'The fastest write speeds Ive ever tested': Samsungs 9100 Pro SSD is nearly 50% off for Prime Day

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Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:21:15 +0000

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In our tests, this SSD hit blazing fast speeds and best-in-class performance.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Samsung s PCIe Gen 5 flagship SSD has dropped to its best price since launch, with the Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB SSD down to $350 (was $680) at Amazon right now. For UK readers, the 9100 Pro 2TB drops to 304 (was 529) for Prime Day, too.

This is Samsungs fastest consumer drive ever, and in our review, we said "it definitely delivers fantastic performance with the fastest write speeds I've ever tested." If youre building or upgrading a system and want the best storage performance available right now without compromise, this is the
drive.

The 9100 Pro capably offers best-in-class sequential read and write performance and impressive random read/write speeds. For anyone upgrading
from a PCIe Gen 4 drive, the difference in large-file transfers and sustained read workloads is immediately apparent. But what really catches my eye is
that it's 49% off for Prime Day right now. Today's top Samsung 9100 Pro SSD deal Save $330 Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB SSD: was $679.99 now $349.99 at Amazon
For ultra-fast speeds, the 9100 Pro from Samsung is a beast of an SSD that delivered best-in-class performance across the board during our tests. If you're a professional, we found that "there's none better than the 9100 Pro."

In the UK: now 304 (was 529) View Deal More interestingly for business and creative users, we clocked that while we didn't quite hit the promised highs of 14,700MB/s sequential read speeds, it still offered blazing-fast speeds, particularly shining in its sequential write performance, making it a fantastic pick for professionals.

The 9100 Pro is Samsungs first fully PCIe Gen 5 x4 consumer drive a meaningful distinction from the 990 EVO, which used a hybrid Gen 4 x4 / Gen 5 x2 interface as a halfway measure. Full Gen 5 x4 doubles the available interface bandwidth over Gen 4, and at 14,700MB/s sequential reads, the 9100 Pro delivers on that headroom. For context, a high-end Gen 4 drive like the Samsung 990 Pro tops out at around 7,450MB/s reads the 9100 Pro is almost exactly twice as fast at the interface level. Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Future / John Loeffler) (Image credit: Future / John Loeffler) (Image credit: Future / John Loeffler) The 2TB capacity is the sweet spot in the line-up.
Its single-sided meaning all components sit on one face of the PCB which makes it compatible with a wider range of laptops and slim-profile systems that cant accommodate double-sided drives. The 2TB model is also rated slightly faster than the 1TB model on sequential reads (14,700 MB/s vs 13,300 MB/s), and its 1,200 TBW endurance rating is generous for a consumer drive at this capacity.

The LPDDR4X DRAM cache (2GB at 2TB) is a meaningful inclusion that differentiates it from DRAM-less budget Gen 5 drives. DRAM cache
significantly improves random I/O consistency particularly relevant for workstation use cases involving large databases, virtual machines, or AI inference workloads where latency matters as much as peak throughput. Shop
all Amazon Prime Day deals 227.89 at Currys (1TB) 285.79 at very.co.uk (1TB) 634.99 at CCL 675.99 at Amazon (Black)



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