Samsung expands SSD 9100 Pro lineup with new 8TB PCIe 5.0 drives for power users and gamers

[DragonSlayer101]

In a nutshell: Samsung has expanded its 9100 Pro PCIe 5.0 SSD lineup with two new 8TB models: the standard 9100 Pro 8TB and the 9100 Pro 8TB with heatsink. The standard version targets users with large storage needs, while the heatsink variant is designed for gamers, content creators, and professionals seeking better thermal management and sustained peak performance.

Designed for data-intensive applications, the new ultra-high-capacity SSDs deliver sequential read speeds of up to 14,800 MB/s and write speeds of up to 13,400 MB/s. Random read and write performance reaches 2,200K IOPS and 2,600K IOPS, respectively. Samsung also claims the drives are significantly more power-efficient than previous models, reducing energy consumption by up to 49 percent.

The 9100 Pro lineup originally launched in March with 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB options. The new 8TB variant is now Samsung's highest-capacity PCIe SSD, capable of storing roughly 80 popular PC games at an average size of 90GB each. These drives use the PCIe 5.0 interface and are compatible with most modern laptops, desktops, and gaming consoles.

The 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB heatsink models feature an 8.8mm-thick heatsink that complies with the PCI-SIG D8 standard, ensuring full compatibility with PlayStation 5 systems. The 8TB versions, however, include an 11.25mm-thick heatsink, custom-engineered to work with the PS5 despite not adhering to the D8 standard.

The lower capacity models are already available for purchase; the 8TB units will hit shelves in mid-September. Pricing starts at $999 for the standard M.2 8TB model and $1,019 for the heatsink-equipped version. Both come with a five-year limited warranty and a durability rating of 4,800 TBW (terabytes written).

The 9100 Pro series ranks among the fastest and most capable consumer SSDs available, regardless of capacity. However, the pricing is steep – even compared to Samsung's own 990 Pro PCIe 4.0 drives – making these models best suited for professionals and hardcore gamers who demand top-tier performance and are willing to pay a premium for cutting-edge technology.

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Samsung expands SSD 9100 Pro lineup with new 8TB PCIe 5.0 drives for power users and gamers

 

[ScottSoapbox]

A grand! ROFL

You can get WD Black 8TB SN850X Gen4 PCIe for $600. And you won't be able to tell the difference.

 

[Primey]

Gamers don't need PCIe 5 SSDs (PCIe 3 is plenty) but I guess that's not gonna stop companies from trying to target the ignorant ones.

 

[HafizNafes89]

A grand! ROFL

You can get WD Black 8TB SN850X Gen4 PCIe for $600. And you won't be able to tell the difference.

From my experience, Western Digital is superior to Samsung anyway! I can agree that the WD Black SN850x is the best SSD for gamers. I'm using WD Black SN 8100 2TB for the boot drive and WD Black SN 850x 8TB for games!

 

[axiomatic13]

I am using the 9100 Pro as the cache drive in UNRAID. It's doing its job very well.

 

[Burty117]

From my experience, Western Digital is superior to Samsung anyway! I can agree that the WD Black SN850x is the best SSD for gamers. I'm using WD Black SN 8100 2TB for the boot drive and WD Black SN 850x 8TB for games!

Until Western Digital stop the dodgy business practices of making WD Red drives using SMR instead of CMR, not labelling the models to easily tell which is which, Western Digital currently stands in the "avoid at all costs" catagory.

 

[trparky]

Gamers don't need PCIe 5 SSDs (PCIe 3 is plenty) but I guess that's not gonna stop companies from trying to target the ignorant ones.

Agreed. Raw bandwidth is nice but we need more speed with low queue depths.

 

[Squid Surprise]

I have the Asus HyperCard in my setup with 4 x 4tb pcie 5 SSDs… this would be a nice upgrade… but 4K USD is a very steep price… can almost get a 9980x for that…

 

[HafizNafes89]

Until Western Digital stop the dodgy business practices of making WD Red drives using SMR instead of CMR, not labelling the models to easily tell which is which, Western Digital currently stands in the "avoid at all costs" catagory.

