The following system was used for testing:

CPU: Intel E8400
MB: Biostar I45
RAM: G.Skill PI Black PC6400
Video: Biostar GeForce 9600GT
PSU: Ultra X3 1000W
HD: WD 250GB SATA
DVD-Rom: Lite-On 18x DVD Burner – SATA
Cases: Cooler Master HAF932
OS: Microsoft Windows XP w SP2

Comparison USB drives:
Patriot Xporter Magnum 64GB
Patriot Xporter XT 32GB
Corsair Flash Voyagermini 8GB
Kingston DataTraveler Secure 2 GB
Kingston DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition 2 GB
n-Trance n-Tegrity Pro 1 GB

For testing I used the following programs to gather data:
-Sisoft Sandra Lite XII.SP2c File System benchmark
-Simpli Software HD Tach 3.0.4.0
-NodeSoft Diskbench

All programs were run three times and the average of those scores was used as the final result.

To start off with, I ran them through Sandra’s file system benchmark. While not outright winning in any category, the Xporter Magnum stays close to the top marks in all categories except in the buffered and random write scores. A good start for a large capacity thumb drive.

Next I ran them through Sandra’s Removable Storage test. Fairly similar results I saw with the Xporter XT driver earlier so no real surprises here with the Magnum falling a little behind its little brother.

Now it is on to SimpliSoftware’s HD Tach benchmark using the long bench option. While random access is slightly higher for the Magnum, all other scores are right near the top scores in each category.

Finally to get a little better look at real world performance, I ran the Xporter Magnum through NodeSoft’s Diskbench using a 516,000 kb file in the Copy File test. Here the Xporter Magnum once again trails only slightly behind the Xporter XT drive.

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