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Performance:

Like already mentioned we will use two different programs to test the performance of the drive. SiSoft Sandra 2007 is probably most popular and accurate tool for such tests but because it's Shareware, we include also some results from the freeware tool HD Tune.

Since the given results are strongly depended on used system, processor, USB - port, data and the stick itself, we want you to note that the results are only accurate for the system where the drive is tested on and the USB-Stick which has been tested. Depending on the used stick, even when it's the same brand/type, the results may look different when performed on the same or other systems. In short: The Benchmark results only give us a general idea on how the performance might be.

SiSoft Sandra 2007

We used two tests of the program, the Removable Storage Benchmark and the Sandra File System Benchmark.

The Combined Index score represents the overall performance of the drive and it is based on the average of the combined indices of the 5 in the above table shown file size transfer tests. These results include write, read and delete tests for each file size. The endurance factor is the average performance (sequential write) value divided by the lowest performance (high-stress same block re-write) value and represents the life expectance of the drive.

HD Tune 2.52

The HD Tune benchmark shows slightly different results compared to the results given by Sandra 2007. While the access time is equal to the Sandra 2007 result is the average transfer rate (11.6 MB/s) better. This is mainly caused by an unusual increase of the transfer rate, starting at the 75% mark of test.

HD Tach RW 3.0.1.0

The HD Tach RW results for sequential read/write and the random access time are quite similar to the results of the file system benchmark done by Sandra 2007.

Now, all the important tests are done and we keep our attention on another topic which is probably of interest for some of you.

What can I do when my stick is broken….