TEST: Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Samsung
Model number	MZ-VAP2T0BW
Storage capacity	2048 GB (1863 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	>260 GB approx.
Read speed	14700 MB/s
Write speed	13400 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 5.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	1200 Terabyte
Controller	Samsung Presto
Price	ca. 0 AUD (= 0,13 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

100 %

Write speed

100 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

This SSD is PS5 compatible. It can be used in a PlayStation 5 console as expansion storage.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 12540 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	11424,60 MB/s	11545,60 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	74,19 MB/s	213,85 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	3249,60 MB/s	4428,98 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,017 ms	0,092 ms
Score	4466	5797
Total score	12540

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

• ISO (folder with two large files)
• Program (folder with many small files)
• Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of March 27, 2025 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	4190,92 MB/s	0,55 s
Program many small files	1290,56 MB/s	5,45 s
Game small and large files	2871,25 MB/s	2,41 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the Samsung SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 14700MB/s and 13400MB/s respectively).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	14775,30	13499,70
SEQ1M Q1T1	9455,99	9800,10
RND4K Q32T16	4939,63	4078,93
RND4K Q1T1	80,13	236,67

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

A long-term test was performed here to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 260 GB was written to the medium. The exact cache size could not be determined, because the test file did not exhaust the cache (brought it to the limit).At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 10446 MB/s and written with 11054 MB/s.

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Samsung M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Samsung M.2 SSD . The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can be written and read.

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Samsung M.2 SSD here. is written. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better. Unfortunately the tool does not work correctly from about 5,000 MB/s and no line (and partly wrong min and max data) is displayed.

The benchmark test was performed on March 27, 2025.
Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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