Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the USB flash drive DataTraveler Exodia S with 64GB (DTXS/64GB) from the brand Kingston.
| Technical specifications (manufacturer information) | |
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| Manufacturer | Kingston |
| Model number | DTXS/64GB |
| Capacity | 64 GB (58 GiB) |
| Read speed | no information |
| Write speed | no information |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5 Gbit/s) |
| Connector | USB Typ A |
| Controller | n/a |
We put the 64 GB Kingston USB flash drive through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:
The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. A total score of 0 points was achieved.
With an AS SSD total score of 0 (zero), the AS SSD benchmark could not be completed. The reason is extremely poor 4K values. These are then around 0.01MB/s, so the benchmark tool would need days to complete the 1GB test. Such USB flash drives are not really suitable for everyday use. It is better to invest a few euros more in a drive with better 4K values.
A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:
The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 16 September 2025 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.
Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.
Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 0 MB/s) the Kingston USB flash drive is measured.

| CDM | Read [MB/s] | Write [MB/s] |
|---|---|---|
| SEQ1M Q8T1 |
111.30 |
51.04 |
| SEQ1M Q1T1 |
111.66 |
50.26 |
| RND4K Q32T16 |
12.05 |
1.14 |
| RND4K Q1T1 |
11.78 |
0.75 |
| CDM | Read [IOPS] | Write [IOPS] |
|---|---|---|
| SEQ1M Q8T1 |
106.10 |
48.70 |
| SEQ1M Q1T1 |
106.50 |
47.90 |
| RND4K Q32T16 |
2,942.60 |
277.80 |
| RND4K Q1T1 |
2,876.00 |
182.60 |
| CDM | Read [µs] | Write [µs] |
|---|---|---|
| SEQ1M Q8T1 |
74,739.30 |
161,168.00 |
| SEQ1M Q1T1 |
9,375.11 |
20,792.00 |
| RND4K Q32T16 |
106,538.00 |
229,827.00 |
| RND4K Q1T1 |
347.51 |
4,948.88 |
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.
Here, a 256 MB file is written to the 64 GB Kingston 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.

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the 64 GB Kingston 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).

You can find information about the test system at the bottom of the homepage.
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