Micron 5400 PRO 3.84TB SATA III 2.5"

Micron 5400 PRO 3.84TB SATA III 2.5"

Micron
51 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
100 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
Micron
41
Samsung
100
Console
Micron
21
Samsung
100
Workstation
Micron
49
Samsung
99
Laptop
Micron
48
Samsung
86
Budget
Micron
50
Samsung
84
Portable
Micron
14
Samsung
26

Specifications

Micron 5400 PROSamsung 9100 PRO
Drive
Capacity
3,840
4,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2 2280
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
540
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
520
13,400
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,600,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Controller—In-House Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption✓✓

Pros & Cons

Micron 5400 PRO 3.84TB SATA III 2.5"

  • Strong capacity (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average random (23rd percentile)
  • Below average speed (31st percentile)
  • Below average feature (34th percentile)

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation