TEST: Philips Snow 512GB USB flash drive

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the USB flash drive Snow with 512GB (FM51FD75B/00) from Philips.
Score
38
Price/GB
0,11 €


Technical data
Image Snow
Manufacturer Philips
Model number FM51FD75B/00
Storage capacity 512 GB (464 GiB)
Read speed 120 MB/s
Write speed 45 MB/s
Connection USB Typ A
Price ca. 54 USD (= 0,11 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
7 %
Write speed
2 %

*) 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 38 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Philips Snow 512GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
138,62 MB/s
46,87 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
4,53 MB/s
1,02 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
4,28 MB/s
1,01 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
1,085 ms
3,840 ms
Score
23
7
Total score
38

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 June 04, 2025 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Philips Snow 512GB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
45,67 MB/s
23,52 s
Program
many small files
12,80 MB/s
109,88 s
Game
small and large files
28,75 MB/s
48,04 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the Philips USB flash drive, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 120 MB/s and 45 MB/s respectively ).

AS SSD TEST: Philips Snow 512GB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

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

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Philips Snow 512GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
145,34
44,04
SEQ1M
Q1T1
145,72
42,93
RND4K
Q32T16
4,82
1,08
RND4K
Q1T1
4,68
1,07

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
138,60
42,00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
139,00
40,90
RND4K
Q32T16
1.175,50
263,70
RND4K
Q1T1
1.141,40
261,00

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
57.329,90
180.781,00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
7.192,05
24.218,50
RND4K
Q32T16
191.292,00
398.335,00
RND4K
Q1T1
875,55
3.826,12

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 4 GB was written to the medium.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Philips Snow 512GB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the 512 GB Philips 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: Philips Snow 512GB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the 512 GB Philips 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.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Philips Snow 512GB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the 512 GB Philips USB flash drive here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: Philips Snow 512GB


Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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