Side-by-side: Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB ($400) vs Sabrent Rocket 5 1TB ($259). $/TB winner, specs, real-world picks for July 2026.
Both run on Gen 5 hardware but at different capacities: 2 TB for the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB versus 1 TB for the Sabrent Rocket 5 1TB. Whether the larger drive's $/TB advantage justifies the higher upfront cost depends on how much you actually need.
Hardware-wise, the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB runs on Samsung's in-house Presto controller, designed specifically for the 9100 PRO series. The Sabrent Rocket 5 1TB pairs an original Phison E26 chip that defined the Gen 5 reference design.
Prices favor the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB by $59.00/TB ($200.00/TB versus $259.00/TB). Not a huge gap, but enough to be the tiebreaker if performance is similar.
On warranty endurance the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB carries 1,200 TBW against Sabrent Rocket 5 1TB's 700 TBW. Both will outlast typical use, but the gap matters if you're doing professional content work.
Heading to a PlayStation 5? Both drives drop into the console's M.2 bay and report identical real-world benchmarks since the PS5 caps storage at PCIe 4.0 speeds. The Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB wins this matchup on $/TB. Heavy write workloads — video editing, RAW photo libraries, backup operations — favor the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB's 13,400 MB/s sustained write speed. Both drives use the 2280 form factor, which is too long for Steam Deck or ROG Ally — you'd need a 2230 variant if either manufacturer offers one, or a dedicated handheld-format drive instead.
Market context: the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB ranks #7 of 11 Gen 5 2 TB drives we track by $/TB, while the Sabrent Rocket 5 1TB ranks #5 of 6 Gen 5 1 TB drives. Neither cracks the top of the value table, so it's worth glancing at the alternatives below before picking either.
Go with the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB for better $/TB economics ($200.00/TB), higher sustained writes (13,400 MB/s), and a higher TBW endurance rating (1,200 TBW). Samsung's PRO line has the longest track record for firmware reliability — over a decade of consumer SSDs with global RMA support.
Go with the Sabrent Rocket 5 1TB for the lower retail price ($259 vs $400). Sabrent's Rocket line carries a community reputation for transparent firmware support — manual update tools available directly from the manufacturer.