SanDisk Ultra Loop 128GB USB flash drive

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the USB flash drive Ultra Loop with 128GB (SDCZ93-128G-G46) from the brand SanDisk.

Performance score 
33
Price/GB
n/a
Read
130 MB/s
 Write
50 MB/s
Connector
USB Typ A
Interface
USB 3.2 1x1
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image Ultra Loop
Manufacturer SanDisk  
Model number SDCZ93-128G-G46
Capacity 128 GB (115 GiB)
Read speed 130 MB/s
Write speed 50 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ A
Controller n/a

  Current price
n/a
(= n/a / GB)
 Stock status unknown
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Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
28 %
Write speed
7 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the 128 GB SanDisk 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 33 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: SanDisk Ultra Loop 128GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
148.31 MB/s
55.99 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
2.87 MB/s
0.23 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
2.54 MB/s
0.34 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
4.241 ms
9.826 ms
Score
20
6
Total score 
33

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 23 January 2021 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: SanDisk Ultra Loop 128GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
35.84 MB/s
29.97 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
17.62 MB/s
79.86 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
22.26 MB/s
62.05 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: SanDisk Ultra Loop 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: 130 MB/s and 50 MB/s) the SanDisk USB flash drive is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: SanDisk Ultra Loop 128GB USB flash drive
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
158.61
37.67
SEQ1M
Q1T1
158.93
37.06
RND4K
Q32T16
3.80
1.33
RND4K
Q1T1
3.72
1.20

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
151.30
35.90
SEQ1M
Q1T1
151.60
35.30
RND4K
Q32T16
928.70
324.20
RND4K
Q1T1
907.70
292.20

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
52,539.90
216,947.00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
6,588.78
28,247.30
RND4K
Q32T16
333,241.00
555,967.00
RND4K
Q1T1
1,100.73
3,418.98

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the 128 GB SanDisk 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: SanDisk Ultra Loop 128GB USB flash drive

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the 128 GB SanDisk 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: SanDisk Ultra Loop 128GB USB flash drive


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