Netac US8 128GB USB flash drive

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the USB flash drive US8 with 128GB () from the brand Netac.

Performance score 
378
Price/GB
0.31 $
Read
550 MB/s
 Write
550 MB/s
Connector
USB Typ A+C
Interface
USB 3.2 1x1
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image US8
Manufacturer Netac  
Model number
Capacity 128 GB (119 GiB)
pSLC cache 44 GB approx.
Read speed 550 MB/s
Write speed 550 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ A+C
Controller n/a

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 40 $
(= 0.31 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
91 %
Write speed
80 %
*) 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 378 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Netac US8 128GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
487.26 MB/s
389.92 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
26.64 MB/s
12.17 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
127.12 MB/s
15.11 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.054 ms
0.456 ms
Score
202
66
Total score 
378

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

AS SSD TEST: Netac US8 128GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
316.29 MB/s
3.40 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
118.03 MB/s
11.92 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
236.31 MB/s
5.84 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Netac US8 128GB 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: 550 MB/s and 550 MB/s) the Netac USB flash drive is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Netac US8 128GB USB flash drive
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
515.16
412.47
SEQ1M
Q1T1
512.27
401.96
RND4K
Q32T16
259.39
14.68
RND4K
Q1T1
41.27
12.82

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
491.30
393.40
SEQ1M
Q1T1
488.50
383.30
RND4K
Q32T16
63,327.10
3,583.00
RND4K
Q1T1
10,076.20
3,129.20

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
16,247.20
20,259.50
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,046.15
2,606.63
RND4K
Q32T16
8,075.86
109,617.00
RND4K
Q1T1
99.12
319.42

HD Tune Pro long-term test

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 100 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 44 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 413 MB/s and written at 106 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Netac US8 128GB USB flash drive

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 US8 128GB USB flash drive

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 US8 128GB USB flash drive

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 US8 128GB USB flash drive


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