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We highlight the best USB flash drive in terms of balanced performance and value for money using current prices, sequential read, sequential write , 4k read and 4k write speed. The speeds are combined to form a single effective speed which measures performance for tasks such as copying photos, music and videos. Effective speed is adjusted by current price and capacity to yield value for money. Finally thousands of individual user ratings are used to validate our benchmark figures.[USBFlashPro]

639 USBs
Media
Brand
Seller
User rating(50.2)
Value(45.9)
Avg. bench(18.7)
Capacity(403)
Peak write(53)
Peak 4k-W(2.1)
Age months(130)
Price(20.5)

FAQ

Why is bigger better?

Larger capacity drives often have higher write speeds... more

What are the main factors to look out for?

Speed, price, capacity, USB version and weight... more

Do dimensions matter?

Sometimes flash drives can obstruct adjacent USB ports on your computer... more

File system considerations?

FAT32 is more portable but NTFS is both more secure and works with individual files larger than 4GB... more

Why should USB 2.0 Flash Drives be avoided?

USB 3.0 is the future aware choice in today's market... more

What is effective USB Flash Drive speed?

A measure of how responsive a Flash Drive is to typical user access patterns. Sandisk Extreme 64GB ≈ 100%... more

What is the Flash Drive value for money rating?

A measure of real world Flash Drive performance and capacity per unit cost... more

How do you install an OS from a USB flash drive?

Use a utility to create a bootable USB then set your BIOS to boot from it... more

What is incompressible data?

Data that cannot be compressed e.g. most music, video and image file formats... more

What is sequential read speed?

A measure of how quickly large files can be read from a device... more

What is sequential write speed?

A measure of how quickly large files can be written to a device... more

What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?

NAND and V-NAND are both types of flash memory which is a class of non-volatile memory that retains data even in the absence of an electrical current... more

What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?

NVMe, AHCI and IDE are transfer protocols (languages). They run on top of transfer interfaces such as PCIe or SATA (spoken, written)... more

What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?

3D XPoint is the name given by Intel and Micron to their jointly developed, revolutionary storage technology as employed in Intel’s Optane memory... more

What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?

In terms or write performance, durability and price SLC > MLC > TLC... more

What is sustained sequential write speed?

