CrystalDiskMark results
| CrystalDiskMark sequential read speed | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB/s, higher is better | ||||||
| Patriot Xporter Magnum 128GB | Samsung 160GB 7,200rpm 2.5in (eSATA) | Corsair Voyager GT 8GB | Corsair X128 SSD (SATA) | Corsair X128 SSD (eSATA) | Samsung 160GB 7,200rpm 2.5in (USB) | Corsair Flash Voyager GT 128GB |
| 32.5 | 84.88 | 33.1 | 251.3 | 222.4 | 29.06 | 33.72 |
The best-case scenario for any drive usually rests with sequential read speed. The Corsair Flash Voyager GT 128 lives up to its 33MB/s billing when evaluated via CrystalDiskMark. This equates to around 2GBs per minute, or one hour to read all the data - preferably in large-file sizes - from the drive.
Trouble is, the USB2.0 bus limits the speed and we're sure the GT can go faster with eSATA. As a case in point, a 2.5in mechanical hard drive's sequential speed jumps to 84.9MB/s via eSATA, and a high-quality SSD hits well over 200MB/s when connected via either eSATA or straight SATA.
| CrystalDiskMark sequential write speed | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB/s, higher is better | ||||||
| Patriot Xporter Magnum 128GB | Samsung 160GB 7,200rpm 2.5in (eSATA) | Corsair Voyager GT 8GB | Corsair X128 SSD (SATA) | Corsair X128 SSD (eSATA) | Samsung 160GB 7,200rpm 2.5in (USB) | Corsair Flash Voyager GT 128GB |
| 15.7 | 82.44 | 24.7 | 146.9 | 148.2 | 25.87 | 26.08 |
The Voyager GT 128 performs better than the Patriot Xporter Magnum with respect to sequential writing. The performance is put very much in the shade by eSATA-connected drives, though.
| CrystalDiskMark random read speed (512K) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB/s, higher is better | ||||||
| Patriot Xporter Magnum 128GB | Samsung 160GB 7,200rpm 2.5in (eSATA) | Corsair Voyager GT 8GB | Corsair X128 SSD (SATA) | Corsair X128 SSD (eSATA) | Samsung 160GB 7,200rpm 2.5in (USB) | Corsair Flash Voyager GT 128GB |
| 32.41 | 37.32 | 32.74 | 182.6 | 155.7 | 17.33 | 33.75 |
| CrystalDiskMark random write speed (512K) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB/s, higher is better | ||||||
| Patriot Xporter Magnum 128GB | Samsung 160GB 7,200rpm 2.5in (eSATA) | Corsair Voyager GT 8GB | Corsair X128 SSD (SATA) | Corsair X128 SSD (eSATA) | Samsung 160GB 7,200rpm 2.5in (USB) | Corsair Flash Voyager GT 128GB |
| 7.65 | 55.4 | 12.87 | 144.9 | 133.3 | 27.24 | 21.93 |
Random writing of 512K files is considerably better than other USB pen-drives, however.
| CrystalDiskMark random read speed (4K) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB/s, higher is better | ||||||
| Patriot Xporter Magnum 128GB | Samsung 160GB 7,200rpm 2.5in (eSATA) | Corsair Voyager GT 8GB | Corsair X128 SSD (SATA) | Corsair X128 SSD (eSATA) | Samsung 160GB 7,200rpm 2.5in (USB) | Corsair Flash Voyager GT 128GB |
| 5.23 | 0.53 | 8.19 | 29.67 | 24.38 | 0.47 | 5.01 |
| CrystalDiskMark random write speed (4K) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB/s, higher is better | ||||||
| Patriot Xporter Magnum 128GB | Samsung 160GB 7,200rpm 2.5in (eSATA) | Corsair Voyager GT 8GB | Corsair X128 SSD (SATA) | Corsair X128 SSD (eSATA) | Samsung 160GB 7,200rpm 2.5in (USB) | Corsair Flash Voyager GT 128GB |
| 0.66 | 1.25 | 0.13 | 17.89 | 17.85 | 1.3 | 1.06 |
The hardest test is random writing of small files - 4K, in this instance. A fully-fledged SSD annihilates all other drives here.
