Samsung's fastest SSD is back to Prime Day pricing — only $30 difference between the much faster Gen 5 9100 Pro and Gen 4 990
- ID
- 9578
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 31 Jul 2026, 7:00 PM
- Fetched
- 31 Jul 2026, 7:45 PM
- Provider
- Tom's Hardware
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/samsungs-fastest-ssd-is-back-to-prime-day-pricing-only-usd30-difference-between-the-much-faster-gen-5-9100-pro-and-gen-4-990
- Source URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/feeds/all
Summary
- Score
- 3.0
- Created
- 31 Jul 2026, 7:46 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coders
What happened
Samsung's Gen 5 9100 Pro SSD has returned to Prime Day pricing in the US, with only a $30 gap between it and the Gen 4 990 model, making the faster PCIe Gen 5 drive a near-trivial upgrade over Gen 4 at current US retail prices.
Why it matters
If you're speccing a new workstation or homelab build, the $30 US price gap means Gen 5 is the obvious pick over Gen 4 — but Malaysian retail pricing and stock availability for the 9100 Pro may differ significantly, so check local retailers (Shopee, Lazada, local PC shops) before assuming the same deal applies.
Discussion angle
Do Malaysian retailers actually stock Samsung Gen 5 SSDs yet, and is the price premium over Gen 4 worth it for local builders running local LLMs or large datasets?