Amazon Basics Dual 128GB USB flash drive

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the USB flash drive Basics Dual with 128GB (LS25USBC128G1) from the brand Amazon.

Performance score 
226
Price/GB
0.45 $
Read
400 MB/s
 Write
400 MB/s
Connector
USB Typ A+C
Interface
USB 3.2 1x1
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image Basics Dual
Manufacturer Amazon  
Model number LS25USBC128G1
Capacity 128 GB (120 GiB)
pSLC cache 2 GB approx.
Read speed 400 MB/s
Write speed 400 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ A+C
Controller n/a

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 57 $
(= 0.45 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
78 %
Write speed
81 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the 128 GB Amazon 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 226 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Amazon Basics Dual 128GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
421.89 MB/s
400.36 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
21.13 MB/s
29.91 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
15.31 MB/s
28.23 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.140 ms
0.255 ms
Score
79
98
Total score 
226

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 24 February 2026 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Amazon Basics Dual 128GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
211.59 MB/s
5.08 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
77.50 MB/s
18.15 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
183.62 MB/s
7.52 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Amazon Basics Dual 128GB 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: 400 MB/s and 400 MB/s) the Amazon USB flash drive is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Amazon Basics Dual 128GB USB flash drive
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
442.20
421.93
SEQ1M
Q1T1
439.73
419.14
RND4K
Q32T16
31.10
33.24
RND4K
Q1T1
30.26
31.98

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
421.70
402.40
SEQ1M
Q1T1
419.40
399.70
RND4K
Q32T16
7,592.00
8,114.70
RND4K
Q1T1
7,388.70
7,806.60

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
18,916.90
19,802.30
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,383.74
2,499.86
RND4K
Q32T16
66,115.50
62,570.50
RND4K
Q1T1
135.18
127.92

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 10 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 2 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 425 MB/s and written at 97 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Amazon Basics Dual 128GB USB flash drive

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the 128 GB Amazon 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: Amazon Basics Dual 128GB USB flash drive

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the 128 GB Amazon 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: Amazon Basics Dual 128GB USB flash drive

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