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General

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Series

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Model numbersiMaker identifiers for this exact model and its listed variants. Excludes sibling models and other generations.

LES5XXX001T-RNWNU, LES5XXX002T-RNWNU, LES5XXX002T-RNWNG1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026Product table: LES5XXX001T-RNWNU (1TB), LES5XXX002T-RNWNU (2TB) and LES5XXX004T-RNWNU (4TB, Coming Soon). The 4TB code is not stored because the drive is not sold. The -NU suffix is the North America code. No EU or UK codes found6Reviewssd-tester.com/lexar_es5_2tb.htmlRead 14 October 2026The tested unit is listed as LES5XXX002T-RNWNG, the global code of the 2TB. The same page lists 84 x 53 x 10 mm and 51 g as manufacturer information for it

MU-PH2T0S/WW, MU-PH2T0S/AM, MU-PH2T0S/EU, MU-PH4T0S/WW, MU-PH4T0S/AM, MU-PH4T0S/EU, MU-PH8T0S/WW, MU-PH8T0S/AM, MU-PH8T0S/EU2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026Product line-up: MU-PH8T0, MU-PH4T0 and MU-PH2T0 with the codes /WW, /AM and /EU

GTIN / EAN

8433671404428Spec databaseshopsavvy.com/products/lexar-1tb-external-ssdRead 14 October 2026Lists UPC 843367140442 for model LES5XXX001T-RNWNU (1TB). A camelcamelcamel listing for the same Amazon product gives the same UPC. No UPC found for the 2TB

887276746197, 887276746203, 8872767462107Maker spec sheet (PDF)image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/business/solutions/industries/government/msrp-price-sheets/10092025/Samsung-Memory_Storage-MSRP-Price-File-(September-2025).pdfRead 15 October 2026Samsung US MSRP price file effective September 2025, UPC Code column: MU-PH2T0S/AM 887276746197, MU-PH4T0S/AM 887276746203 and MU-PH8T0S/AM 887276746210. These are the US codes only. No /WW or /EU codes were found

AnnouncediThe maker's first announcement of this model. This is separate from first retail availability.

July 20253Press articlestoragenewsletter.com/2025/07/04/lexar-unveils-es5-magnetic-portable-usb-3-2-gen-2x2-up-to-2tb-ssdRead 14 October 2026StorageNewsletter posted Lexar's press release unveiling the ES5 on 4 July 2025. It names the 1TB and 2TB and gives no release date or price

14 November 20234Press releasenews.samsung.com/global/samsung-unveils-new-portable-ssd-t5-evo-that-offers-8tb-capacity-in-a-compact-designRead 15 October 2026Global release dated November 15, 2023 in Korea. The US release is dated 11/14/2023, so 2023-11-14 is stored5Press releasenews.samsung.com/us/samsung-introduces-t5-evo-portable-ssdRead 15 October 2026US release dated 11/14/2023

Status

Available1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026The North America page lists the 1TB and 2TB for sale. The 4TB shows Coming Soon2Press releaseamericas.lexar.com/news/lexar-launches-powerful-magsafe-compatible-storage-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026Release says the 1TB and 2TB are available now on Amazon

Available1Maker product pagesamsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/portable-solid-state-drives/portable-ssd-t5-evo-usb-3-2-8tb-black-mu-ph8t0s-amRead 15 October 2026On 2026-10-15 the page lists the 8TB at $1,119.99 and the 2TB at $289.99, both marked out of stock, and the 4TB at $579.99. Current prices are not stored. Samsung's US price file of September 2025 marks the 4TB as EOL and the 2TB and 8TB as price changes. Samsung's Irish business page lists all three capacities3Maker product pagesamsung.com/ie/business/memory-storage/portable-ssd/portable-ssd-t5-evo-8tb-black-mu-ph8t0s-euRead 15 October 2026Samsung Ireland business store lists the 2TB, 4TB and 8TB7Maker spec sheet (PDF)image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/business/solutions/industries/government/msrp-price-sheets/10092025/Samsung-Memory_Storage-MSRP-Price-File-(September-2025).pdfRead 15 October 2026Change column: 2TB Price Change, 4TB EOL, 8TB Price Change. The file lists new MSRPs of $199.99, $374.99 and $689.99, which are not launch prices

PredecessoriThe model this one directly replaced, in the same line, tier and size, as the maker or a trusted review names it.

