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Kingston DTSE9H/16GB (Flash)

DataTraveler SE9 USB 2.0 16GB

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Release date: Q4 2011.

Average Bench: 5.58% (553rd of 639)

Based on 1,670 user benchmarks.  Devices: VID 0951 PID 1689, VID 0930 PID 6545, VID 0930 PID 6544 Model: Kingston DataTraveler SE9

USB 2.0 is old tech, so in terms of performance this drive is less than half as fast as its USB 3.0 counterparts. Interestingly the 4K write speed is reasonable at 0.4 MBps. If you plan to move a lot of data to and from the drive you will be much better off with one of the faster USB 3.0 drives. That said, the SE9 has a beautiful form factor and is both rock solid and relatively light making it ideal for use on a keyring. [Nov '12 USBFlashPro]

Poor: 4%Average: 5.58% Great: 7%

Terrible average bench

The Kingston DataTraveler SE9 USB 2.0 16GB averaged 94.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.53MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 4.66MB/s

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston DataTraveler SE9 USB 2.0 16GB is just 3.58%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the Kingston DataTraveler SE9 USB 2.0 16GB performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 4.32MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 17.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,670 samples)
Rank 5535.58%
Min Avg Max
14.9 Read 17.9 22.2
1.5 Write 9.94 19
2.2 Mixed 9.59 17.2
2.6 SusWrite 4.32 6.3
12.5% 10.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.04 4K Read 4.66 6.2
0 4K Write 0.31 0.8
0 4K Mixed 0.53 1.3
45.7% 1.83 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
9GB free, PID 1689
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 6.4 4.1 3.2 4 2.5 MB/s
12.8% Very poor
Read 57.6
Write 9.7
Mixed 7.7
SusWrite 4.8
18% 19.9 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
54% 4.83 MB/s
13GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.6 2 1.8 2.5 1.8 2.6 MB/s
1.49% Terrible
Read 6
Write 1.3
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 2
4% 3.38 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
3% 0.27 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $11 @ launch in Dec '11
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 Comments

GBR-User
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5,778

Official site www.kingston.com/...

Convenient, small and capless for easy transportability...

Specs

  • Durable metal casing with sturdy ring
  • Capacities 8GB, 16GB, 32GB
  • Dimensions 1.535" x 0.486" x 0.179" (39mm x 12mm x 4mm)
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USA-User
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Liked (edit your comment) Add link

3 years ago.

GBR-User
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5,778

Excellent

6 years ago.

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Very well made: small and strong so ideal for keyrings—Oct '14

DEU-User
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5,741

Liked

6 years ago.

Comment 

Very small, robust nice metal body. Unfortunately one of the slowest drives I know.—Apr '15

VNM-User
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3,693

Terrible

4 years ago.

Beautyful design but it is too slow and old to use. USB 2.0 is out dated.

CZE-User
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3,338

Good

7 years ago.

Very nice. Now. It's new. In future? Who know. It's funktion.

FIN-User
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2,536

Disliked

7 years ago.

Comment 

Bad quality, case too large to fit standard USB ports without a hammer.—Oct '14

USBFlashPro
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1,312

Terrible

11 years ago.

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Yodabest
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541

Good

10 years ago.

This drive is great to look at but if speed is important to you then it would make more sense to go for a USB 3.0 speed drive, they are far faster.

ProdEntryBot
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196

Average

11 years ago.

The SE9 is stylish, well made and less than £10. You won't go far wrong if you like the way it looks. If speed is important to you steer well clear of this and go for one of the more recent and significantly faster USB 3.0 alternatives.

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