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Samsung · SSD · PCIe 5.0
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB
Works well for: System Drive, Game & File Storage, Heavy Creative Work
Trade-offs: Current price sits $454 above the strong-value threshold (~$1796)
- Capacity
- 8 TB
- Interface
- M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4
- Sequential read
- 14800 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 13400 MB/s
- Endurance
- 4800 TBW
- Form factor
- M.2-2280
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Is this a good buy today?
Market confidence: MediumAt $2250 the Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB is priced in line with its $2250 representative market level. Crucial T705 2TB currently does the same job for $350.
Worth putting side by side:Compare with Crucial T705 2TB
Prices & availability
Where to buy the Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
3 tracked offers · 2 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB | Newegg | New | $2,250 | 68 | 2026-09-27 | View offer → |
| Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB (Heatsink) | Newegg | New | $2,250 | 68 | 2026-09-27 | View offer → |
| Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB | CentralComputer | New | $2,720 | 60 | 2026-09-27 | View offer → |
| Samsung 9100 PRO 8TBMultiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes — confirm the final price at the store. New, refurbished and used offers are listed separately; used offers carry warranty and seller risk.
Where it stands in the field
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#10 of 388 graded solid state drives
- #7 CrucialCrucial T710 1TB 100
- #8 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN8100 1TB 100
- #9 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN8100 1TB 100
- #10 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 99
- #11 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 99
- #12 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 4TB 99
- #13 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 4TB 99
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#48 of 388 currently priced solid state drives
- #45 KingstonKingston FURY Renegade G5 2TB 69
- #46 PatriotPatriot Viper VP4300 Lite 1TB 69
- #47 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB 68
- #48 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 68
- #49 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 68
- #50 KingstonKingston NV3 2TB 68
- #51 TeamGroupTeamGroup FORCE G70 PRO Aluminum 4TB 68
Performance System Drive
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#10 of 388 graded solid state drives
- #7 CrucialCrucial T710 1TB 100
- #8 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN8100 1TB 100
- #9 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN8100 1TB 100
- #10 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 99
- #11 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 99
- #12 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 4TB 99
- #13 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 4TB 99
Value System Drive
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#35 of 334 currently priced solid state drives
- #32 TeamGroupTeamGroup Force Cardea Z540 1TB 61
- #33 CrucialCrucial T700 4TB 59
- #34 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN8100 8TB 58
- #35 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 57
- #36 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 57
- #37 CrucialCrucial T700 1TB 55
- #38 CrucialCrucial T700 1TB 54
Performance Game
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#3 of 388 graded solid state drives
- #1 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN8100 8TB 100
- #2 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN8100 8TB 100
- #3 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 100
- #4 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 100
- #5 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN850X 8TB 100
- #6 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN850X 8TB 100
- #7 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 8TB 100
Value Game
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#44 of 388 currently priced solid state drives
- #41 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44Q 2TB 75
- #42 SamsungSamsung 990 Pro 4TB 75
- #43 PatriotPatriot VP4000 Mini 2TB 75
- #44 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 75
- #45 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 75
- #46 Silicon PowerSilicon Power A60 2TB 74
- #47 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 4TB 74
Performance Heavy Creative Work
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#8 of 388 graded solid state drives
- #5 CrucialCrucial T710 4TB 98
- #6 CrucialCrucial T710 2TB 98
- #7 CrucialCrucial T710 1TB 98
- #8 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 96
- #9 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 96
- #10 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 4TB 96
- #11 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 4TB 96
Value Heavy Creative Work
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#15 of 293 currently priced solid state drives
- #12 CrucialCrucial T710 2TB 79
- #13 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN8100 8TB 79
- #14 CrucialCrucial T705 4TB 78
- #15 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 77
- #16 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 8TB 77
- #17 CrucialCrucial T700 4TB 76
- #18 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN8100 4TB 75
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value68 | Higher Value with current priorities Crucial T705 2TB 100 -2% capability · -84% price |
