Samsung 9100 PRO 2 TB vs NVMe WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 512 GB
Short answer: which is best?
Samsung 9100 PRO 2 TB is 61.9 % stronger than NVMe WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 512 GB. Samsung 9100 PRO 2 TB ranks #1 of 116 measured system drives at WhatFPS (19,162 Drive score over 2 verified runs). NVMe WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 512 GB ranks #32 of 116 measured system drives at WhatFPS (11,837 Drive score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 3 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | Samsung 9100 PRO 2 TB | NVMe WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 512 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Drive score (the drive's own performance: sequential read + 4K IOPS) | 19,162 | 11,837 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 15,290 | 5,443 |
| Sequential read | 6,637 MB/s | 2,855 MB/s |
| 4K IOPS | 19,430 | 17,225 |
| 4K latency, median (lower is better) | 47 µs | 49 µs |
| Type | NVMe SSD | NVMe SSD |
| Size | 2 TB | 512 GB |
What the numbers mean
The drive score is the system drive's measured performance in the rigs it sat in — sequential read and 4K IOPS, unbuffered. PCIe generation, fill level and driver affect it. GAMING is the whole rig's score. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite, the same test on every PC, written in Rust with no middleware. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for Samsung 9100 PRO 2 TB · All measurements for NVMe WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 512 GB