![]() ![]() If this were a microSD card, perhaps the read IOPS would meet Class A1 standards, but the write IOPS would not. Using the Real-World Performance + Mix profile, the numbers are slightly down from the above, but otherwise show a similar story. Read IOPS reach 1700, with Write IOPS of 377 and mix IOPS of 607 under this profile. Running the Peak Performance + Mix profile gives the above result which seems to indicate the drive being hampered by the write performance. CrystalDiskMarkĬrystalDiskMark is a little more complimentary regarding the drive’s performance – sequential reads around 111MB/s and writes about 16MB/s is certainly better than what HDTune was reporting, but the write speeds definitely are on the slow side. ![]() Random IOPS measured just 161 and 23 respectively in this benchmark.Įxtra tests were also run, even though they are perhaps not relevant to this type of storage media. Read IOPs reached a maximum of 1662, with write IOPs reaching a maximum of 322, both at 512-bytes. The SSS-based G4 is, however, very inconsistent by comparison. The sequential read speed with actual data written to the drive falls to just 90MB/s, which is again, a downgrade from the G4. But at least, compared to that one, repeated writes did not exhibit a reduction in speed. In fact, it is even worse than the Datatraveler G4 128GB I had previously tested which was already a bit poor. Out of the box, unwritten, the drive can read at an average of 112.1MB/s.ĭoing a full sequential write, the speed was a disappointing 12.9MB/s on average, being slower than many USB sticks I have tried. Testing was performed on my regular workstation (AMD Ry 3.8GHz, 64GB DDR4 2800MHz, GTX1070ti, Asus Prime X370-PRO, Windows 10). It seems to identify with REV 0200 when connected via USB 2.0. The drive appears to identify with VID 0951, PID 1666 and REV 0110 when connected via USB 3.0. A spare sector is left at the end of the drive. The drive itself is partitioned in MBR format, with the first partition starting at sector 64. Plugged in, the drive is preformatted in FAT32 with a free capacity of 30,980,653,056 bytes and a partition capacity of 30,980,718,592 bytes. ![]() Interestingly, the cap on the drive is interchangeable with the DataTraveler G4 – they fit just fine. Unit specifics are laser etched onto the USB connector which seems to have a shiny brushed appearance rather than a matte appearance of older drives. The drive retains the glittery capacity printing on the front for authentication, with a subtle change to the lanyard hole that now has a teardrop shape rather than just a plain circle. The rear side of the stick is flat, where the certifications are molded into the plastic body. ![]() The drive itself comes on a plastic tray. This particular unit seems to be targeted at the Russian market with barcode number 740617309720. The unit has a model number of DTX/32GB and any hopes of it being particularly fast are dashed when the fine print is consulted which clarifies it as USB 3.2 Gen 1, making it pretty much “equivalent” to USB 3.0. The unit has a 5-year warranty and advertises USB 3.2 compatibility. The drive itself looks vaguely similar to the DataTraveler G4, except in black with a slightly tapered cap and a divot on the sides making for better grip. In this case, it was a Kingston DataTraveler Exodia 32GB USB 3.2 Flash Drive, the lowest-cost in its capacity class at the time of purchase, costing just AU$5.00 (on special) or AU$7.88 when it isn’t. Doing some online shopping, I found myself frustratingly a few dollars short of free shipping so I decided to put in an order for something small and handy. ![]()
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