A measure of how quickly large files can be written to a device... more

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1
Compare SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB
Samples 6.2k
60
100th
74
22 - 111
99th
64GB
60th
188
98th
8.9
97th
149
5th
2
Compare SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB
Samples 4.2k
58
100th
64.5
25 - 93
99th
32GB
52nd
117
89th
10.1
97th
149
5th
3
Compare SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB $19
Samples 13k
55
100th
17.2
48th
25
10 - 38
74th
32GB
52nd
67.6
71st
3.6
94th
123
95th
$19
57th
4
Compare Lexar JumpDrive P20 USB 3.0 64GB
Samples 539
54
99th
56.4
12 - 95
97th
64GB
60th
256
100th
1
44th
117
97th
5
Compare SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 2.9k
54
99th
62.1
29 - 81
98th
16GB
41st
62
70th
10.1
97th
149
5th
6
Compare Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 32GB
Samples 2.3k
54
99th
21.9
8 - 37
69th
32GB
52nd
53.8
68th
2.77
91st
140
9th
7
Compare Adata S102 Pro USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 1.6k
53
99th
16.7
8 - 27
55th
16GB
41st
23
39th
0.24
25th
157
2nd
8
Compare Lexar JumpDrive P10 USB 3.0 32GB
Samples 80
53
99th
54.5
13 - 90
97th
32GB
52nd
215
99th
1.5
54th
138
10th
9
Compare Lexar JumpDrive P10 USB 3.0 64GB
Samples 65
53
99th
49.7
12 - 82
96th
64GB
60th
231
99th
1.1
45th
138
10th
10
Compare Kingston DataTraveler R3.0 G2 USB 3.0 32GB
Samples 1.2k
53
99th
24.8
10 - 42
74th
32GB
52nd
67.7
71st
0.9
41st
127
74th
11
Compare Corsair Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 32GB
Samples 701
53
99th
31.6
11 - 51
87th
32GB
52nd
70.4
72nd
1.7
58th
148
6th
12
Compare Lexar JumpDrive P20 USB 3.0 32GB
Samples 225
53
99th
33.6
11 - 70
90th
32GB
52nd
133
91st
1
44th
117
97th
13
Compare SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB
Samples 12k
53
99th
26.4
12 - 39
78th
64GB
60th
90.6
77th
3.2
92nd
123
95th
14
Compare SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB $9
Samples 10k
53
99th
15.8
46th
21.6
10 - 31
68th
16GB
41st
43.3
63rd
2.7
90th
123
95th
$9
88th
15
Compare Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 16GB $7
Samples 2.5k
53
99th
16.8
47th
17.8
7 - 35
61st
16GB
41st
45
64th
1.43
52nd
150
5th
$7
96th
16
Compare Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate G3 USB 3.0 32GB
Samples 590
52
97th
27
10 - 49
79th
32GB
52nd
74
73rd
0.2
22nd
142
8th
17
Compare SB X-Fi Go! 1GB
Samples 56
52
97th
0.37
0 - 0
0th
1GB
3rd
0.72
0th
0.01
5th
130+
28th
18
Compare Sony Micro Vault Mach USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 306
52
97th
23
8 - 42
71st
16GB
41st
24
40th
0.21
24th
154
4th
19
Compare Lexar JumpDrive Triton USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 34
52
97th
26.5
11 - 46
79th
16GB
41st
106
86th
0.3
26th
154
4th
20
Compare Corsair Flash Voyager USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 378
52
97th
18.1
9 - 38
62nd
16GB
41st
22
38th
0.18
21st
163
1st
21
Compare Lacie RuggedKey USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 35
52
97th
26.4
11 - 40
79th
16GB
41st
45
64th
0.31
26th
147
7th
22
Compare Corsair Flash Survivor USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 130
52
97th
16.6
9 - 36
55th
16GB
41st
21
38th
0.1
16th
156
3rd
23
Compare Lacie XtremKey USB 3.0 64GB
Samples 4
52
97th
45.1
41 - 52
96th
64GB
60th
140
92nd
0.04
14th
142
8th
24
Compare Corsair Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 64GB
Samples 392
52
97th
32.1
9 - 60
88th
64GB
60th
105
85th
0.15
21st
148
6th
25
Compare Adata DashDrive Elite UE700 USB 3.0 64GB
Samples 375
52
97th
33.2
10 - 50
89th
64GB
60th
92
77th
0.33
27th
139
9th
26
Compare Lexar JumpDrive P10 USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 39
52
97th
34.2
9 - 61
90th
16GB
41st
161
96th
1.4
51st
138
10th
27
Compare Kingston DataTraveler HyperX USB 3.0 64GB
Samples 633
52
97th
48.2
12 - 83
96th
64GB
60th
109
87th
1.15
46th
156
3rd
28
Compare Kingston DataTraveler R3.0 USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 505
52
97th
25.7
11 - 40
76th
16GB
41st
47.4
65th
0.6
31st
149
6th
29
Compare Mushkin Ventura Ultra USB 3.0 240GB
Samples 27
52
97th
151
31 - 258
100th
240GB
64th
155
95th
66.3
100th
127+
78th
30
Compare Kingston DataTraveler SE9 USB 2.0 16GB
Samples 1.6k
52
97th
5.58
4 - 7
13th
16GB
41st
5.56
2nd
0.4
28th
155
3rd
31
Compare SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.0 128GB $175
Samples 1.4k
52
97th
24.4
59th
81.4
23 - 123
99th
128GB
62nd
215
99th
11.7
98th
127+
79th
$175
2nd
32
Compare SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB $9
Samples 19k
52
97th
16.8
47th
22.9
10 - 35
71st
16GB
41st
8.85
7th
0.08
15th
142
9th
$9
89th
33
Compare SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB $9
Samples 33k
52
97th
38.6
72nd
26
11 - 38
77th
32GB
52nd
8.45
7th
0.08
15th
136
11th
$9
90th
34
Compare Patriot Supersonic Boost XT USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 179
51
95th
12.4
9 - 19
40th
16GB
41st
19
34th
0.7
33rd
152
4th
35
Compare Patriot Supersonic Xpress USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 91
51
95th
15
9 - 20
47th
16GB
41st
25
41st
0.02
9th
160
1st
36
Compare SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB
Samples 60k
51
95th
11.2
5 - 17
37th
16GB
41st
19.9
36th
3.2
92nd
131+
16th
37
Compare Adata DashDrive Elite S102 Pro USB 3.0 32GB
Samples 1.7k
51
95th
24.3
10 - 39
73rd
32GB
52nd
51.2
67th
8.4
96th
166
1st
38
Compare Lexar JumpDrive Triton USB 3.0 32GB
Samples 45
51
95th
33.9
10 - 58
90th
32GB
52nd
115
89th
0.21
24th
154
4th
39
Compare Kingston DT 101 G2 16GB
Samples 1.9k
51
95th
5.77
4 - 8
15th
16GB
41st
18.7
34th
0.8
35th
131+
24th
40
Compare Lexar JumpDrive S23 USB 3.0 32GB
Samples 609
51
95th
20.8
10 - 32
67th
32GB
52nd
48
65th
0.6
31st
142
8th
41
Compare Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 64GB
Samples 360
51
95th
13.5
10 - 16
42nd
64GB
60th
36.8
48th
0.08
15th
154
4th
42
Compare Lexar JumpDrive S23 USB 3.0 64GB
Samples 319
51
95th
21.8
9 - 34
68th
64GB
60th
47
65th
0.66
32nd
142
8th
43
Compare Adata Nobility N005 Pro USB 3.0 64GB
Samples 67
51
95th
23.6
10 - 43
72nd
64GB
60th
90
77th
0.1
16th
171
0th
44
Compare Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 459
51
95th
10.9
8 - 13
36th
16GB
41st
21
38th
0.21
24th
154
4th
45
Compare Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB
Samples 7.2k
51
95th
48
13 - 74
96th
2TB
98th
164
96th
7.5
96th
130+
30th
46
Compare Patriot Supersonic Pulse USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 35
51
95th
9.88
6 - 16
33rd
16GB
41st
12
17th
0.13
20th
157
2nd
47
Compare Corsair Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 119
51
95th
20.4
9 - 31
67th
16GB
41st
47
65th
0.96
43rd
148
6th
48
Compare WD Elements 500GB
Samples 10k
51
95th
24
10 - 41
73rd
500GB
76th
97.7
79th
2.3
82nd
131+
13th
49
Compare Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate USB 3.0 16GB
Samples 125
51
95th
25.3
10 - 37
75th
16GB
41st
69
72nd
0.7
33rd
159
2nd
50
Compare Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 32GB
Samples 655
51
95th
13.3
9 - 16
42nd
32GB
52nd
36.9
48th
0.05
14th
154
4th
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