| System DriveScenario capability | GradeS Value57 | Higher Value with current priorities Crucial T710 1TB S 100 +1% capability · -90% price |
| Game & File StorageScenario capability | GradeS Value75 | Higher Value with current priorities Western Digital SN8100 8TB S 84 +0% capability · -17% price |
| Heavy Creative WorkScenario capability | GradeS Value77 | Higher Value with current priorities Kingston FURY Renegade G5 4TB S 100 +4% capability · -49% price |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
Trade-offs
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded S for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
- Strong-value threshold: ~$1796$1796 is where Relative Value reaches 80 with Balanced priorities, in the 2026-09-27 offer frame
Consider other options if
- Current price sits $454 above the strong-value threshold (~$1796)cheapest tracked $2250 against a $1796 calculated threshold with Balanced priorities
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelCrucial T705 2TB holds Relative Value 100 against its 68 with Balanced priorities, at $350
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded S for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for System Drive specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for System Drive — the calculation only gets there near $1150, against a cheapest tracked $2250
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelCrucial T710 1TB holds Relative Value 100 against its 57 for System Drive, at $220
Works well if
- Game is your main prioritygraded S for Game on the same rubric as the tier list
- Strong-value threshold: ~$2023$2023 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for Game, in the 2026-09-27 offer frame
Consider other options if
- Current price sits $227 above the strong-value threshold (~$2023)cheapest tracked $2250 against a $2023 calculated threshold for Game
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelWestern Digital SN8100 8TB holds Relative Value 84 against its 75 for Game, at $1870
Works well if
- Heavy Creative Work is your main prioritygraded S for Heavy Creative Work on the same rubric as the tier list
- Strong-value threshold: ~$2125$2125 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for Heavy Creative Work, in the 2026-09-27 offer frame
Consider other options if
- Current price sits $125 above the strong-value threshold (~$2125)cheapest tracked $2250 against a $2125 calculated threshold for Heavy Creative Work
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelKingston FURY Renegade G5 4TB holds Relative Value 100 against its 77 for Heavy Creative Work, at $1146
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for System Drive
Chosen for Game
Chosen for Heavy Creative Work
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
Upgrade planner
Judge the change in the active scenario, then make the cash gap explicit.
Using page scenarioWhat are you upgrading from? These are the axes we compare on, and where this product stands in the current market.
Capability differences are expressed as tiers and index points, not as benchmark percentages we did not measure.
Specifications & compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Performance
- Sequential read
- 14800 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 13400 MB/s
- Random read
- 2200000 IOPS
- Random write
- 2600000 IOPS
- Controller
- Samsung Presto 5nm
Media
- Capacity
- 8 TB
- NAND type
- Samsung 8th-gen V-NAND TLC
- DRAM cache
- 8GB LPDDR4
Power / Interface
- Interface
- M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4
- Form factor
- M.2-2280
Physical / Outputs
- Heatsink included
- No
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Endurance & warranty
- Endurance
- 4800 TBW
- Warranty
- 5 years
- Manufacturer part number
- MZVAP8T0BAM
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-09-27
What to check in your build
M.2-2280
The slot must take M.2-2280
M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot for full speed
PCIe 5.0 — runs in older slots at their speed
Fits under an M.2 shroud
Bare drive — it fits under a motherboard M.2 shroud
Meets the PS5 expansion requirements
M.2 2280 NVMe, PCIe 5.0, 14800 MB/s read — meets Sony's published requirements; a heatsink is required
Found an error? Report this specification Email the field, corrected value and an optional source.
Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #10 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 14800. Crucial T705 2TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB offers S-grade capability for System Drive. It ranks #10 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 14800. Crucial T705 2TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB offers S-grade capability for Game. It ranks #3 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 14800. Western Digital SN8100 8TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB offers S-grade capability for Heavy Creative Work. It ranks #8 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 14800. Crucial T705 2TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
FAQ
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
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Useful links & sources
offer frame 2026-09-27 · formula ssd-value-v1.5 · facts facts-2026-09-27 · Relative Value is an estimate from our current dataset, the selected weights and dated market prices — not an official product rating and not a price forecast. Target prices are calculation thresholds, not predictions. Methodology We are not a shop. Affiliate links may earn us a commission; they never change the calculations or the ranking.