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SuccessoriThe model that directly replaced this one, in the same line, tier and size. A revision such as a Slim or OLED model does not count when a next generation exists.

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Launch price (US)iThe maker's US launch MSRP for the stated configuration, excluding tax. Current store prices and later discounts do not qualify.

$199.992Press releaseamericas.lexar.com/news/lexar-launches-powerful-magsafe-compatible-storage-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026MSRP $119.99 (1TB) and $199.99 (2TB), US. The Lexar page now shows higher MSRPs of $199.99 and $399.99 for 1TB and 2TB, which are not launch prices and are not used4Reviewstoragereview.com/review/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssd-review-fast-durable-storage-for-mobile-creatorsRead 14 October 2026Spec table MSRP $119.99 (1TB) and $199.99 (2TB)

$189.994Press releasenews.samsung.com/global/samsung-unveils-new-portable-ssd-t5-evo-that-offers-8tb-capacity-in-a-compact-designRead 15 October 2026MSRP $189.99 for the 2TB, $349.99 for the 4TB and $649.99 for the 8TB. US. The base price is the 2TB model5Press releasenews.samsung.com/us/samsung-introduces-t5-evo-portable-ssdRead 15 October 2026MSRP $189.99 for the 2TB, $349.99 for the 4TB and $649.99 for the 8TB

Launch price (EU)iThe maker's euro launch price for the stated configuration, including VAT as published. Current store prices and later discounts do not qualify.

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€172.26Press releasenews.samsung.com/at/samsung-stellt-die-neue-portable-ssd-t5-evo-vor-mit-8-tb-speicherkapazitat-und-einem-kompakten-designRead 15 October 2026Samsung Austria release of 15 November 2023: available in Austria from EUR 172,20 (2TB, UVP), EUR 317,23 (4TB, UVP) and EUR 588,79 (8TB, UVP). Austria, with VAT as published. Samsung Germany published no euro price that could be found. PC Games Hardware reported German UVPs of about 180, 320 and 590 euros, which are rounded and not stored. The base price is the 2TB model

MarketsiISO country or region codes where this exact model or variant is sold. A source page's language does not establish availability.

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ColoursiThe maker's own colour names

Silver1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026Color row reads Silver. TechRadar calls the finish sand-coloured and StorageReview calls the shell white

Black4Press releasenews.samsung.com/global/samsung-unveils-new-portable-ssd-t5-evo-that-offers-8tb-capacity-in-a-compact-designRead 15 October 2026Black body with a titan gray ring

Form factoriPhysical size of the drive. External is any drive in its own case that connects by cable. A drive sold in two M.2 lengths is two products. Xbox expansion card is a card for the storage expansion slot of an Xbox Series console.

External1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026Portable SSD in its own case, connected by cable

External2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026Samsung Portable SSD in its own case with a Type-C port, connected by cable

CapacityiNominal capacity before formatting, in decimal GB. A published 1 TB is 1000 GB. A published 1024GB stays 1024. The marketed capacity is stored, not a raw or usable figure from the same table, such as OWC's 2048 GB total and 1920 GB usable for a 2.0TB drive.

1 TB, 2 TB1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 20261TB and 2TB are sold. 4TB is Coming Soon. The page says the 4TB ships as two 2TB partitions2Press releaseamericas.lexar.com/news/lexar-launches-powerful-magsafe-compatible-storage-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 20261TB and 2TB available now. 4TB slated for Q1 2026 in North America

2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB1Maker product pagesamsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/portable-solid-state-drives/portable-ssd-t5-evo-usb-3-2-8tb-black-mu-ph8t0s-amRead 15 October 2026Storage selector 2 TB, 4 TB and 8 TB2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026Capacities 2 TB / 4 TB / 8 TB. Footnote 1: 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes, 1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes

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InterfaceiFastest host connection the drive is rated for. The PCIe generation of an NVMe drive is its own field. A Thunderbolt drive that also works over USB uses its Thunderbolt version.

USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps)1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026The speed footnote names USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 as the host interface. The spec table lists USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026Interface row reads USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

PCIe generationiHighest PCIe generation the drive supports, e.g. 5 for PCIe 5.0. NVMe drives only. A drive rated for PCIe 4.0 x4 or 5.0 x2 is 5 with 2 lanes, and the source note names both modes.

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PCIe lanesiLanes the drive uses at its highest PCIe generation, usually 4. NVMe drives only.

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NVMe versioniVersion of the NVMe specification as published. A revision letter is left out, so 2.0d is stored as 2.0.

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Detachable cableiExternal drives. No means the cable is fixed to the drive.

Yes5Reviewtechradar.com/computing/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026Review says the USB-C ribbon cable is a completely separate entity from the drive, and the drive has a USB-C port on its base

Yes3Maker product pagesamsung.com/ie/business/memory-storage/portable-ssd/portable-ssd-t5-evo-8tb-black-mu-ph8t0s-euRead 15 October 2026The box holds a separate USB Type-C to C cable and the drive has a Type-C port

Hardware

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ControlleriController maker and model as named by the maker or a review. On an external drive, the controller of the SSD inside, not the USB or Thunderbolt bridge chip. The bridge chip goes in the source note.

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Samsung Metis9Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-t50-evoRead 15 October 2026Spec table lists Samsung Metis as the controller of the 2TB, 4TB and 8TB. Review dated 14 November 2023, 8TB sample12Reviewanandtech.com/show/21135Read 15 October 2026AnandTech teardown of the 8TB: the SATA controller is the Samsung S4LR069 Metis, the same as in the 870 QVO. A separate ASMedia ASM235CM bridges SATA to USB 3.2 Gen 1, which is not stored. AnandTech's site now redirects to its forum, so the text was read from search result excerpts on 2026-10-15

Flash typeiBits stored in each flash cell. TLC stores three and QLC stores four. A maker can use another flash type in some capacities, so it is per variant.

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QLC9Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-t50-evoRead 15 October 2026Spec table reads Samsung QLC for all three capacities. StorageReview and TechRadar also say QLC. NASCompares writes 64-layer 3D V-NAND TLC, which looks copied from the 2017 T5 and is not stored10Reviewstoragereview.com/review/samsung-t5-evo-8tb-portable-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026The T5 EVO uses QLC. It also says the drive has an internal SATA interface behind USB 3.2 Gen 1. Review dated November 14, 202311Reviewtechradar.com/pro/samsung-portable-ssd-t5-evo-8tb-reviewRead 15 October 2026Says an AnandTech teardown showed the drive looks like a repackaged 870 QVO with QLC NAND chips

Flash memoryiFlash maker and generation as named by the maker or a review.

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Samsung V-NAND QLC9Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-t50-evoRead 15 October 2026Spec table reads Samsung QLC. Samsung's release names V-NAND. No layer count is stored, since no source states one

Flash layersiStacked layers of the 3D flash, from the maker or a review.

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DRAM cacheiDRAM is a memory chip on the drive. HMB is a drive without DRAM that borrows host memory. None has neither. HMB not stated is a drive without DRAM where no source says whether it borrows host memory. An external drive counts when a source names the cache of the drive inside.

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DRAM12Reviewanandtech.com/show/21135Read 15 October 2026The 8TB board carries 8GB of LPDDR4 for the flash translation layer, per the same excerpt. Stored as a DRAM drive. Only the 8TB was torn down

DRAM cache sizeiSize of the DRAM on the drive. Any DRAM type counts, such as DDR4 or LPDDR4X. Host memory buffer (HMB) is not DRAM on the drive.

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Component sidesiWhether chips sit on one or both sides of the board. Thin laptops and some handhelds need single-sided drives. M.2 drives only. The M.2 module code states it: S is single-sided and D is double-sided, e.g. 2280-S3-M or 2280-D5-M.

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Performance

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Sequential read (claimed)iMaker's up-to sequential read speed for this capacity. Test conditions are in the source note.

