ZIKE Z791C 2TB portable SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the portable SSD Z791C with 2TB (Z791C-2TB) from the brand ZIKE.

Performance score 
1012
Price/GB
0.15 $
Read
990 MB/s
Write
960 MB/s
Connector
USB Typ C
Interface
USB 3.2 2x1
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image Z791C
Manufacturer ZIKE  
Model number Z791C-2TB
Capacity 2048 GB (1908 GiB)
pSLC cache 180 GB approx.
Read speed 990 MB/s
Write speed 960 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ C
Dimensions (LxWxH) 63 x 22 x 11 mm (=2.48 x 0.87 x 0.43 in)
Weight 24 gram (=24 oz)
Controller n/a
  Current price
~ 300 $
(= 0.15 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
100 %
Write speed
95 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the ZIKE portable SSD 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 5 GB file. A total score of 1012 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: ZIKE Z791C 2TB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
1,015.70 MB/s
971.18 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
29.63 MB/s
75.99 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
243.29 MB/s
264.99 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.049 ms
0.481 ms
Score
374
438
Total score 
1012

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 02 January 2026 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: ZIKE Z791C 2TB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
635.91 MB/s
3.61 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
130.48 MB/s
53.95 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
419.84 MB/s
16.45 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: ZIKE Z791C 2TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer: 990 MB/s and 960 MB/s) the portable SSD is determined.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: ZIKE Z791C 2TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,089.16
1,034.83
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,031.53
984.79
RND4K
Q32T16
255.42
314.22
RND4K
Q1T1
36.56
84.11

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,038.70
986.90
SEQ1M
Q1T1
983.70
939.20
RND4K
Q32T16
62,357.40
76,714.60
RND4K
Q1T1
8,924.60
20,534.20

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
7,686.34
8,087.13
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,016.24
1,064.15
RND4K
Q32T16
8,194.12
6,665.66
RND4K
Q1T1
111.91
48.58

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see from when a possible cache is full and write performance drops. A test file of 400 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 180 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 978 MB/s and written at 726 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: ZIKE Z791C 2TB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the ZIKE portable SSD 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: ZIKE Z791C 2TB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the ZIKE portable SSD 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: ZIKE Z791C 2TB


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