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Lexar ES3 Portable SSD vs Sabrent Rocket XTRM 5
Product A: Lexar
22 of 63 known
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OWC Envoy Ultra
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Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD (V3)
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Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVOProduct B: Sabrent
19 of 63 known
Sandisk Portable SSD (V3)
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Samsung Portable SSD T7
Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD (V2)
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LaCie Rugged SSD4
OWC Envoy Ultra
Change Sabrent Rocket XTRM 5
Compare the Lexar ES3 Portable SSD with
Sandisk Portable SSD (V3)
Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield
Samsung Portable SSD T7
Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD (V2)
Sandisk Portable SSD (E30)
Lexar ES5 Magnetic Portable SSD
Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO
Sandisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD with USB4
Samsung Portable SSD T9
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LaCie Rugged SSD4
OWC Envoy Ultra17 of 55 fields differ
- 9 different values
- 8 known for one only
- 4 the same
- 34 missing for both
Size, drawn to scale
Front and side.
- ALexar: 50 × 10.5 mm
- BSabrent: 45 × 14.5 mm
Weight
0 to 150 g
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Every value links to where we found it.


General
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Series
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Model numbers
LES3XXX001T-RNSNG, LES3XXX002T-RNSNG1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es3-portable-ssdRead 20 October 2026Part Numbers table, region Global: 1TB LES3XXX001T-RNSNG and 2TB LES3XXX002T-RNSNG. The 2TB code is printed with a space after the dash. The MSRP of $179.99 sits in the 2TB row
GTIN / EAN
Announced
Status
Available1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es3-portable-ssdRead 20 October 2026The Americas page lists the drive with capacities 1TB and 2TB and a Where to buy link to Amazon3Press releaseamericas.lexar.com/news/lexar-announces-two-portable-ssdsdesigned-to-improve-efficiencyRead 20 October 2026The ES3 is available now
Predecessor
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Successor
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Launch price (US)
From $179.991Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es3-portable-ssdRead 20 October 20263Press releaseamericas.lexar.com/news/lexar-announces-two-portable-ssdsdesigned-to-improve-efficiencyRead 20 October 2026
$369.996Maker product pageweb.archive.org/web/20250429142000/https://sabrent.com/products/sb-xtm5-2tbRead 21 October 2026Sabrent store price $369.99 for the 2TB (SB-XTM5-2TB) on the first archived capture of the page, 2025-04-29, with no compare-at price. The 2TB product was published in the store feed on 2025-03-18 and no earlier capture exists, so the price on that day is unknown. The current store price of $499.99 with a $721.99 compare-at price is not a launch price and is not used. Excl. tax, US store7Maker product pageweb.archive.org/web/20241214184130/https://sabrent.com/products/sb-xtm5-4tbRead 21 October 2026Sabrent store price $599.99 for the 4TB (SB-XTM5-4TB) on the archived capture of 2024-12-14, and the same on later captures up to 2025-06-24, with no compare-at price. The page was live in the store before the drive shipped. The current store price of $779.99 with a $1,169.99 compare-at price is not a launch price and is not used. Excl. tax, US store
Launch price (EU)
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Markets
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Form factor
Capacity
Interface
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Interface
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es3-portable-ssdRead 20 October 2026Specifications, Interface: USB 3.2 Gen 22Maker product pagelexar.com/global/products/Lexar-ES3-Portable-SSDRead 20 October 2026Lexar global page product data: Interface Protocol USB 3.2 Gen 2
Thunderbolt 51Maker product pagesabrent.com/products/sb-xtm5-2tbRead 15 October 2026Product Highlights: Thunderbolt 5 technology, connects at up to 80Gbps with transfer speeds up to 64Gbps, and is backward compatible with TB3, TB4 and USB4. The page also describes a USB fallback of up to 20Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 2x2). The manual says USB fallback up to 10Gbps (Gen 2x1). The Thunderbolt version is stored3Owner's manualsabrent.com/cdn/shop/files/SB-XTM5_20-_20Manual_634.pdfRead 15 October 2026Features: connects at up to Thunderbolt 5 speeds (80Gbps) with transfers up to 64Gbps. The Performance modes table lists Thunderbolt 5 at 80 Gbps with potential bandwidth above 6 GB/s. That is a bus figure, not a drive speed claim, so no claimed read or write speed is stored
PCIe lanes
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46Maker product pageweb.archive.org/web/20250429142000/https://sabrent.com/products/sb-xtm5-2tbRead 21 October 2026The page names no lane count. 64Gbps at PCIe 4.0 (16 GT/s per lane) is four lanes, and Guru3D calls 64 Gbps the bandwidth of Gen 4 x48Press articleguru3d.com/story/sabrent-rocket-xtrm5-portable-ssd-with-thunderbolt-5Read 15 October 2026Guru3D names 64 Gbps per direction as the bandwidth of Gen 4 x4, which agrees with the lane count stored. Its guess that a Gen 5 drive sits inside is a pre-launch assumption, and Sabrent's own page says a PCIe 4.0 SSD, so Gen 5 is not stored
NVMe version
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Detachable cable
Hardware
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Controller
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Flash type
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Flash memory
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Flash layers
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DRAM cache
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DRAM cache size
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Component sides
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Performance
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Sequential read (claimed)