2,000MB/s1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026Up to 2000MB/s read, based on internal testing on a host that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2x2. Performance may be lower on other hosts. 1MB is 1,000,000 bytes. The same figure is given for 1TB and 2TB2Press releaseamericas.lexar.com/news/lexar-launches-powerful-magsafe-compatible-storage-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026Up to 2000MB/s read, internal testing on a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 host

460MB/s2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026Up to 460 MB/sec for all capacities. Footnote 3: measured by Samsung's internal testing standards with the enclosed cable. Samsung's product page adds that the host and the cable must support USB 3.2 Gen 1 and UASP mode must be enabled

Sequential write (claimed)iMaker's up-to sequential write speed for this capacity. Makers usually measure it inside the fast write cache.

2,000MB/s1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026Up to 2000MB/s write, same footnote and same figure for 1TB and 2TB2Press releaseamericas.lexar.com/news/lexar-launches-powerful-magsafe-compatible-storage-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026Up to 2000MB/s write, same footnote

460MB/s2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026Up to 460 MB/sec for all capacities, same conditions as read

Random 4K read (claimed)iMaker's up-to random read speed with 4 KB blocks. Queue depth and threads are in the source note. The maker's headline claim. Makers test at different queue depths, so compare with care. The queue depth 1 measured fields compare better.

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Random 4K write (claimed)iMaker's up-to random write speed with 4 KB blocks. Queue depth and threads are in the source note. The maker's headline claim. Makers test at different queue depths, so compare with care. The queue depth 1 measured fields compare better.

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Endurance and reliability

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Endurance (TBW)iTerabytes that can be written within the warranty, as the maker rates them.

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MTBF or MTTF (claimed)iMean time between failures, or mean time to failure when the maker publishes MTTF. The source note says which. Some makers state it per capacity, so it is per variant.

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Operating temperatureiMaker's operating range. The storage range is not stored.

Min0Max50°C1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 20260 to 50 C. The storage range of -40 to 85 C is not stored

Min0Max60°C2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026Operating 0 C to 60 C. Footnote 6: Tc is measured at the hottest point on the case. Non-operating -40 C to 85 C is not stored

Power

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Power while reading (claimed)iMaker's average power during sequential reads, including a figure given at the full read speed. A single average or active figure with no read and write split, such as Corsair's, is stored in both read and write, and the source note says so. A maximum figure, such as Kingston's (MAX) Read, is a peak and is not stored.

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Power while writing (claimed)iMaker's average power during sequential writes. A single average or active figure with no read and write split is stored in both read and write, and the source note says so. A maximum figure, such as Kingston's (MAX) Write, is a peak and is not stored.

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Max power consumption (claimed)iMaker's peak or maximum power figure. Not the average while reading or writing. Kingston publishes max read and max write power apart. Store the higher one and name both in the source note.

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Average power in light use (claimed)iMaker's average over a mixed client workload such as MobileMark. Not idle power and not read or write power.

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Idle power (claimed)iMaker's idle power in the PS3 state with APST on, or the state the maker calls low-power idle. On a SATA drive, Slumber counts as low-power idle. A plain idle figure with no low-power state, often near 1 W, is active idle and is not stored. Samsung's Idle with DIPM on is a SATA link power state, so it counts as low-power idle.

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Sleep power (claimed)iMaker's power in the deepest sleep state, PS4 or L1.2. On a SATA drive this is DevSleep.

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Measured

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Sequential read (measured)iCrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 read result from a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note. KitGuru's default profile counts as SEQ1M Q8T1.

2,135MB/s6Reviewssd-tester.com/lexar_es5_2tb.htmlRead 14 October 20262TB, tested on 1 September 2025. CrystalDiskMark 7.0 SEQ1M Q8T1 read 2,134.89 MB/s (2,036 MiB/s in the IOPS table). No preferred reviewer covers CrystalDiskMark for this drive. TechRadar printed 2,045.36 MB/s with no mode named and is not used. The test file size and the drive fill are not stated on the page. Host: the site says tests since 2023 use an AMD Ryzen 9 7900 with a GIGABYTE X870 AORUS Elite WIFI7 and Windows 11 Pro, and does not name the USB port

468MB/s13Reviewssd-tester.com/samsung_portable_ssd_t5_evo_2tb.htmlRead 15 October 20262TB (MU-PH2T0S/EU), tested on 6 July 2026. CrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 read 468.38 MB/s, stored as 468. No preferred reviewer covers CrystalDiskMark for this drive. The test file size and the drive fill are not stated on the page. The page refers to the site's homepage for the test system

Sequential write (measured)iCrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 write result from a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note.

