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Samsung T5 EVO 2TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 1
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 1
Read Speed 460 MB/s
33 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong capacity (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average random (4th percentile)
- Below average speed (13th percentile)
- Below average feature (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
| 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 T5 EVO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Crucial T710 | Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU | Team Group MP44 TM8FPW004T0C101 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 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 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 460 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2800 TBW | 2000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung T5 EVO | 13.2 | 3.5 | 33.6 | 78.4 | 42.2 | 38.9 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 92.5 | 88 | 9.5 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 90.9 | 92.5 | 93.5 | 6.5 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.6 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 10.6 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.5 | 92.5 | 74.9 | 8.3 |
| Team Group MP44 TM8FPW004T0C101 Compare | 93.5 | 88.6 | 78.5 | 92.5 | 76.9 | 15.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall32.9
- Budget57.6
- Gaming22.2
- Laptop15.9
- Console14.4
- Portable52
- Workstation32.2
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