TEST: Kingston DataTraveler Kyson 128GB USB flash drive

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the USB flash drive DataTraveler Kyson with 128GB (DTKN/128GB) from Kingston.

Score
0

Price/GB
0,12 €

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Kingston
Model number	DTKN/128GB
Storage capacity	128 GB (115 GiB)
Read speed	200 MB/s
Write speed	60 MB/s
Connection	USB Typ A
Price	ca. 15 USD (= 0,12 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

22 %

Write speed

10 %

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

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 1 GB file. A total score of 0 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Kingston DataTraveler Kyson 128GB

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	219,24 MB/s	35,22 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	0,00 MB/s	0,00 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	0,00 MB/s	0,00 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,000 ms	0,000 ms
Score	0	0
Total score	0

The AS SSD benchmark could not be completed with an overall score of 0 (zero). The reason for this is that the 4K values were extremely poor - around 0.01 MB/s - and the benchmark tool would take days to pass the 1 GB test. Such USB sticks are not suitable for everyday use and it is better to invest a little more in a drive with better 4K rates.

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 the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of January 14, 2021 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	33,98 MB/s	31,60 s
Program many small files	8,93 MB/s	157,63 s
Game small and large files	17,13 MB/s	80,63 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the Kingston USB flash drive, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 200 MB/s and 60 MB/s respectively ).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	240,75	70,43
SEQ1M Q1T1	241,19	98,94
RND4K Q32T16	10,78	0,00
RND4K Q1T1	10,47	0,01

Input/Output operations per second

CDM	Read [IOPS]	Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M Q8T1	229,60	67,20
SEQ1M Q1T1	230,00	94,40
RND4K Q32T16	2.630,60	1,00
RND4K Q1T1	2.556,90	2,20

Average latency

CDM	Read [µs]	Write [µs]
SEQ1M Q8T1	34.671,20	117.970,00
SEQ1M Q1T1	4.344,75	10.584,80
RND4K Q32T16	111.159,00	1.331.320,00
RND4K Q1T1	390,88	335.679,00

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the 128 GB Kingston 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: Kingston DataTraveler Kyson 128GB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the 128 GB Kingston USB flash drive. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they were written and read.

The benchmark test was performed on January 14, 2021.
Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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