1,911MB/s6Reviewssd-tester.com/lexar_es5_2tb.htmlRead 14 October 20262TB. CrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 write 1,910.84 MB/s. Same conditions. TechRadar printed 1,996.87 MB/s with no mode named and is not used

466MB/s13Reviewssd-tester.com/samsung_portable_ssd_t5_evo_2tb.htmlRead 15 October 2026SEQ1M Q8T1 write 466.32 MB/s, stored as 466

Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured)iCrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 read result from a reviewer. Small reads one at a time, close to everyday use. KitGuru's 4K QD1 1 Thread test counts as RND4K Q1T1. A CrystalDiskMark result printed in IOPS is stored as IOPS x 4096 / 1,000,000 MB/s, the way CrystalDiskMark converts.

40.85MB/s6Reviewssd-tester.com/lexar_es5_2tb.htmlRead 14 October 20262TB. CrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 read 40.85 MB/s, printed as 9,973.9 IOPS in the same table. 9,973.9 x 4096 / 1,000,000 gives 40.85

28.25MB/s13Reviewssd-tester.com/samsung_portable_ssd_t5_evo_2tb.htmlRead 15 October 2026RND4K Q1T1 read 28.25 MB/s, which the page also prints as 6,896 IOPS

Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured)iCrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 write result from a reviewer. A CrystalDiskMark result printed in IOPS is stored as IOPS x 4096 / 1,000,000 MB/s, the way CrystalDiskMark converts.

72.86MB/s6Reviewssd-tester.com/lexar_es5_2tb.htmlRead 14 October 20262TB. CrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 write 72.86 MB/s, printed as 17,787.1 IOPS. 17,787.1 x 4096 / 1,000,000 gives 72.86

64.35MB/s13Reviewssd-tester.com/samsung_portable_ssd_t5_evo_2tb.htmlRead 15 October 2026RND4K Q1T1 write 64.35 MB/s, which the page also prints as 15,710 IOPS. Tom's Hardware charts only 313.72 IOPS for the 8TB, which is not used

Write cache size (measured)iData written at full speed in one long sequential write on an empty drive before the speed drops.

102GB6Reviewssd-tester.com/lexar_es5_2tb.htmlRead 14 October 20262TB. HD Tune Pro long-term test wrote a 200 GB file and the page says the cache was full and performance throttled after approx. 102 GB. The same page lists a pSLC cache of 102 GB approx. in its table. The write averaged 830 MB/s over the 200 GB, which is not a post-cache speed and is not stored

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Write speed after the cache (measured)iWrite speed in the first state after the fast cache is full, when the drive writes straight to TLC or QLC. Tom's Hardware calls it TLC mode. The slower folding state and the lowest dip are not stored. Only from a long sequential write test.

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3DMark Storage BenchmarkiOverall score measured by a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note. From StorageReview only. Tom's Hardware scores the same drive about 30 percent higher, so other reviewers are not mixed in.

1,177points4Reviewstoragereview.com/review/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssd-review-fast-durable-storage-for-mobile-creatorsRead 14 October 20262TB model. 3DMark Storage Benchmark score 1,177 (average 190.43 MB/s at 144 microseconds). Test host: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero, 2x16GB G.SKILL Trident Z5 Royal DDR5-6000, RTX 4090, Windows 11 Pro. The USB port used is not stated

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Highest temperature under load (measured)iHighest drive sensor reading in a sustained write test of 10 minutes or more, on the bare drive unless the row is a heatsink version. Short benchmark runs do not count. Heatsink, airflow and room temperature go in the source note.

