TEST: ARCANITE AK58 256GB USB flash driveAK58

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test.
The the USB flash drive AK58 with 256GB (AK58256G) from ARCANITE was tested.


Technical data
Manufacturer ARCANITE
Type AK58256G
Storage capacity 256 GB (231 GiB)
Read speed 400 MB/s
Write speed 100 MB/s
DRAM Cache no
Price 53 USD (= 0,21 $ / GB)
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Score
135
Price/GB
0,21 $
Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
38 %
Write speed
35 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark 2.0

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. Here, a total score of 135 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: ARCANITE AK58 256GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
379,02 MB/s
328,76 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
11,97 MB/s
3,04 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
11,96 MB/s
3,30 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,428 ms
1,346 ms
Score
62
39
Total score
135

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation 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 Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of 24.04.2021 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: ARCANITE AK58 256GB
AS SSD Kopier-Benchmark Transferrate: Dauer:
ISO
two large files
277,51 MB/s
3,87 s
Program
many small files
110,43 MB/s
12,74 s
Game
small and large files
115,13 MB/s
12,00 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the write as well as read speed (according to the manufacturer 400 MB/s and 100 MB/s) the ARCANITE USB flash drive is measured depending on the compressibility of the data.

AS SSD TEST: ARCANITE AK58 256GB

CrystalDiskMark 7.0 Benchmark


Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: ARCANITE AK58 256GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
401,99
342,75
SEQ1M
Q1T1
396,89
347,76
RND4K
Q32T16
15,21
5,11
RND4K
Q1T1
13,19
4,99

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IPOS] Write [IPOS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
383,40
326,90
SEQ1M
Q1T1
378,50
331,60
RND4K
Q32T16
3.712,40
1.246,30
RND4K
Q1T1
3.219,00
1.219,00

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
20.810,80
24.363,80
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2.640,67
3.012,48
RND4K
Q32T16
135.068,00
294.760,00
RND4K
Q1T1
310,31
819,42

ATTO Disk Benchmark 4

Here a 256 MB file is written several times to the 256 GB ARCANITE USB flash drive. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can usually be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: ARCANITE AK58 256GB

HD Tune Pro 5.75 Benchmark

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

HD Tune TEST: ARCANITE AK58 256GB

HD Tune Endurance test

A long-term test was performed here to fully utilize the memory. You can see when a cache is full and the write performance decreases.

HD Tune Dauertest TEST: ARCANITE AK58 256GB

SSD-Z 16 Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the 256 GB ARCANITE USB flash drive here. is written. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: ARCANITE AK58 256GB

Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.