Why is USB3.0 so slow?

[sminlal]

The thread is over half a year old - the original poster has doubtless moved on by now and it's time for us to do the same...

 

[vxvcvxc]

though this thread has basically been left off by the thread starter, but I just got the same feeling with TS

my mobo which has supported USB 3.0 only runs twice faster than USB2.0 hard drives.
It doesn't even reach 100Mbps

and please do remember that TS, since the very beginning, had mentioned that he used a USB 3.0 hard drives. So I just wonder why almost all the replies talked about if you had bla bla bla, could you really bla bla?

bleh

 

[dddiam]

There is a great variety of speeds across USB 3.0 storage devices. The fast hard drives are slightly over 1 GB. Many are half that speed. The variation across brands and models of USB 3.0 flash drives is even greater (one model may be five times faster than another).

There are comparison charts at http://www.everythingusb.com/speed.html.

 

[dddiam]

And, of course, Tom's Hardware provides far greater detailed comparisons, such as http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/usb-3.0-superspeed-external-drive,2703.html and http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/usb-3.0-superspeed-external-drive,2670.html.

 

[MaddPuppy]

There is a great variety of speeds across USB 3.0 storage devices. The fast hard drives are slightly over 1 GB. Many are half that speed. The variation across brands and models of USB 3.0 flash drives is even greater (one model may be five times faster than another).

There are comparison charts at http://www.everythingusb.com/speed.html.

True,

Here is a question about the same thing but with a differant twist. I have a Seagate Freeagent Goflex 2.5In portable 500Gb USB3 HDD Connected to my main computer's Motherboard USB3 port. I have a older computer that I use as a home server. I installed a USB3 PCIe card and connected a WD My Book Essential 1.5Tb USB3 to it. My Seagate runs between 55-75Mb but the WD can only do 25-34Mb? I also have a External Seagate 2Tb connected to the server's Motherboard USB2 and it runs at 22-27Mb?


Thank you for your time

 

[Mousemonkey]

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