TEST: PNY Elite Steel 32GB USB flash drive

Technical data
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Manufacturer	PNY
Model number	FD32GESTEEL31G-EF
Storage capacity	32 GB (29 GiB)
Read speed	80 MB/s
Write speed	20 MB/s
Connection	USB Typ A
Price	ca. 10 AUD (= 0,31 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

36 %

Write speed

35 %

*) 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 39 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	129,68 MB/s	20,67 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	6,16 MB/s	0,90 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	5,60 MB/s	0,90 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,440 ms	3,697 ms
Score	25	4
Total score	39

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 August 20, 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	20,70 MB/s	51,89 s
Program many small files	11,86 MB/s	118,61 s
Game small and large files	16,79 MB/s	82,26 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	137,28	43,76
SEQ1M Q1T1	136,47	43,51
RND4K Q32T16	5,81	1,36
RND4K Q1T1	5,43	1,10