Description
🔍 Key Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Model | Samsung 9100 PRO 2 TB (Model code: MZ-VAP2T0BW) |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 ×4, NVME 2.0 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 (22×80 mm) |
| Memory Type | Samsung V-NAND TLC (V8) |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Presto controller built using a 5 nm process |
⚡ Performance
| Metric | Claimed / Measured |
|---|---|
| Sequential Read | Up to 14,800 MB/s |
| Sequential Write | Up to 13,400 MB/s |
📐 Physical & Power Features
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Size / Weight: approx. 80.15 × 22.15 × 2.38 mm for this 2 TB model; weight 9 g .
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Power Efficiency: Up to 49% better energy efficiency over the previous 990 PRO
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Idle / Low-power states supported (PS3/APST, PS4/L1.2)
✔ What It’s Ideal For
This is a bleeding-edge drive ideal for:
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High-end gaming PCs, content creation workstations
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Large sequential tasks: 4K/8K video editing, rendering, transferring big datasets .
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AI-centric workloads or environments where high random IOPS matter .
⚠ Things To Be Aware Of
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For write bursts beyond the SLC/Turbo cache size (~260 GB), write speeds drop significantly (1.9 GB/s) due to TLC native performance .
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Your system must have a PCIe 5.0 ×4 slot to fully realize its speed; in Gen4 slots performance will be limited.
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Good thermal management is needed under high sustained loads to avoid throttling. Samsung offers variants with heatsink for this.
✅ Overall
The Samsung 9100 PRO 2 TB (MZ-VAP2T0BW) is currently among the fastest consumer SSDs available. If your setup supports PCIe 5.0, it delivers extraordinary speed and practicality. But make sure you’re okay with its write behavior under heavy load and manage thermals well to get the best results.
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