TEST: ORICO U3S 256GB USB flash drive

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the USB flash drive U3S with 256GB (ORICO-U3S-A256G-BK-BP) from ORICO.
Score
31
Price/GB
0,08 €


Technical data
Image U3S
Manufacturer ORICO
Model number ORICO-U3S-A256G-BK-BP
Storage capacity 256 GB (234 GiB)
Read speed 260 MB/s
Write speed 70 MB/s
Connection USB Typ A
Price ca. 20 AUD (= 0,08 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
10 %
Write speed
3 %

*) 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 31 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: ORICO U3S 256GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
109,00 MB/s
34,59 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
3,88 MB/s
0,76 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
3,64 MB/s
0,77 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
1,255 ms
5,152 ms
Score
18
5
Total score
31

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 25, 2024 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: ORICO U3S 256GB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
32,88 MB/s
32,66 s
Program
many small files
9,63 MB/s
146,12 s
Game
small and large files
20,73 MB/s
66,63 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the ORICO USB flash driveSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 260MB/s and 70MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: ORICO U3S 256GB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: ORICO U3S 256GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
109,61
30,76
SEQ1M
Q1T1
114,34
30,57
RND4K
Q32T16
4,07
0,81
RND4K
Q1T1
4,08
0,78

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
104,50
29,30
SEQ1M
Q1T1
109,00
29,20
RND4K
Q32T16
994,10
197,30
RND4K
Q1T1
996,10
190,90

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
75.750,90
261.040,00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
9.169,33
34.201,50
RND4K
Q32T16
176.816,00
468.530,00
RND4K
Q1T1
1.003,03
5.218,40