Add to Reddit
Sustained Read Transfer Rate
External Drives |
Interface |
Large Files |
Small Files |
Average |
Difference |
64 GB OCZ Enyo |
USB 3.0 |
80.6 MB/s |
63.5 MB/s |
72.0 MB/s |
+ 29.2% |
1 TB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex |
USB 3.0 |
57.1 MB/s |
54.5 MB/s |
55.8 MB/s |
Baseline |
500 GB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex |
USB 3.0 |
53.4 MB/s |
51.7 MB/s |
52.5 MB/s |
- 5.8% |
16 GB Kingston DT Ultimate 3.0 |
USB 3.0 |
54.6 MB/s |
47.9 MB/s |
51.2 MB/s |
- 8.1% |
500 GB WD My Passport Essential |
USB 3.0 |
47.5 MB/s |
44.5 MB/s |
46.0 MB/s |
- 17.5% |
64 GB OCZ Enyo |
USB 2.0 |
29.4 MB/s |
26.9 MB/s |
28.2 MB/s |
- 49.5% |
1 TB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex |
USB 2.0 |
28.2 MB/s |
25.6 MB/s |
26.9 MB/s |
- 51.8% |
500 GB WD My Passport Essential |
USB 2.0 |
28.2 MB/s |
25.0 MB/s |
26.6 MB/s |
- 52.3% |
16 GB Kingston DT Ultimate 3.0 |
USB 2.0 |
28.3 MB/s |
24.6 MB/s |
26.5 MB/s |
- 52.6% |
500 GB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex |
USB 2.0 |
26.9 MB/s |
25.0 MB/s |
26.0 MB/s |
- 53.4% |
The 1 TB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex was very fast when paired with the USB 3.0 adaptor. It was faster than all the other USB 3.0 external drives with the singular exception of the 64 GB OCZ Enyo. Even when used with the standard USB 2.0 adaptor, it was faster than the other HDD-based external drives as well as the Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 USB flash drive running in USB 2.0 mode.
Sustained Write Transfer Rate
External Drives |
Interface |
Large Files |
Small Files |
Average |
Difference |
16 GB Kingston DT Ultimate 3.0 |
USB 3.0 |
41.7 MB/s |
22.9 MB/s |
32.3 MB/s |
+ 38.3% |
64 GB OCZ Enyo |
USB 3.0 |
39.1 MB/s |
23.0 MB/s |
31.1 MB/s |
+ 32.9% |
1 TB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex |
USB 3.0 |
33.8 MB/s |
12.9 MB/s |
23.4 MB/s |
Baseline |
500 GB WD My Passport Essential |
USB 3.0 |
27.2 MB/s |
19.3 MB/s |
23.3 MB/s |
- 0.4% |
500 GB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex |
USB 3.0 |
30.9 MB/s |
14.2 MB/s |
22.6 MB/s |
- 3.5% |
16 GB Kingston DT Ultimate 3.0 |
USB 2.0 |
22.1 MB/s |
15.1 MB/s |
18.6 MB/s |
- 20.5% |
64 GB OCZ Enyo |
USB 2.0 |
19.1 MB/s |
14.2 MB/s |
16.6 MB/s |
- 28.6% |
500 GB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex |
USB 2.0 |
18.3 MB/s |
11.2 MB/s |
14.8 MB/s |
- 36.5% |
1 TB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex |
USB 2.0 |
18.8 MB/s |
9.4 MB/s |
14.1 MB/s |
- 39.3% |
500 GB WD My Passport Essential |
USB 2.0 |
15.2 MB/s |
11.4 MB/s |
13.3 MB/s |
- 43.0% |
When it came to writes though, the 1 TB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex could not keep up with the flash-based Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 and OCZ Enyo drives. However, it was still the fastest HDD-based external drive in this comparison.
However, when we retested it using the standard USB 2.0 adaptor, it proved to be slightly slower than the 500 GB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex - its little brother.
Support Tech ARP!
If you like our work, you can help support out work by visiting our sponsors, participate in the Tech ARP Forums, or even donate to our fund. Any help you can render is greatly appreciated!
Page |
Topic |
|
1 |
||
2 |
||
3 |
||
4 |
||
5 |
||
6 |
• Testing The FreeAgent GoFlex |
|
7 |
||
8 |
||
9 |
||
10 |
<<< Testing The FreeAgent GoFlex, Maximum Surface Temperature : Previous Page | Next Page : IO Meter Random Access Performance >>>
