Testing (continued):

ATTO Disk Benchmark 2.46:

The next test executed on the drive was ATTO's Disk Benchmark, and the USB 3.0 interface was again used first. While we see top speeds that are slightly higher than what was accomplished with CrystalDiskMark, they still fall a bit short of the 100MB/s mark.


USB 3.0 results

The USB 2.0 results are shown in the chart below, and once again we see that having USB 3.0 available will cut transfer times by three. This could be a huge time saver, especially if you need to regularly read/write large chunks of data to the drive.


USB 2.0 results

HD Tach 3.0.4.0:

The final test was conducted with the old standby, HD Tach 3.0.4.0. This time around we see the average read speeds using USB 3.0 (below left image) are just over two times faster than the USB 2.0 (below right image) speeds. Of interest here (although of little consequence in the real world) are the burst speeds. While the USB 3.0 connection allows a burst up to 161MB/s, the USB 2.0 connection's burst is exactly the same speed seen throughout read testing... 35MB/s. Burst speeds don't influence real world experience much, if at all, but it does provide a glimpse into the potential performance.