LC-Power LC-M2-C-USB4 SSD Enclosure

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the NVMe SSD enclosure LC-M2-C-USB4 with (USB 4.0 Gen 3x2 (40 Gbit/s)) from the brand LC-Power.

Performance score 
3025
Read
3,800 MB/s
 Write
3,800 MB/s
Connector
USB Typ C
Interface
USB 4.0 3x2
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image LC-M2-C-USB4
Manufacturer LC-Power  
Model number LC-M2-C-USB4
Read speed 3800 MB/s
Write speed 3800 MB/s
Interface USB 4.0 Gen 3x2 (40 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ C
Dimensions (LxWxH) 118 x 50 x 13 mm (=4.65 x 1.97 x 0.51 in)
Weight 127 gram (=4.48 oz)
Active cooling No
Controller ASMedia ASM2464PD
  Current price
~ 60 $
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
100 %
Write speed
100 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the NVMe SSD enclosure 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 5 GB file. A total score of 3025 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: LC-Power LC-M2-C-USB4 SSD Enclosure
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
3,386.66 MB/s
3,352.20 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
62.60 MB/s
100.88 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
780.21 MB/s
786.84 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.032 ms
0.181 ms
Score
1181
1223
Total score 
3025

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 10 April 2026 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: LC-Power LC-M2-C-USB4 SSD Enclosure
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,670.07 MB/s
1.38 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
624.43 MB/s
11.27 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,262.94 MB/s
5.47 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: LC-Power LC-M2-C-USB4 SSD Enclosure

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: 3800 MB/s and 3800 MB/s) the NVMe SSD enclosure is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: LC-Power LC-M2-C-USB4 SSD Enclosure
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,833.68
3,791.03
SEQ1M
Q1T1
3,159.99
3,140.17
RND4K
Q32T16
713.51
715.67
RND4K
Q1T1
68.03
115.71

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,656.10
3,615.40
SEQ1M
Q1T1
3,013.60
2,994.70
RND4K
Q32T16
174,197.00
174,725.00
RND4K
Q1T1
16,609.40
28,249.50

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,186.93
2,208.87
SEQ1M
Q1T1
331.53
333.58
RND4K
Q32T16
2,837.66
2,859.91
RND4K
Q1T1
60.10
35.29

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the NVMe SSD enclosure 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: LC-Power LC-M2-C-USB4 SSD Enclosure

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