Lightning fast Silicon in a lightning test

In the test, as we wrote, we tried Silicon Power devices. One of these has already visited us, it is a Silicon Power A80 type external drive. We have already written about this device and its immediate predecessor USB 2.0 on our test page, and we dropped the older version from the sixth to test the impact resistance.

The second hardware is now debuting on our site. This is a USB 3.0 Express Card codenamed SPEU3V10. We didn't find much to write about. The point is, the NEC tile was called in to help operate. To use it, we will need not only an Express Card slot, but also a free USB socket, because it seems that the Express Card slot does not provide enough voltage, and the oil coming through the USB port must also be called for help.

The measurements were performed with the usual programs. These are HD Tach and Everest. Since we have already seen similar measurements, we also had a basis for comparison. Let's see the numbers!

Summary

As you would expect from a lightning test, we are already here in the summary. We still can't find a catch on the subjects of our test. It’s much more enjoyable to zigzag a piece of hardware, but we won’t have that enjoyment right now. Not so much that, compared to the measurements so far, we have obtained the best values ​​in this article in terms of both reading and writing and data access. This is interesting just because when we took a look at the similar capabilities of one of the Gigabyte boards, the A80 external unit was also an external drive. The difference between the two tests also reached 15-18 percent, with the advantage seen in the current test devices.

So overall, we’re still happy with USB 3.0. The speed is convincing, so much so that the built-in hard drive is nowhere compared to the external device. We’d better not even put a viny in these few-year-old events, but rather tie an exterior to it. The system could be significantly speeded up, as in many cases the internal data storage of these machines is a bottleneck.

Question: Do we need the Silicon Power A80 and the accompanying Express Card? The answer is clear, you should! For this reason, we can still wholeheartedly recommend both the manufacturer and the hardware in this article to our readers.

Silicon Power devices, as before, are Blue chipwe got from for the duration of the test, and unfortunately only for that. Jumping a little, but we promise to give it back soon. If you want to already own the hardware of the article, click on the Bluechip link and quickly add it to the cart!