Setup Procedure & Testing Method
Testing a USB hub is pretty straightforward and doesn’t require much as-is. Everything is plug-and-play by nature, so the only thing to test is whether the use of the hub will have any impact on connected storage performance or not.
For this, I’ll be using my trusted Angelbird SSD2go pocket 512GB USB 3.0 SSD to the USB hub and run a series of benchmarks. I’ll then unplug the USB hub and connect the drive to the same host port as the hub previously was and run all the same benchmarks again. This will give us a good view on performance impact, if any. We should expect a minor fluctuation, but it is to be seen on the next pages how it will hold up.
Test system:
- GA-Z170X-Gaming 7-EU
- Intel Core i5-6600K
- EVGA GTX 980 SC
- Kingston Fury DDR4 2400MHz 32GB
- Samsung SM951 NVMe 256GB in RAID 0
- be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 850W
- Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate
We would like to thank our sponsors for supplying us with the equipment needed to perform these tests.
Drives in Product:
- Angelbird SSD2go Pocket 512GB USB 3.0 drive
Software used:
- Anvil’s Storage Utilities
- AS SSD
- ATTO
- CrystalDiskMark
Very nice review but there is one thing I would like to point out about simultaneous charging at 2A on all 4 ports.
On page 8 of the manual line 9, “EP03 has an included standard 5V/3.5A adapter to provide one USB port with fast charging capability (2A). If the user wants to have fast charging to more than one USB port similtaneously, then he/she needs to purchase a 5V adapter with higher amperage rating”.
By my calculations, you need a power adapter of 5V, 10A minimum.
I also did note that silverstone forgot to include the specifications of the power adapter in the event one wanted to upgrade it, e.g Output interface: inner diameter, outside diameter etc