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Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,473 user samples
1,435 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 123% 31GB free, PID 5588 @USB 3.0
Worst Bench: 23% 86GB free (System drive), PID 5588 @USB 3.0
Poor: 23% Great: 123%
SPEED RANK: 6th / 639
38 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 209% 56GB free, PID 55aa @USB 3.0
Worst Bench: 36% 47GB free, PID 55aa @USB 2.1
Poor: 36% Great: 209%
SPEED RANK: 2nd / 639
Effective Speed
Effective USB Speed
81.4 % 143 % Much faster effective speed.
+75%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
251 MB/s 266 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+6%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
215 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+135%
91.6 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
12.4 MB/s 22.5 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+81%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
11.7 MB/s 55.5 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+374%
Value
Value For Money
116 % Hugely better value.
+150%
46.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % +2% 51 %
Price
Price (score)
$37 Much cheaper.
+51%
$76
Age
Newest
127+ Months +4% 132 Months
Capacity
Capacity
128GB 60GB

Best speeds for xfering data on a thumb drive. [Nov '20 hellcinder]

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The Mushkin Ventura Ultra USB 3.0 has a Sandforce controller coupled with MLC NAND. This combination produces mediocre results for an SSD but for a USB flash drive its small file 4K performance is staggering. Comparing the Ventura Ultra and Sandisk Extreme shows that for small file IO the Ventura is around 200% faster than the Extreme. The Extreme has faster peak write speeds but overall the Ultra leads by a whopping 72%. The Ultra is a great choice for hosting Operating Systems or for use as boot media (check mobo. compat.) where its small file performance and low access times will reduce load times by orders of magnitude. Thanks to its exceptionally reasonable pricing, the Ultra topples the Extreme as my top USB pick for both value for money AND overall performance. [May '14 USBFlashPro]

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USB Flash Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) November 2024 USB Rankings

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]

Group Test Results

  • Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
  • Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
  • Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.
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