Buy the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD.

It is the faster, more future-proof drive for an actual PC, not a console side-grade.

What was compared

1. Cuts big-file waits nearly in half
14,700MB/s against the WD_BLACK's 7,300MB/s matters when moving huge game installs, video projects or AI datasets. Unless you are on a PS5, which caps speed at gen4 anyway, this gap shows up constantly on a real PC.
2. Ready for next year's motherboard
PCIe 5.0 x4 means the 9100 PRO still has headroom as new boards roll out, while the SN850P is stuck at its gen4 ceiling forever. Buy once, skip the next storage upgrade.
3. Built for a PC, not boxed in for one console
The 9100 PRO is aimed at gaming rigs, workstations and AI workloads. The SN850P is officially licensed for PS5, a real win if you own one, but dead weight branding on a desktop build.
4. Holds its speed under real workloads
Samsung's newer Presto controller and TLC NAND are built to sustain heavy, prolonged transfers better than the SN850P's older gen4 platform. That matters for editing footage or training models, not just quick game loads.
5. Yes, WD has more ratings. Doesn't matter here.
The SN850P's 11,000+ reviews and 4.8 stars are real, but that reputation is built on PS5 owners, not PC benchmarks. Samsung backs the 9100 PRO with the same 5-year warranty and its own long reliability history in gaming PCs.