TEST: ARCANITE PLUS 250GB USB flash drive

Technical data
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Manufacturer	ARCANITE
Model number	AKPL8250G
Storage capacity	250 GB (233 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	24 GB approx.
Read speed	600 MB/s
Write speed	200 MB/s
Connection	USB Typ A
Price	ca. 45 AUD (= 0,18 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

85 %

Write speed

84 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. A total score of 965 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	851,94 MB/s	805,90 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	33,37 MB/s	76,82 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	218,53 MB/s	287,87 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,090 ms	0,051 ms
Score	337	445
Total score	965

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 November 01, 2023 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	575,48 MB/s	1,87 s
Program many small files	182,24 MB/s	7,72 s
Game small and large files	400,89 MB/s	3,44 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the ARCANITE USB flash driveSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 600MB/s and 200MB/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	929,39	862,42
SEQ1M Q1T1	662,92	818,33
RND4K Q32T16	253,08	341,23
RND4K Q1T1	38,18	81,53