New On sale 47%
Lexar ES3
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2
Read Speed 1,050 MB/s
35 Overall Score
Price $200
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
- Below average random (3rd percentile)
- Below average endurance (14th percentile)
- Below average feature (32nd 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 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Corsair MP700 Elite | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,050 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar ES3 | 41.9 | 2.6 | 32.3 | 54.6 | 14.4 | 83.8 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.1 | 96.8 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 86 | 96.6 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.5 | 96.2 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 83 | 99.7 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.5 | 93.2 | 93.6 | 78.5 | 92.8 | 96.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.3 | 99.7 | 78.5 | 87.4 | 48.9 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.5 | 99.4 | 99.7 | 78.5 | 93.9 | 6.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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