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Idle power (measured)iReviewer's idle reading. Power-saving settings such as ASPM are in the source note. A value read from a chart image counts when the source note says "read from chart".

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Cooling and build

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HeatsinkiVersions sold. The base lists every version and each variant row lists its own. A water block or a cooler with a fan counts as a heatsink. A thermal pad or label alone is bare. A heatsink in the box that the buyer fits, as on the XPG MARS 980 BLADE, counts as with heatsink.

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RGB lightingiAny version sold has lighting the user can set. A status LED alone does not count. Leave it out when no version has lighting. The Heatsink rows show which version has it.

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Dust and water ratingiPublished IP rating of an external drive.

IP651Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026Rated IP65 for dust and water resistance, based on internal testing under controlled conditions2Press releaseamericas.lexar.com/news/lexar-launches-powerful-magsafe-compatible-storage-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026IP65 dust and water resistance

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Drop test heightiMaker-published tested height. Surface and conditions are in the source note.

3m1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 20263-meter anti-drop, based on internal testing under controlled conditions. Damage from drops is not covered under warranty2Press releaseamericas.lexar.com/news/lexar-launches-powerful-magsafe-compatible-storage-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 20263-meter drop resistance, internal testing

2m2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026Drop Resistant up to 2 m. Footnote 4: free-fall to a metal plate from a 2-meter height under controlled conditions. Damage by drops is not covered under warranty

Security and software

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SecurityiFeatures the maker names for the drive. Encryption done by host software does not count. ATA Security passthrough counts as password protection.

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AES 256-bit hardware encryption2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026Encryption row reads AES 256-bit hardware encryption9Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-t50-evoRead 15 October 2026Spec table: 256-bit AES hardware encryption

Software

Lexar App1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026The page names the free Lexar App for backups with a Photo Backup function. Lexar DataShield is also named. TechRadar says it is bundled host software and the drive has no hardware encryption, so security_features is left empty

Samsung Magician2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026Software row lists Samsung Portable SSD 1.0 and Samsung Magician Software. Samsung's support pages offer Samsung Magician, which is stored8Maker product pagesamsung.com/sg/support/model/MU-PH8T0S/WWRead 15 October 2026Samsung support page for the MU-PH8T0S offers Samsung Magician 9.0 for Windows, macOS and Android. It lists no user manual

Compatibility

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PlatformsiPlatforms the maker names for this drive. A PS5 needs a heatsink on an internal drive. PC is for a maker that writes Client PCs or PC without naming an operating system. Handheld PCs go in Other with a source note.

Windows, macOS, iOS, Android1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026Systems row: Mac OS X 10.6+, Windows 11/10/7/8, iOS, Android 4.4+. The devices row also names tablets, iPad, cameras and gaming consoles without naming a console, so only the four systems are stored

Windows, macOS, Android2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026Footnote 5: minimum system requirements Windows 7 or higher, Mac OS X 10.10 or higher and Android Lollipop or higher. The sheet names no console3Maker product pagesamsung.com/ie/business/memory-storage/portable-ssd/portable-ssd-t5-evo-8tb-black-mu-ph8t0s-euRead 15 October 2026Compatible Devices: PCs, Laptops, Android smart phones and tablets, Game consoles, Smart TVs, Cameras. OS Compatibility: Windows, macOS, Android. No console is named4Press releasenews.samsung.com/global/samsung-unveils-new-portable-ssd-t5-evo-that-offers-8tb-capacity-in-a-compact-designRead 15 October 2026Compatible with macOS, Windows, smartphones and tablets and gaming consoles. Samsung Magician works on Windows, macOS and Android8Maker product pagesamsung.com/sg/support/model/MU-PH8T0S/WWRead 15 October 2026Magician installers for Windows 10, macOS and Android

Dimensions and weight

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DimensionsiLength is the long side. Height is the thickness, including a fitted heatsink. As the maker publishes it. A maximum counts. Length is the long side even when the maker lists the width first.

