Samsung T7 Ssd Vs T5

In 2020, Samsung released the T7 and T7 Touch external solid state drives. So, how does these new releases stack up against the older T5 model?

You can find out in our comparison guide between the three portable SSDs.

Quick Summary

The main differences between the Samsung T5 SSD and Samsung T7 SSDs are that the T7 drives are nearly twice as fast.

The Touch version of the T7 also use fingerprint recognition for added security while the regular version of the T7 doesn't.

If you want the best performance, in addition to the best security, then we recommend getting the T7 Touch.

If you aren't planning to use the fingerprint recognition feature, then the regular T7 SSD is the more affordable option of the two 2020 external drives from Samsung.

You can any of the aforementioned portable solid state drives, if you are interested, on Amazon with the following links:

Samsung T5 Portable SSD
Samsung T7 Portable SSD
Samsung T7 Touch Portable SSD

T5 vs. T7 vs. T7 Touch Comparison Chart

You can check out a comparison table between the three portable SSDs below.

Color Options

The T5 has four available color options: Alluring Blue, Black, Metallic Red and Rose Gold. With the standard T7, you can pick between Blue, Grey or Red.

The T7 Touch comes in two colors: Black and Silver.

Size Options

Portable SSD T5 has four different size options: 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB.

Both the Samsung Portable SSD T7 and Samsung Portable SSD T7 Touch offer the following capacity sizes: 500 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB.

Dimensions

Although the Samsung Portable SSD T5 is not as wide as the Samsung Portable SSD T7 and Samsung Portable SSD T7 Touch, it is slightly taller and deeper.

You can find the approximate dimensions for the three external solid state drives in this versus guide below:

T5: 2.9 inches in width, 2.3 inches in height and 0.4 inches in depth
T7: 3.4 inches in width, 2.2 inches in height and 0.3 inches in depth
T7 Touch: 3.4 inches in width, 2.2 inches in height and 0.3 inches in depth

Weight

The T5 weighs a little less, at 51 grams, when compared to the T7 and T7 Touch, both of which has a weight of 57 grams.

USB Interface

Although the official spec sheets show different names (USB 3.1 Gen 2 for the T5 and USB 3.2 Gen2 for the T7), the performances are the same at 10 Gbps.

The confusion comes from the USB Implementers Forum (or USB-IF for short), which changed the original name for USB 3.1 to USB 3.1 Gen 2 and then to USB 3.2 Gen 2.

The important takeaway is that all three Samsung solid state drives in this versus guide support 10 Gbps. Although the SSDs are also backwards compatible with older USB versions, you will get slower data transfer speeds due to the limited bandwidth.

Maximum Sequential Read Speed

When it comes to the maximum sequential read speed, the T7 and T7 Touch are 510 MB per second faster than the T7. In other words, the T7 solid state drives are 94.44% faster.

You can find the max sequential read speeds for all three SSDs below:

T5 Portable: U p to 540 MB per second
T7 Portable: Up to 1050 MB per second
T7 Touch Portable: Up to 1050 MB per second

Maximum Sequential Write Speed

The T7 and T7 Touch are 530 MB per second faster than the T5 at maximum sequential writing. This translates to a speed advantage of 92.31%.

You can take a look at the max sequential write speed specifications below:

T5 Portable: U p to 520 MB per second
T7 Portable: Up to 1050 MB per second
T7 Touch Portable: Up to 1000 MB per second

Security

The three products use Samsung Portable SSD Software for security.

Unlike the regular T7 external solid state drive, the T7 Touch comes with the fingerprint recognition feature where you can use up to four fingerprints for added protection.

Encryption

The T5 SSD, T7 SSD and T7 SSD Touch use the same AES 256-bit hardware encryption.

Certification

The certifications are also the same as the three drives support the following:

BSMI
CB
CE
C-tick
FCC
IC
KC
TUV
UL
VCCI

RoHS Compliance

The SSDs in this comparion guide also use RoHS2 for RoHS Compliance.

Warranty

The Samsung Portable SSD T5, Samsung Portable SSD T7 and Samsung Portable SSD T7 Touch each includes a 3-year limited warranty.

References:

https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/portable-solid-state-drives/portable-ssd-t7-usb-3-2-500gb–red–mu-pc500r-am/
https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/portable-solid-state-drives/portable-ssd-t7-touch-usb-3-2-500gb-silver-mu-pc500s-ww/
https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/product/portable/t5/