlayStation 5 consoles featuring appropriate PCIe 5.0 slots, the drives incorporate Samsung's V-NAND TLC (V8) technology and LPDDR4X cache memory—ranging from 1 GB in the 1 TB model to 8 GB in the 8 TB version. Samsung's Magician Software suite provides management capabilities, including performance optimization and firmware update notifications.
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Currently available configurations include 1 TB, 2 TB, and 4 TB capacities, with pricing starting at $199.99 for the standard 1 TB model and $219.99 for the heatsink-equipped equivalent. The 2 TB models are priced at $299.99 and $319.99, respectively, while 4 TB variants command $549.99 and $569.99. Samsung has announced that 8 TB models will enter the market in H2 2025. Compatible with desktop PCs, laptops, and PlayStation 5 consoles featuring appropriate PCIe 5.0 slots, the drives incorporate Samsung's V-NAND TLC (V8) technology and LPDDR4X cache memory—ranging from 1 GB in the 1 TB model to 8 GB in the 8 TB version. Samsung's Magician Software suite provides management capabilities, including performance optimization and firmware update notifications.
21 Comments on Samsung 9100 PRO Series SSD with up to 14.8 GB/s Read Speed is Now Available
The SSD is on "regular" gen5 price IMO
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Also that 5nm controller is probably contributing a lot to that price.
But drives with Phison's new E28 controller are right around the corner too
Nobody else doing as detailed test/review for SSD-sExactly!
So far I've seen:
- 83°C temp on high load with good case airflow, no heatsink
- 75°C temp with a passive good quality one-sided heatsink
Class leading sequential write/read. Good, but not anywhere superior in latency, R/W Random 4KQT1 or continued random read/write after RAM cache has been exhausted.
Price is still (at launch) ridiculous.
Let's see how the firmware is. Samsung had quite a bit of issues with the 980 Pro and 990 Pro series.
I don't see this as any sort of game changer over the best of Phison Gen5 drives in terms of temp/speed, although the power draw in normal desktop use with Samsung 9100 Pro was nicely lower compared to Phison drives.
hey Samsung, why 4k read so slow only 85 LUL