Netac UM3 128GB USB flash drive

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the USB flash drive UM3 with 128GB (Netac-UM3-128GB) from the brand Netac.

Performance score 
24
Price/GB
0.16 $
Read
120 MB/s
Write
no information
Connector
USB Typ A
Interface
USB 3.2 1x1
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image UM3
Manufacturer Netac  
Model number Netac-UM3-128GB
Capacity 128 GB (117 GiB)
Read speed 120 MB/s
Write speed no information
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ A
Controller n/a

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 21 $
(= 0.16 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
21 %
Write speed
12 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the 128 GB Netac 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 24 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Netac UM3 128GB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
37.51 MB/s
28.75 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
4.86 MB/s
0.13 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
4.08 MB/s
0.18 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
1.491 ms
28.369 ms
Score
13
3
Total score 
24

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 19 July 2024 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Netac UM3 128GB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
75.08 MB/s
14.30 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
10.46 MB/s
134.52 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
31.72 MB/s
43.54 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Netac UM3 128GB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer: 120 MB/s) the Netac USB flash drive is determined.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Netac UM3 128GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
116.81
59.96
SEQ1M
Q1T1
117.07
70.97
RND4K
Q32T16
11.41
0.19
RND4K
Q1T1
6.13
0.33

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
111.40
57.20
SEQ1M
Q1T1
111.60
67.70
RND4K
Q32T16
2,784.70
45.90
RND4K
Q1T1
1,495.40
80.30

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
71,131.40
138,051.00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
8,940.94
14,721.40
RND4K
Q32T16
110,865.00
823,900.00
RND4K
Q1T1
668.28
12,381.20

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see from when a possible cache is full and write performance drops.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Netac UM3 128GB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the 128 GB Netac USB flash drive. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: Netac UM3 128GB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the 128 GB Netac 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: Netac UM3 128GB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the 128 GB Netac 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: Netac UM3 128GB


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