Samsung 9100 PRO Series SSD with up to 14.8 GB/s Read Speed is Now Available

AleksandarK · 2025-03-19T14:37:35+0000

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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csendesmark · 2025-03-19T14:42:04+0000

Where are the reviews?!

Chaitanya · 2025-03-19T14:50:54+0000

csendesmark said:
Where are the reviews?!

W1zzard said:
Unfortunately I have no contact window to Samsung and the drive is much too expensive right now to make sense for anyone to purchase

csendesmark · 2025-03-19T14:54:04+0000

@Chaitanya I replied to the original comment
The SSD is on "regular" gen5 price IMO
Amazon.de

blinnbanir · 2025-03-19T14:54:50+0000

Almost double the cost of the Crucial T700 at every single density for 2 GB/s more potential in sequential. It is Samsung though so plenty of people will swear buy them.

Assimilator · 2025-03-19T14:58:20+0000

Reviews show this drive is slower than the current Crucial/Micron gen5 drives, but has the Samsung price premium.

MxPhenom 216 · 2025-03-19T15:02:54+0000

Assimilator said:
Reviews show this drive is slower than the current Crucial/Micron gen5 drives, but has the Samsung price premium.

I'd like to see TPUs review on it. The Toms SSD reviews suck

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

Chaitanya · 2025-03-19T15:25:21+0000

csendesmark said:
@Chaitanya I replied to the original comment
The SSD is on "regular" gen5 price IMO
Amazon.de

I had to check and even PCPer and couple other reviewers havent seeded samples for review by Samsung. Anandtech is sorely missed these days.

MxPhenom 216 said:
I'd like to see TPUs review on it. The Toms SSD reviews suck

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

I read OC3D review and seems like the controller on this drive is still running too hot.

csendesmark · 2025-03-19T15:47:23+0000

Chaitanya said:
I had to check and even PCPer and couple other reviewers havent seeded samples for review by Samsung. Anandtech is sorely missed these days.

I read OC3D review and seems like the controller on this drive is still running too hot.

Personally TPU is in a whole other league over the rest.
Nobody else doing as detailed test/review for SSD-s

MxPhenom 216 said:
I'd like to see TPUs review on it. The Toms SSD reviews suck

Exactly!

MxPhenom 216 · 2025-03-19T16:07:25+0000

Chaitanya said:
I had to check and even PCPer and couple other reviewers havent seeded samples for review by Samsung. Anandtech is sorely missed these days.

I read OC3D review and seems like the controller on this drive is still running too hot.

Too hot relative to what? Design, or to your liking? 2 different things

halcyon · 2025-03-19T17:07:18+0000

csendesmark said:
Where are the reviews?!

On Youtube by 2nd and 3rd class influencers and odd testers (no offence to anyone testing, but you are not top-1 tier class).

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.

Nater · 2025-03-19T17:11:50+0000

csendesmark said:
Where are the reviews?!

Samsung 9100 Pro SSD Review: Gen5 Speed for Power Users

Samsung 9100 Pro SSD review: Gen5 speed, massive 8TB capacity, powerful Presto controller—ideal for prosumers, gamers, and creators.

www.storagereview.com

csendesmark · 2025-03-19T17:14:34+0000

MxPhenom 216 said:
Too hot relative to what? Design, or to your liking? 2 different things

Well ~75°C is about average for a gen5 SSD

halcyon said:
- 83°C temp on high load with good case airflow, no heatsink
- 75°C temp with a passive good quality one-sided heatsink

Personally I expected lower temps since it suppose to have lower Wattage opposed to the older gen5 devices

MxPhenom 216 · 2025-03-19T18:06:46+0000

csendesmark said:
Well ~75°C is about average for a gen5 SSD

Personally I expected lower temps since it suppose to have lower Wattage opposed to the older gen5 devices

It only reaches those temps in torture tests, which isnt unusual for gen5. Crucials t700/705 reach same temps.

csendesmark · 2025-03-19T19:13:42+0000

MxPhenom 216 said:
It only reaches those temps in torture tests, which isnt unusual for gen5. Crucials t700/705 reach same temps.

Well, this is I am so keen seeing the review HERE :toast:

Octopuss · 2025-03-19T19:14:25+0000

So what happened to MLC drives? Those are effectively killed by now? I am sticking with 970 Pro, thank you very much. "Pro" my ass. This is BS.

blinnbanir · 2025-03-19T19:20:40+0000

halcyon said:
On Youtube by 2nd and 3rd class influencers and odd testers (no offence to anyone testing, but you are not top-1 tier class).

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.

It would be interesting to know if they used an Open Test bench for their testing.

mtosev · 2025-03-19T19:25:11+0000

This is probably my next NVMe drive.

Marsil · 2025-03-19T19:49:39+0000

$199.99 for the standard 1 TB model and $219.99 for the heatsink-equipped equivalent

EXPENSIVE!!

MxPhenom 216 · 2025-03-20T01:07:40+0000

mtosev said:
This is probably my next NVMe drive.

I want one too. 1TB for windows and a few games im currently playing. With more games on 4TB worth of other NVME

Toss · 2025-03-20T01:12:31+0000

no, ty. 2600 MB/s is enough

hey Samsung, why 4k read so slow only 85 LUL

TumbleGeorge · 2025-03-20T04:41:30+0000

Toss said:
no, ty. 2600 MB/s is enough

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hey Samsung, why 4k read so slow only 85 LUL
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It's easy. They must put in a 16-channel controller(exist) and nand flash chips with 16 active information layers(not exist), Microsoft must tweak Windows and suddenly reading small files becomes 500MB/s+.

Prima.Vera · 2025-03-20T08:43:46+0000

How are the 4K reads/writes? Paying double for Samsung brand, is a NO go for me.

Baba · 2025-03-20T13:29:18+0000

990PRO is half the price. If you don't have a specific use case for PCIe 5.0 transfer speeds, I would go for that.

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Samsung 9100 PRO Series SSD with up to 14.8 GB/s Read Speed is Now Available

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