Hama Flash Drive Classic 128GB USB flash drive

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the USB flash drive Flash Drive Classic with 128GB (181054) from the brand Hama.

Performance score 
52
Price/GB
0.30 $
Read
90 MB/s
 Write
40 MB/s
Connector
USB Typ A
Interface
USB 3.2 1x1
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image Flash Drive Classic
Manufacturer Hama  
Model number 181054
Capacity 128 GB (119 GiB)
Read speed 90 MB/s
Write speed 40 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ A
Controller n/a
  Current price
~ 39 $
(= 0.30 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
28 %
Write speed
26 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the 128 GB Hama 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 52 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Hama Flash Drive Classic 128GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
152.22 MB/s
77.92 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
5.75 MB/s
1.20 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
7.17 MB/s
1.21 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.308 ms
2.146 ms
Score
28
10
Total score 
52

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 20 February 2021 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Hama Flash Drive Classic 128GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
117.70 MB/s
9.13 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
18.24 MB/s
77.13 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
36.80 MB/s
37.53 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Hama Flash Drive Classic 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: 90 MB/s and 40 MB/s) the Hama USB flash drive is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Hama Flash Drive Classic 128GB USB flash drive
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
159.42
135.29
SEQ1M
Q1T1
159.60
135.35
RND4K
Q32T16
21.56
2.13
RND4K
Q1T1
9.79
1.45

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
152.00
129.00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
152.20
129.10
RND4K
Q32T16
5,264.20
519.30
RND4K
Q1T1
2,390.10
352.80

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
52,309.50
61,472.90
SEQ1M
Q1T1
6,561.67
7,734.35
RND4K
Q32T16
75,270.20
252,893.00
RND4K
Q1T1
418.04
1,855.11

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the 128 GB Hama 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: Hama Flash Drive Classic 128GB USB flash drive

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the 128 GB Hama 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: Hama Flash Drive Classic 128GB USB flash drive


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