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Lexar ES3
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2
Read Speed 1,050 MB/s
35 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average random (3rd percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)
- Below average feature (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 1050 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1000 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lexar ES3 | Samsung 9100 Pro MZ-VAP4T0CW | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Crucial T710 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,050 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | - |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2000 TBW | 4800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar ES3 | 41.8 | 2.8 | 32.6 | 54.8 | 14.5 | 82.5 |
| Samsung 9100 Pro MZ-VAP4T0CW Compare | 98.9 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 92.8 | 86.2 | 99.7 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 87.9 | 94.8 | 93.7 | 92.8 | 81.2 | 96.4 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 98.7 | 98.7 | 85.3 | 92.8 | 86.2 | 82.5 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.5 | 93.3 | 93.7 | 78.5 | 94 | 96.4 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.6 | 99 | 71.9 | 92.8 | 94.7 | 96.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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