Intenso Ultra Line 256GB USB flash drive

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the USB flash drive Ultra Line with 256GB (3531492) from the brand Intenso.

Performance score 
31
Price/GB
0.38 $
Read
70 MB/s
 Write
20 MB/s
Connector
USB Typ A
Interface
USB 3.2 1x1
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image Ultra Line
Manufacturer Intenso  
Model number 3531492
Capacity 256 GB (239 GiB)
Read speed 70 MB/s
Write speed 20 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ A
Controller n/a
  Current price
~ 97 $
(= 0.38 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
12 %
Write speed
2 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the 256 GB Intenso 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 31 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Intenso Ultra Line 256GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
108.32 MB/s
35.00 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
3.12 MB/s
0.94 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
2.98 MB/s
3.58 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
1.502 ms
4.037 ms
Score
17
8
Total score 
31

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

AS SSD TEST: Intenso Ultra Line 256GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
35.17 MB/s
30.54 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
11.96 MB/s
117.61 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
22.35 MB/s
61.78 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Intenso Ultra Line 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: 70 MB/s and 20 MB/s) the Intenso USB flash drive is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Intenso Ultra Line 256GB USB flash drive
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
113.62
20.54
SEQ1M
Q1T1
113.65
17.37
RND4K
Q32T16
3.32
1.31
RND4K
Q1T1
3.27
1.13

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
108.40
19.60
SEQ1M
Q1T1
108.40
16.60
RND4K
Q32T16
809.60
320.80
RND4K
Q1T1
799.30
275.90

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
73,243.30
401,965.00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
9,211.69
58,211.90
RND4K
Q32T16
206,761.00
842,248.00
RND4K
Q1T1
1,250.13
3,618.67

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the 256 GB Intenso 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: Intenso Ultra Line 256GB USB flash drive

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the 256 GB Intenso 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: Intenso Ultra Line 256GB USB flash drive


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