TEST: Verbatim Dual QuickStick 256GB USB flash drive

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Verbatim
Model number	32041
Storage capacity	256 GB (238 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	22 GB approx.
Read speed	530 MB/s
Write speed	470 MB/s
Connection	USB Typ A+C
Price	ca. 60 USD (= 0,23 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

52 %

Write speed

43 %

*) 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 407 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	535,00 MB/s	416,89 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	24,77 MB/s	14,83 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	138,24 MB/s	19,02 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,054 ms	0,417 ms
Score	217	76
Total score	407

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 18, 2025 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	331,80 MB/s	3,24 s
Program many small files	122,72 MB/s	11,46 s
Game small and large files	249,45 MB/s	5,54 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the Verbatim USB flash drive, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 530 MB/s and 470 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	567,68	438,76
SEQ1M Q1T1	549,58	429,61
RND4K Q32T16	310,10	18,52
RND4K Q1T1	39,25	15,58

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. 22 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 269 MB/s and written with 155 MB/s.

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the 256 GB Verbatim 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 256 GB Verbatim USB flash drive here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

The benchmark test was performed on July 18, 2025.
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