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To test the drive performance today we are using an Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition system.
Processor: Core i7 990X Extreme Edition @ 4.8ghz.
Cooling: Corsair H100 Liquid Cooler.
Motherboard: Asus Rampage III Black Edition.
Chassis: Lian Li X2000F.
Power Supply: ADATA 1200W.
Memory: (6 x 4GB) 24GB Visiontek DDR3 1866mhz (10-10-10-24).
Storage: Memoright 240GB SSD & 2TB Samsung storage drive.
Monitors: Dell U3011.
Operating System: Windows 7 64 bit
Comparison Products:
Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 64GB
ADATA Nobility N005 Pro 64GB Flash Drive.
Kingston 64GB DT Ultimate Drive.
1TB USB 3.0 Toshiba HDD.
We perform each test multiple times to ensure that abnormalities don’t enter into the test results.
First we copied a folder containing 12 MKV files, totaling 8GB in size. We copied them to and from each of the drives via an internal SATA 6Gbps based Memoright 240GB SSD.
We recorded some class leading results from the new Kingston 512GB drive. We ran the tests multiple times to confirm the findings.
Next we copied a folder with many mixed files, ranging in size from simple text based Word documents to several 100 MB video files. The folder size is 1GB. We record the average time taken then work out the speeds of the drives. Again we copy via an internal sata based Memoright 240GB SSD.
With a mixed sized folder, performance drops considerably, although it is still excellent from both DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 drives. The Predator 512GB leads the pack.
Thats a crazy size. I thought my 32GB drive was big !
The price however, holy crap!
I love everything about this drive, except the pricing. I would love to know how many people would be wanting to spend almost $900 on a flash drive……….
been looking at their 64GB drive for a while now, seems an ideal price point.
I would rather buy a USB 3.0 enclosure, self powered for a 480GB SSD drive. It would be faster and much cheaper…..
So a external 500GB 3.0 harddrive cost $90. It also fits in the shirt pocket. I got to wonder what happens to the guy that buys this and then loses it.