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4 KB Sequential Access Performance
USB Flash Drive |
Capacity |
Read Speed |
Write Speed |
Average |
Difference |
Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 |
16 GB |
23.61 MB/s |
30.62 MB/s |
27.12 MB/s |
Baseline |
OCZ Rally 2 |
2 GB |
7.79 MB/s |
2.06 MB/s |
4.93 MB/s |
- 81.8% |
Active Media Wink |
16 GB |
7.81 MB/s |
0.29 MB/s |
4.05 MB/s |
- 85.1% |
Kingston DataTraveler c10 |
4 GB |
5.96 MB/s |
1.95 MB/s |
3.96 MB/s |
- 85.4% |
SanDisk Cruzer Micro SDCZ6 |
2 GB |
6.25 MB/s |
1.65 MB/s |
3.95 MB/s |
- 85.4% |
Kingston DataTraveler DT110G |
8 GB |
6.95 MB/s |
0.52 MB/s |
3.74 MB/s |
- 86.2% |
OCZ Mini-Kart |
1 GB |
4.47 MB/s |
2.93 MB/s |
3.70 MB/s |
- 86.4% |
Corsair Flash Voyager |
4 GB |
5.18 MB/s |
1.18 MB/s |
3.18 MB/s |
- 88.3% |
The Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 was very fast in small 4 KB sequential accesses. Surprisingly, its write speed was much higher than its read speed. Either way, it was a mile ahead of its competitors.
512 KB Sequential Access Performance
USB Flash Drive |
Capacity |
Read Speed |
Write Speed |
Average |
Difference |
Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 |
16 GB |
91.32 MB/s |
66.58 MB/s |
78.95 MB/s |
Baseline |
SanDisk Cruzer Micro SDCZ6 |
2 GB |
28.62 MB/s |
8.44 MB/s |
18.53 MB/s |
- 76.5% |
OCZ Rally 2 |
2 GB |
29.35 MB/s |
7.29 MB/s |
18.32 MB/s |
- 76.8% |
Active Media Wink |
16 GB |
29.61 MB/s |
5.44 MB/s |
17.53 MB/s |
- 77.8% |
Corsair Flash Voyager |
4 GB |
19.10 MB/s |
10.27 MB/s |
14.69 MB/s |
- 81.4% |
Kingston DataTraveler c10 |
4 GB |
21.77 MB/s |
7.26 MB/s |
14.52 MB/s |
- 81.6% |
Kingston DataTraveler DT110G |
8 GB |
17.62 MB/s |
9.82 MB/s |
13.72 MB/s |
- 82.6% |
OCZ Mini-Kart |
1 GB |
12.87 MB/s |
6.79 MB/s |
9.83 MB/s |
- 87.5% |
This is the most important test, because most people use USB flash drives to transfer files. Obviously, if you regularly transfer large files, then the Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0's tremendously fast transfer rates will make a big difference. It is 3.2x faster than its nearest competitor, the SanDisk Cruzer Micro SDCZ6, at reads and 7.9x faster at writes.
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