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This is still incredibly fastbut, it’s not what’s promised on the box.

Could that change with BIOS or firmware updates, sure.

A Samsung 9100 Pro leaning against its retail packaging

But it’s not like other PCIe 5.0 drives like theCrucial T705aren’t hitting close to 14,500MB/s.

It also falls about 17% behind the Corsair MP700 Elite PCIe 5.0 SSD on this benchmark as well.

All that said, the other major problem with this drive is its price.

A Samsung 9100 Pro slotted into a motherboard

This drive is for you.

You’re better off getting the 990 Pro.

This included loading games and large batches of photos for editing in Lightroom andPhotoshopfor various reviews.

A Samsung 9100 Pro sitting on top of its retail packaging

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A Samsung 9100 Pro in a masculine hand