Thank you for bringing that up! While I have had a great experience with Western Digital, I believe companies need to be called out for shady business practices.

 

[Theinsanegamer]

Until Western Digital stop the dodgy business practices of making WD Red drives using SMR instead of CMR, not labelling the models to easily tell which is which, Western Digital currently stands in the "avoid at all costs" catagory.

Good thing these are SSDs and therefore this won’t be an issue

 

[Burty117]

Good thing these are SSDs and therefore this won’t be an issue

Doesn't matter, they're a storage company that actively sells NAS orientated drives that use SMR, which doesn't work in a RAID very well, specifically what NAS drives should be able to do.

They got found out, apologised, said they'd make changes, all they did was change the model number by a letter, no big warnings saying it's SMR.

Seagate on the other hand, simply do not use SMR for their IronWolf or IronWolf Pro HDD's, because they understand the fundamentals of what a NAS drive needs to do.

Also, out of curiousity, do you boycott companies based on specific items (example: won't buy Samsung TV but would buy smart phone) or do you boycott the whole company? I'm just curious is all, I'm more of a "this company has a terrible product / awful business practices, I'm avoiding them as a whole" kind-of-guy.

 

[HafizNafes89]

Doesn't matter, they're a storage company that actively sells NAS orientated drives that use SMR, which doesn't work in a RAID very well, specifically what NAS drives should be able to do.

They got found out, apologised, said they'd make changes, all they did was change the model number by a letter, no big warnings saying it's SMR.

Seagate on the other hand, simply do not use SMR for their IronWolf or IronWolf Pro HDD's, because they understand the fundamentals of what a NAS drive needs to do.

Also, out of curiousity, do you boycott companies based on specific items (example: won't buy Samsung TV but would buy smart phone) or do you boycott the whole company? I'm just curious is all, I'm more of a "this company has a terrible product / awful business practices, I'm avoiding them as a whole" kind-of-guy.

I am only boycotting Samsung drives because I have had a terrible experience with them. I've owned four different Samsung SSDs, and all of them failed without warning. While they were good about replacing the drives, I consider them to be unreliable. However, I like their smartphones, so I'm probably going to switch from my iPhone 16 Pro Max to a Galaxy S26 Ultra when it comes out.

 

[Burty117]

I am only boycotting Samsung drives because I have had a terrible experience with them. I've owned four different Samsung SSDs, and all of them failed without warning. While they were good about replacing the drives, I consider them to be unreliable. However, I like their smartphones, so I'm probably going to switch from my iPhone 16 Pro Max to a Galaxy S26 Ultra when it comes out.

So you just boycott particular products of a brand. Samsung makes terrible TV software, I’ll never buy a Samsung TV again most likely, I gave them 12 years to improve and somehow, the software got worse in that time.

So I just Boycott all Samsung, plus, the way they’ve treated their factory workers in South Korea (people died working there) was the main reason I stopped buying Samsung in the first place.

Unfortunately, some of these companies are just too big to properly remove out of your life, Samsung / LG basically supply the world with OLED screens for example.

 

[Squid Surprise]

So you just boycott particular products of a brand. Samsung makes terrible TV software, I’ll never buy a Samsung TV again most likely, I gave them 12 years to improve and somehow, the software got worse in that time.

So I just Boycott all Samsung, plus, the way they’ve treated their factory workers in South Korea (people died working there) was the main reason I stopped buying Samsung in the first place.

Unfortunately, some of these companies are just too big to properly remove out of your life, Samsung / LG basically supply the world with OLED screens for example.

