Testing (continued):

CrystalDiskMark:

The next test to be executed on the Kingston DataTraveler Mini was CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 x64, where it was compared to a couple other USB drives.

The chart below details the sequential read results, where we see that this Kingston drive hits just over 82MB/s, which is well above the rated speed of 70MB/s. These speeds are OK, but nothing too exciting when it comes to USB 3.0.



The next chart shows sequential writes, where we see that the Kingston drive is just a fraction of a MB/s faster than the published specification of 10MB/s. Even though it beats the goal, 10MB/s is weak, and I have plenty of USB 2.0 drives which are faster.



With the 512K read test we see that the Kingston drive is capable of around 75MB/s, which is inline with the published specification. While not overly impressive, at least it has not dropped off much from the sequential read test.



512K writes show the DataTraveler Mini drive as the slowest performer in the bunch. While you may be happy to use this drive for accessing files you have previously stored on it, getting the files on there may be a slow and tedious process.