The Samsung T5 and WD My Passport SSD are both fast USB 3.1 10GBps drives, and the X5 smokes them. There’s really nothing comparable to the X5 on the market. Next up are 20GB copy tests compared to the Samsung T5 and WD Passport SSD USB 3.1 10Gbps portable SSDs.
Using samsung portable ssd t5 windows#
Note that I reformatted the drive to NTFS for testing on our Windows storage test bed, so that small file write performance wouldn’t suffer. The X5 isn’t quite as fast as the MacBook Pro’s internal NVMe SSD, but few drives are. Larger numbers are better. The MacBook Pro’s internal drive is even faster (Disk Speed results shown below), but you’ll never be able to tell the difference with the naked eye. Note that NVMe over Thunderbolt is only slight slower than internal NVMe.
Using samsung portable ssd t5 password#
According to media relations, the drive is based on a 970 EVO with the same 64-layer, TLC NAND. The X5 also features encryption and can be password protected using the supplied Samsung utility.īlack Magic’s Disk Speed measures only large file transfers. According to a cutaway picture in the guide, there’s an NVMe adapter board with a M.2 NVMe SSD sitting in a slot. Since I didn’t want to destroy the unit by prying it open, I had to rely on Samsung’s reviewer’s guide and a few questions to media relations to ascertain the contents of the drive. It is a bit heftier than the average external drive, so that will help some. The underside of the X5 is red, hard, and doesn’t provide a lot of traction to keep it from moving about. I didn’t notice undue heat, so the copious amount of magnesium is doing its job well. Part of the aforementioned heft is an internal heat sink, which no doubt radiates heat to the external shell. Fortunately, the drive is largely constructed from magnesium and is said to be able to withstand a two meter drop. You rely on its not inconsiderable (for a portable SSD) 5.3 ounces of heft and the Thunderbolt 3 cable to ward off accidental movement. I’m a bit puzzled about the bottom of the drive, as it’s a rather hard substance that provides little friction or horizontal stability. The X5 is dark silver on the top, and a bright off-red on the bottom. Samsung made some interesting style choices with its first Thunderbolt 3 NVMe drive.
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