Some Samsung TVs are quite good… software should never be a selling point for a TV - it becomes obsolete in a few years anyways and you SHOULD be planning on keeping your TV for far longer… just get a firestick/roku/Apple TV to plug into them…

 

[Mr Majestyk]

Price is laughably bad and still TLC 8TB is basically a no go and I'll never touch QLC garbage until they greatly improve wear ratings, and random IO and prices are actually cheaper, unlike now where 4th rate QLC trash is often same or similar price as far superior TLC drives.

 

[Burty117]

Some Samsung TVs are quite good… software should never be a selling point for a TV - it becomes obsolete in a few years anyways and you SHOULD be planning on keeping your TV for far longer… just get a firestick/roku/Apple TV to plug into them…

If I have two TV's that are roughly the same price in-front of me, both using the same QD-OLED panels, but one has way worse software (slower to load, less options to make the image accurate, worse apps etc...) yeah, the software kinda does become the selling point.

I have the Samsung S95b, The software just plain sucks, sometimes doesn't turn on my reciever, sometimes it does but doesn't output any audio until the TV is hard rebooted. Apps are slow, the wireless just pretends it's not connected sometimes, the UI design sucks, I don't know who's designing it but it's terrible and full of adverts, Firmware updates never seem to help, other than resetting most of your settings for no reason, it's just a generally bad experience.

I wish I'd paid that little bit extra and gone for the Sony, lesson learnt the hard way I guess.
And I'm fully aware I can use a separate box, the software issues extend far further than "just a bit slow and ugly", the TV not turning the reciever on, or outputting any audio to anything, sometimes the TV just doesn't like HDMI devices and it needs a hard reboot to recognise HDMI again, it's just plain awful software on the TV, I hate it, all other brands I've tried (Sony, LG, Panasonic) have better, more robust software that just works reliably.

 

[Squid Surprise]

If I have two TV's that are roughly the same price in-front of me, both using the same QD-OLED panels, but one has way worse software (slower to load, less options to make the image accurate, worse apps etc...) yeah, the software kinda does become the selling point.

I have the Samsung S95b, The software just plain sucks, sometimes doesn't turn on my reciever, sometimes it does but doesn't output any audio until the TV is hard rebooted. Apps are slow, the wireless just pretends it's not connected sometimes, the UI design sucks, I don't know who's designing it but it's terrible and full of adverts, Firmware updates never seem to help, other than resetting most of your settings for no reason, it's just a generally bad experience.

I wish I'd paid that little bit extra and gone for the Sony, lesson learnt the hard way I guess.
And I'm fully aware I can use a separate box, the software issues extend far further than "just a bit slow and ugly", the TV not turning the reciever on, or outputting any audio to anything, sometimes the TV just doesn't like HDMI devices and it needs a hard reboot to recognise HDMI again, it's just plain awful software on the TV, I hate it, all other brands I've tried (Sony, LG, Panasonic) have better, more robust software that just works reliably.

Fair enough… I have a couple Samsungs in my home and they are quite nice… have an Apple TV connected to my 85” one, and a fire stick connected to my 50” one…

 

[Burty117]

Fair enough… I have a couple Samsungs in my home and they are quite nice… have an Apple TV connected to my 85” one, and a fire stick connected to my 50” one…

Out of curiosity, have you owned anything else other than Samsung?
My parents love Samsung TV's, but they've never experienced anything else since the early 2000's (they had a massive Sharp CRT set) and after 20 years, basically refuse to try anything else.

Whilst I'm the complete opposite, I'm utterly disappointed by Samsung everytime I use one of their TV's.

 

[Squid Surprise]

Out of curiosity, have you owned anything else other than Samsung?
My parents love Samsung TV's, but they've never experienced anything else since the early 2000's (they had a massive Sharp CRT set) and after 20 years, basically refuse to try anything else.

Whilst I'm the complete opposite, I'm utterly disappointed by Samsung everytime I use one of their TV's.

I have a Sony as well… it’s quite nice but was costlier… have had numerous Sony and LG sets in the past as well…