Length85Width54Height11mm(3.3 × 2.1 × 0.4 in)1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 20263.34 x 2.12 x 0.43 in, listed as 85mm x 54mm x 11mm. TechRadar measured 84 x 53 x 10 mm on its unit

Length95Width40Height17mm(3.7 × 1.6 × 0.7 in)2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 202640 x 95 x 17 mm. Samsung's product page labels the order W x H x D, so 95 mm is the long side, 40 mm the width and 17 mm the thickness3Maker product pagesamsung.com/ie/business/memory-storage/portable-ssd/portable-ssd-t5-evo-8tb-black-mu-ph8t0s-euRead 15 October 2026Dimension (WxHxD) 40 x 95 x 17 mm

WeightiDrive alone, with a heatsink when it is sold fitted. No cable and no packaging. As the maker publishes it. A maximum counts. Not a measured weight.

80g(2.8 oz)1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026Page lists 0.176 lbs (80g). StorageReview prints 49 g, ssd-tester lists 51 g and 84 x 53 x 10 mm for the global code LES5XXX002T-RNWNG, and TechRadar weighed the drive with its rubber fob at 57 g. The maker's North America figure is stored. It may include the ring or the organizer7Press articleexibartstreet.comRead 14 October 2026Launch coverage prints about 80 grams and 85 x 54 x 11 mm, which matches the maker page

102g(3.6 oz)2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026102 grams. Footnote 2: exact weight may vary by capacity. Samsung's pages for the 2TB, 4TB and 8TB each say 102 grams3Maker product pagesamsung.com/ie/business/memory-storage/portable-ssd/portable-ssd-t5-evo-8tb-black-mu-ph8t0s-euRead 15 October 2026Specifications of the 2TB, 4TB and 8TB pages each read 102 grams

In the box

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In the box

Magnetic metal ring accessory, Cable organizer that doubles as a lanyard, USB-C cable1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026The page names the magnetic metal ring accessory and the cable organizer that doubles as a lanyard. The page has no formal contents list5Reviewtechradar.com/computing/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026Review names a metal ring in the box, the rubber fob that holds the cable and the USB-C ribbon cable

Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO, USB Type-C to C cable, Quick User Manual & Warranty Statement2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026Box contents: Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO, USB Type-C to C cable, Quick User Manual & Warranty Statement

Cables includediCables supplied with an external drive.

ALexar ES5 Magnetic Portable SSD

Type	Count
USB-C cable	1

Source5Reviewtechradar.com/computing/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026One USB-C ribbon cable. No length given. The other end is not stated, so the type is USB-C cable

BSamsung Portable SSD T5 EVO

Type	Count
USB-C to USB-C	1

Source4Press releasenews.samsung.com/global/samsung-unveils-new-portable-ssd-t5-evo-that-offers-8tb-capacity-in-a-compact-designRead 15 October 2026Comes with a USB Type-C-to-C cable. The cable length is not stated

Links

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Product page

americas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssd1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 2026

www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/portable-solid-state-drives/portable-ssd-t5-evo-usb-3-2-8tb-black-mu-ph8t0s-am1Maker product pagesamsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/portable-solid-state-drives/portable-ssd-t5-evo-usb-3-2-8tb-black-mu-ph8t0s-amRead 15 October 2026Samsung US page of the 8TB, MU-PH8T0S/AM. The 2TB, 4TB and 8TB are selectable

Spec sheet

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download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdf2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO 2023 Data Sheet, Revision 1.0, on Samsung's data sheet server. Copies on Ingram Micro and Tehnoteka read the same

Manual

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EPREL registration numberiId in the EU energy label database. Each size or model of a series has its own id, so it is per variant.

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Warranty

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Manufacturer warranty (source market)iThe maker's warranty period for the exact SKU or configuration and market named in the source note. It applies only to that stated market, not every regional variant. Statutory consumer rights are excluded. The base term is stored. An extension that needs registration goes in the source note.

5years1Maker product pageamericas.lexar.com/product/lexar-es5-magnetic-portable-ssdRead 14 October 20265-year limited. Stated on the North America page and in the maker's launch material. Damage from liquid, dust or drops is excluded

3years2Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_EVO_Datasheet_Rev1.0.pdfRead 15 October 2026Three (3) Year Limited Warranty. The data sheet is global and names no market

Both are also in the API. Back to all SSDs.