Samsung Portable SSD T9 1TB portable SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the portable SSD Portable SSD T9 with 1TB (MU-PG1T0B) from the brand Samsung.

Performance score 
1082
Price/GB
0.39 $
Read
2,000 MB/s
 Write
2,000 MB/s
Connector
USB Typ C
Interface
USB 3.2 2x2
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image Portable SSD T9
Manufacturer Samsung  
Model number MU-PG1T0B
Capacity 1024 GB (931 GiB)
pSLC cache 24 GB approx.
Read speed 2000 MB/s
Write speed 2000 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ C
Dimensions (LxWxH) 88 x 59 x 13 mm (=3.46 x 2.32 x 0.51 in)
Weight 122 gram (=4.3 oz)
Controller ASMedia ASM2364

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 400 $
(= 0.39 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
97 %
Write speed
90 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Samsung 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 1082 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Samsung Portable SSD T9 1TB portable SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
1,807.33 MB/s
1,734.88 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
23.04 MB/s
67.43 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
282.09 MB/s
103.95 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.181 ms
0.274 ms
Score
486
345
Total score 
1082

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 24 November 2023 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Samsung Portable SSD T9 1TB portable SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
860.42 MB/s
2.67 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
109.79 MB/s
64.11 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
381.56 MB/s
18.10 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Samsung Portable SSD T9 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: 2000 MB/s and 2000 MB/s) the portable SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Samsung Portable SSD T9 1TB portable SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,021.34
1,879.31
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,233.73
1,609.05
RND4K
Q32T16
361.50
145.20
RND4K
Q1T1
25.26
74.32

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,927.70
1,792.20
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,176.60
1,534.50
RND4K
Q32T16
88,257.10
35,450.00
RND4K
Q1T1
6,165.80
18,145.50

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
4,146.50
4,455.17
SEQ1M
Q1T1
849.49
651.35
RND4K
Q32T16
5,792.54
14,414.20
RND4K
Q1T1
162.03
54.99

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. 24 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 1,349 MB/s and written at 952 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Samsung Portable SSD T9 1TB portable SSD

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Samsung 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: Samsung Portable SSD T9 1TB portable SSD

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Samsung 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: Samsung Portable SSD T9 1TB portable SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Samsung 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: Samsung Portable SSD T9 1TB portable SSD


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