PC Specialist ‘Vanquish 230XT’ Gaming System Review

USB 3.0 Performance

AIDA64 USB 3.0 Storage

AIDA64 Extreme Edition is a streamlined Windows diagnostic and benchmarking software for home users. AIDA64 Extreme Edition provides a wide range of features to assist in overclocking, hardware error diagnosis, stress testing, and sensor monitoring. It has unique capabilities to assess the performance of the processor, system memory, and disk drives. AIDA64 is compatible with all current 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

CrystalDiskMark

CrystalDiskMark is a small HDD benchmark utility for your hard drive that enables you to rapidly measure sequential and random read/write speeds.

Here are some key features of “CrystalDiskMark”:

• Sequential reads/writes
• Random 4KB/512KB reads/writes
• Text copy
• Change dialog design
• internationalization (i18n)

Systems Comparison

Whilst the SSD performance is a little down when compared to what we know the drive can do, the USB3.0 performance is right up. With a write speed of just over 160MB/s we are able to get the highest level of performance that we have seen to date from our Supersonic Magnum flash drive. The read speeds are also similarly impressive with just over 300MB/s on offer.