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Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO 8TB USB 3.2 Gen 1
Capacity 8TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 1
Read Speed 460 MB/s
48 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong capacity (98th percentile) 98th
Cons
- Below average social proof (3rd percentile)
- Below average affordability (5th percentile)
- Below average speed (13th percentile)
- Below average feature (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 8000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 460 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 460 |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Crucial T710 | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T1X0M | Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 1 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Seq Read | 460 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO | 13.2 | 61.8 | 33.6 | 98 | 42.2 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 92.5 | 88 | 95.3 | 9.5 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 90.9 | 92.5 | 93.5 | 87.1 | 6.5 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.6 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 77.5 | 10.6 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T1X0M Compare | 99.1 | 99.3 | 97.5 | 98 | 80.7 | 45.1 | 3.1 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.5 | 92.5 | 74.9 | 57 | 8.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Memory Express 1 offer From CA$1,545
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall47.5
- Budget38.4
- Gaming30.5
- Laptop19.1
- Console17.7
- Portable60.8
- Workstation47.2
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