Lenovo PS8 1TB portable SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the portable SSD PS8 with 1TB (GXB1M24160) from the brand Lenovo.

Performance score 
1183
Price/GB
n/a
Read
1,050 MB/s
 Write
1,050 MB/s
Connector
USB Typ C
Interface
USB 3.2 2x1
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image PS8
Manufacturer Lenovo  
Model number GXB1M24160
Capacity 1024 GB (931 GiB)
pSLC cache 260 GB approx.
Read speed 1050 MB/s
Write speed 1050 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ C
Dimensions (LxWxH) 106 x 31 x 10 mm (=4.17 x 1.22 x 0.39 in)
Weight 40 gram (=1.41 oz)
Controller n/a
  Current price
n/a
(= n/a / GB)
 Stock status unknown
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Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
86 %
Write speed
85 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Lenovo portable SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 1183 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Lenovo PS8 1TB portable SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
979.20 MB/s
987.90 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
27.94 MB/s
71.24 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
326.64 MB/s
320.12 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.055 ms
0.265 ms
Score
452
490
Total score 
1183

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 05 January 2024 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Lenovo PS8 1TB portable SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
620.74 MB/s
3.70 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
128.50 MB/s
54.78 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
406.79 MB/s
16.98 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: Lenovo PS8 1TB portable SSD

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 1050 MB/s and 1050 MB/s) the portable SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Lenovo PS8 1TB portable SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,059.74
1,057.01
SEQ1M
Q1T1
854.69
918.40
RND4K
Q32T16
459.60
366.96
RND4K
Q1T1
40.68
78.13

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,010.60
1,008.00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
815.10
875.90
RND4K
Q32T16
112,206.00
89,589.10
RND4K
Q1T1
9,931.90
19,073.50

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
7,903.71
7,916.05
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,226.44
1,141.26
RND4K
Q32T16
4,558.31
5,709.19
RND4K
Q1T1
100.57
52.30

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 300 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 260 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 952 MB/s and written at 203 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Lenovo PS8 1TB portable SSD

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Lenovo portable SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: Lenovo PS8 1TB portable SSD

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Lenovo portable SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Lenovo PS8 1TB portable SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Lenovo portable SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: Lenovo PS8 1TB portable SSD

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