ADATA UC310 256GB USB flash drive

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the USB flash drive UC310 with 256GB (UC310-256G-RBK) from the brand ADATA.

Performance score 
49
Price/GB
n/a
Read
100 MB/s
 Write
no information
Connector
USB Typ A
Interface
USB 3.2 1x1
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image UC310
Manufacturer ADATA  
Model number UC310-256G-RBK
Capacity 256 GB (231 GiB)
Read speed 100 MB/s
Write speed no information
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ A
Controller Silicon Motion SM3265

Product
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Price
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Read speed
12 %
Write speed
12 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.
Volume: E:
Controller: Silicon Motion SM3265 AC
Possible Memory Chip(s): Not available
Flash ID: AD7E280B
Flash CE: 2+2
Flash Channels: Dual
Chip F/W: ISP 231019-C01
MPTOOL Ver.: 23.09.19
VID: 125F
PID: D33A
Manufacturer: ADATA
Product: UC310
Query Vendor ID: ADATA   
Query Product ID: UC310           
Query Product Revision: 1100
Physical Disk Capacity: 248302796800 Bytes
Windows Disk Capacity:  248239652864 Bytes
Internal Tags: 8V2E-LSAL
File System: FAT32
Relative Offset: 224 KB
USB Version: 3.10
Declared Power: 504 mA

We put the 256 GB ADATA USB flash drive through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. A total score of 49 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: ADATA UC310 256GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
108.52 MB/s
70.50 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
6.54 MB/s
1.23 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
7.95 MB/s
1.28 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
1.909 ms
2.675 ms
Score
25
10
Total score 
49

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 10 February 2025 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: ADATA UC310 256GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
96.10 MB/s
11.18 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
15.69 MB/s
89.70 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
34.21 MB/s
40.37 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: ADATA UC310 256GB USB flash drive

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 100 MB/s) the ADATA USB flash drive is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: ADATA UC310 256GB USB flash drive
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
107.02
101.67
SEQ1M
Q1T1
114.22
98.24
RND4K
Q32T16
11.37
1.77
RND4K
Q1T1
7.00
1.73

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
102.10
97.00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
108.90
93.70
RND4K
Q32T16
2,775.60
433.10
RND4K
Q1T1
1,708.50
421.60

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
77,619.90
81,522.70
SEQ1M
Q1T1
9,170.72
10,645.50
RND4K
Q32T16
111,895.00
271,718.00
RND4K
Q1T1
585.03
2,369.57

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 4 GB was written to the medium.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: ADATA UC310 256GB USB flash drive

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the 256 GB ADATA USB flash drive. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: ADATA UC310 256GB USB flash drive

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the 256 GB ADATA USB flash drive multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: ADATA UC310 256GB USB flash drive

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the 256 GB ADATA USB flash drive here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: ADATA UC310 256GB USB flash drive

Power consumption

The following screenshot shows the USB flash drive's power consumption at idle (standby) and during a read operation followed by a write operation. The drive consumes approx. 0.22 watts at idle. Maximum consumption was approx. 0.55 watts.

Power consumption TEST: ADATA UC310 256GB USB flash drive


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