TEST: PNY Elite Steel 32GB USB flash drive

Technical data
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Manufacturer	PNY
Model number	FD32GESTEEL31G-EF
Storage capacity	32 GB (29 GiB)
Read speed	80 MB/s
Write speed	20 MB/s
Connection	USB Typ A
Price	ca. 13 USD (= 0,41 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

36 %

Write speed

35 %

*) 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 39 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	129,68 MB/s	20,67 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	6,16 MB/s	0,90 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	5,60 MB/s	0,90 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,440 ms	3,697 ms
Score	25	4
Total score	39

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 August 20, 2021 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	20,70 MB/s	51,89 s
Program many small files	11,86 MB/s	118,61 s
Game small and large files	16,79 MB/s	82,26 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the PNY USB flash drive, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 80 MB/s and 20 MB/s respectively ).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

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

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	137,28	43,76
SEQ1M Q1T1	136,47	43,51
RND4K Q32T16	5,81	1,36
RND4K Q1T1	5,43	1,10

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.

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the 32 GB PNY 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.

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the 32 GB PNY 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.

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the 32 GB PNY USB flash drive here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

The benchmark test was performed on August 20, 2021.
Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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