TEST: Silicon Power DS72 250GB USB flash drive

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the USB flash drive DS72 with 250GB (SP250GBUC3S72V1K) from Silicon Power.
Score
1051
Price/GB
0,37 €


Technical data
Image DS72
Manufacturer Silicon Power
Model number SP250GBUC3S72V1K
Storage capacity 250 GB (233 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 24 GB approx.
Read speed 1050 MB/s
Write speed 850 MB/s
Connection USB Typ A+C
Price ca. 92 USD (= 0,37 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
97 %
Write speed
90 %

*) 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 1051 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Silicon Power DS72 250GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
957,80 MB/s
872,31 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
36,50 MB/s
88,36 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
222,05 MB/s
330,32 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,059 ms
0,040 ms
Score
354
506
Total score
1051

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 July 22, 2024 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Silicon Power DS72 250GB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
621,96 MB/s
1,73 s
Program
many small files
226,36 MB/s
6,22 s
Game
small and large files
461,86 MB/s
2,99 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the the Silicon Power USB flash driveSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 1050MB/s and 850MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Silicon Power DS72 250GB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

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

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Silicon Power DS72 250GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1052,37
927,05
SEQ1M
Q1T1
718,57
908,36
RND4K
Q32T16
277,88
398,47
RND4K
Q1T1
37,45
98,09

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1.003,60
884,10
SEQ1M
Q1T1
685,30
866,30
RND4K
Q32T16
67.842,00
97.282,20
RND4K
Q1T1
9.143,60
23.947,00

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
7.957,88
9.025,66
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1.458,68
1.153,79
RND4K
Q32T16
7.536,88
5.256,29
RND4K
Q1T1
109,20
41,64

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 100 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 24 GB, the pSLC-Cache was full and the performance was throttled.
At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 317 MB/s and written with 346 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Silicon Power DS72 250GB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the 250 GB Silicon Power 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: Silicon Power DS72 250GB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the 250 GB Silicon Power USB flash drive. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Silicon Power DS72 250GB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the 250 GB Silicon Power USB flash drive here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: Silicon Power DS72 250GB


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