1,050MB/s1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es3-portable-ssdRead 20 October 2026Performance: up to 1050MB/s read. Footnote: speeds based on internal testing and actual speed may vary depending on host device. No host or tool is named. The same figure applies to 1TB and 2TB2Maker product pagelexar.com/global/products/Lexar-ES3-Portable-SSDRead 20 October 2026Speed: up to 1050MB/s read3Press releaseamericas.lexar.com/news/lexar-announces-two-portable-ssdsdesigned-to-improve-efficiencyRead 20 October 2026Read speeds reaching 1050MB/s for the SL300 and the ES3, based on internal testing
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Sequential write (claimed)
1,000MB/s1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es3-portable-ssdRead 20 October 2026Performance: up to 1000MB/s write, same footnote2Maker product pagelexar.com/global/products/Lexar-ES3-Portable-SSDRead 20 October 2026Speed: up to 1000MB/s write3Press releaseamericas.lexar.com/news/lexar-announces-two-portable-ssdsdesigned-to-improve-efficiencyRead 20 October 2026Write speeds of 1000MB/s, same footnote
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Random 4K read (claimed)
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Random 4K write (claimed)
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Endurance and reliability
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Endurance (TBW)
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MTBF or MTTF (claimed)
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Operating temperature
Min0Max50°C1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es3-portable-ssdRead 20 October 2026Operating Temperature 0 C to 50 C. The storage range of -40 C to 85 C is not stored2Maker product pagelexar.com/global/products/Lexar-ES3-Portable-SSDRead 20 October 2026Operating Temperature 0 C to 50 C (32 F to 122 F)
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Power
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Power while reading (claimed)
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Power while writing (claimed)
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Max power consumption (claimed)
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Average power in light use (claimed)
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Idle power (claimed)
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Sleep power (claimed)
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Measured
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Sequential read (measured)
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Sequential write (measured)
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Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured)
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Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured)
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Write cache size (measured)
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Write speed after the cache (measured)
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3DMark Storage Benchmark
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Highest temperature under load (measured)
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Idle power (measured)
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Cooling and build
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Heatsink
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RGB lighting
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Dust and water rating
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Drop test height
2m1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es3-portable-ssdRead 20 October 2026The row labelled Ingress Protection Rating reads 2-meter anti-drop, so it is a drop rating and not an IP rating. Footnote: internal testing under controlled conditions, actual drop resistance may vary, and damage caused by drops is not covered under warranty. The surface is not named2Maker product pagelexar.com/global/products/Lexar-ES3-Portable-SSDRead 20 October 20262-meter anti-drop, internal testing3Press releaseamericas.lexar.com/news/lexar-announces-two-portable-ssdsdesigned-to-improve-efficiencyRead 20 October 2026Drop resistance up to 2 meters
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Security and software
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Security
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Software
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Compatibility
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Platforms
Dimensions and weight
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Dimensions
Length100.6Width50Height10.5mm(4 × 2 × 0.4 in)2Maker product pagelexar.com/global/products/Lexar-ES3-Portable-SSDRead 20 October 2026Module Size 100.6mm x 50mm x 10.5mm. The axes are not named, so 100.6 is the length, 50 the width and 10.5 the thickness. The Americas page gives no size. The Lexar SL300 has the same size
Length104.9Width45Height14.5mm(4.1 × 1.8 × 0.6 in)1Maker product pagesabrent.com/products/sb-xtm5-2tbRead 15 October 2026Page Dimensions block: Lenght [sic] 4.13 in, Width 1.77 in, Height 0.57 in. Converted exactly at 25.4 mm per inch and rounded to 0.1 mm: 104.9 x 45.0 x 14.5 mm. The same on the 2TB and 4TB pages
Weight
In the box
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In the box
USB Type-C and USB Type-A all in one cable1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es3-portable-ssdRead 20 October 2026Included Accessories: USB Type-C and USB Type-A all in one cable
Rocket XTRM External Thunderbolt 5 NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 5 cable (50cm)1Maker product pagesabrent.com/products/sb-xtm5-2tbRead 15 October 2026In the box on the page, verbatim: Rocket XTRM External Thunderbolt 5 NVMe SSD and Thunderbolt 5 cable (50cm). The manual names the drive Rocket XTRM 5 External Thunderbolt 5 NVMe SSD. The silicone sleeve is described as optional and is not listed3Owner's manualsabrent.com/cdn/shop/files/SB-XTM5_20-_20Manual_634.pdfRead 15 October 2026Package Contents: Rocket XTRM 5 External Thunderbolt 5 NVMe SSD and Thunderbolt 5 cable (50cm)
Cables included
ALexar ES3 Portable SSD
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| 2-in-1 USB-C/USB-A cable | 1 |
BSabrent Rocket XTRM 5
| Type | Length (m) | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) | 0.5 | 1 |
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Spec sheet
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Manual
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Warranty
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Manufacturer warranty (source market)