TEST: PNY Elite Steel 128GB USB flash drive

Technical data
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Manufacturer	PNY
Model number	FD128ESTEEL31G-EF
Storage capacity	128 GB (117 GiB)
Read speed	80 MB/s
Write speed	20 MB/s
Connection	USB Typ A
Price	ca. 15 AUD (= 0,12 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

4 %

Write speed

6 %

*) 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	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	40,09 MB/s	11,24 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	4,98 MB/s	0,39 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	7,83 MB/s	2,77 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	1,035 ms	10,251 ms
Score	17	4
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 21, 2021 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	10,40 MB/s	103,31 s
Program many small files	6,33 MB/s	222,23 s
Game small and large files	10,10 MB/s	136,68 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the PNY USB flash driveSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 80MB/s and 20MB/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	39,54	38,53
SEQ1M Q1T1	41,65	16,34
RND4K Q32T16	11,51	1,85
RND4K Q1T1	5,84	0,02