Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB
Samsung
Current comparison price
$400Value · Balanced72
from 4 offers at 3 retailers · checked Nov 9
Capability highlights · price excluded
- S System Drive
- S Heavy Creative Work
- A Game & File Storage
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB vs Western Digital SN8100 2TB
Compare Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB and Western Digital SN8100 2TB in the United States side by side across price, specifications, capability by use case and the price at which the answer changes.
Market snapshot Nov 9, 2026 · USD
Specifications, performance and current prices compared in United States · USD · prices checked through Nov 9, 2026
Western Digital SN8100 2TB
Western Digital
Current comparison price
$450Value · Balanced65
from 2 offers at 2 retailers · checked Nov 9
Capability highlights · price excluded
- S System Drive
- S Heavy Creative Work
- A Game & File Storage
Key differences at a glance
Capabilityprice excluded
Same grade in all 3 scenarios. View grades →
Valueunder Balanced
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB has the higher Value under these priorities (72 vs 65).
Pricecurrent market snapshot
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB costs less right now ($400 vs $450, 11% apart).
How priorities change the comparison Presets with the higher Value: Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB 4 · Western Digital SN8100 2TB 0 · even 0
| Priority | Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB | Western Digital SN8100 2TB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 65 | ||
| 59 | 53 | ||
| 68 | 60 | ||
| 92 | 88 |
Pick a preset to compare under it: the whole page follows. Within 2 points counts as even.
Price difference and break-even price
Under Balanced, each product holds or loses the higher Value at one price, with the other held at its current price. Enter the prices you were actually offered to see the answer for your deal.
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB
Current comparison price
$400 72
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB keeps the higher Value up to $444 (with Western Digital SN8100 2TB at $450).
Western Digital SN8100 2TB
Current comparison price
$450 65
Western Digital SN8100 2TB matches the Value of Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB (at $400) at $405 or less.
A crossover is a calculation under the active priorities and today's market frame, not a price forecast.
Price comparison: current offers
New offers we track in United States (USD), cheapest first, with the date each was checked. Amazon appears as a link only: its price is not shown and never enters Value.
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB
- Check on AmazonAmazonAffiliate link · price shown on AmazonCheck price →
- $400Best priceSamsung 9100 PRO 2TBB&H · checked Go to offer →
- $400Samsung 9100 PRO 2TBCentralComputer · checked Go to offer →
- $400Samsung 9100 PRO 2TBNewegg · checked · Affiliate linkGo to offer →
- $710Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB (Heatsink)B&H · checked Go to offer →
- Currently unavailable · last seen
- $400SAMSUNG SSD 9100 PRO 2TB, PCIe 5.0x4 M.2 2280, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 14,700MB/s, Best for AI Computing, Gaming, and Heavy Duty Workstations (MZ-VAP2T0B/AM)Newegg · last seen · no longer in the retailer’s listing · Affiliate linkView listing
Western Digital SN8100 2TB
- Check on AmazonAmazonAffiliate link · price shown on AmazonCheck price →
- $450Best priceWestern Digital SN8100 2TBCentralComputer · checked Go to offer →
- $550Western Digital SN8100 2TB (Heatsink)B&H · checked Go to offer →
- Currently unavailable · last seen
- $482WD_BLACK 2TB SN8100 NVMe SSD Internal Solid State Drive - Gen 5 PCIe 5.0x4, M.2 2280, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 14,900 MB/s, Best for AI Applications, Gaming, and Video Editing - WDS200T1X0MNewegg · last seen · no longer in the retailer’s listing · Affiliate linkView listing
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Performance and key differences
What each product can do for a job, graded S to F with price left out, and the measured indexes behind it.
View full tier list and performance rankings
| Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB | Western Digital SN8100 2TB | |
|---|---|---|
| System Drive | S #8 | S #2 |
| Game & File Storage | A #35 | A #34 |
| Heavy Creative Work | S #9 | S #2 |
| Drive performance | 14,700 | 14,900 |
| Sequential read | 14,700 | 14,900 |
| Sequential write | 13,400 | 14,000 |
Where each one leads
- Lower current price · Higher Value with these priorities · More offers
- Higher sequential read
Specifications compared
Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.
6 identical facts hidden
| Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB | Western Digital SN8100 2TB | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | ||
| Sequential read | 14,700 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 13,400 MB/s | 11,000 MB/s – 14,000 MB/s |
| Storage and endurance | ||
| NAND type | Samsung 8th-gen V-NAND, Samsung 8th-gen V-NAND TLC (varies by board) | Kioxia BiCS8 218-layer TLC, Kioxia TLC (varies by board) |
| DRAM cache | 2GB LPDDR4 | 2GB LPDDR4, 2GB (varies by board) |
| Controller | Samsung Presto (5nm), Samsung Presto 5nm (varies by board) | Silicon Motion SM2508 |
| Interface and fit | ||
| Heatsink included | No | varies by board |
| Product | ||
| Brand | Samsung | Western Digital |
Not tracked means the source data does not have this fact. It is not assumed to be absent.
Which one to choose: where each wins
Conditions drawn from the data above, not a universal recommendation. The better choice depends on which of these matter to you.
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB fits better when…
- your priorities are Balanced: higher Value
- the budget decides: 11% lower current price
Western Digital SN8100 2TB fits better when…
- Drive performance matters: higher index
- Sequential read matters: higher index
- Sequential write matters: higher index
- Sequential read matters: 14,900 MB/s vs 14,700 MB/s
Nearby market alternative
Worth considering instead
Crucial T710 1TB — same S-tier capability for System Drive, about $170 cheaper · Value 93.
Neither of the two above is the only answer — this one clears the same bar for less. ⇄ Compare all three
Questions and methodology
Which one is better, Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB or Western Digital SN8100 2TB?
It depends on the question. For capability (price left out) see the grades by use case; for how good the current price is for what you get, see Value under your priorities; and for the cheapest option today, see current prices. This page keeps the three apart and does not name one overall winner.
Which has the higher Value right now?
Under Balanced, Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB has the higher Value (72 vs 65) in the market snapshot of Nov 9, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.
At what price does the answer change?
Under Balanced, with Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB at its current price, Western Digital SN8100 2TB reaches equal Value at $405. It is a calculation, not a price forecast.
Which one is more capable, ignoring price?
Same grade in all 3 scenarios.
Where can I compare current offers?
The offers section lists every new offer we track for both products in United States, with the date each price was checked. Open in Compare to add more products.