Netac Z SLIM 1TB portable SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the portable SSD Z SLIM with 1TB (Netac-ZSLIM-1TB) from the brand Netac.

Performance score 
588
Price/GB
0.11 $
Read
550 MB/s
Write
500 MB/s
Connector
USB Typ C
Interface
USB 3.2 2x1
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image Z SLIM
Manufacturer Netac  
Model number Netac-ZSLIM-1TB
Capacity 1024 GB (931 GiB)
pSLC cache >200 GB approx.
Read speed 550 MB/s
Write speed 500 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ C
Dimensions (LxWxH) 100 x 29.4 x 9 mm (=3.94 x 1.16 x 0.35 in)
Weight 30 gram (=2 oz)
Controller n/a

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 117 $
(= 0.11 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
46 %
Write speed
41 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Netac portable SSD 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 588 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Netac Z SLIM 1TB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
527.82 MB/s
475.21 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
25.06 MB/s
57.48 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
163.19 MB/s
111.22 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.059 ms
0.811 ms
Score
241
216
Total score 
588

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 April 2023 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Netac Z SLIM 1TB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
374.66 MB/s
6.13 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
113.21 MB/s
62.17 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
283.77 MB/s
24.34 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Netac Z SLIM 1TB

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 500 MB/s) the portable SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Netac Z SLIM 1TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
560.81
511.55
SEQ1M
Q1T1
543.54
497.82
RND4K
Q32T16
187.41
130.89
RND4K
Q1T1
31.38
62.43

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
534.80
487.90
SEQ1M
Q1T1
518.40
474.80
RND4K
Q32T16
45,753.90
31,956.30
RND4K
Q1T1
7,661.90
15,241.00

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
14,924.20
16,344.20
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,928.86
2,104.91
RND4K
Q32T16
11,169.30
15,987.10
RND4K
Q1T1
130.38
65.50

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 200 GB was written to the medium. The exact cache size could not be determined because the test file did not exhaust (push to the limit) the cache. The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 541 MB/s and written at 481 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Netac Z SLIM 1TB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Netac portable SSD. 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 Z SLIM 1TB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Netac portable SSD 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 Z SLIM 1TB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Netac portable SSD 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 Z SLIM 1TB


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