Performance in FC-Test

The next benchmark we use is FC-Test which examines the drives as they are performing real-time tasks. FC-Test measures the time it takes to create (i.e. write), read and copy file patterns which vary in the average size and number of the files they are comprised of.

Particularly, the Windows and Programs patterns include many small files, while the other three patterns contain fewer files of a large size. For the copy tests, two 32GB partitions are created on the drive. File patterns are then copied within one partition (copy-near) and from one partition into another (copy-far).

Let’s examine the performance of the drives with the USB 2.0 interface first.

The results for the FAT32 file system come first. When creating files, the OneTouch II wins in two patterns (that include many small-size files) and loses in the remaining three patterns.

When reading files, the OneTouch II wins in three patterns out of five.

The copy-near operation is performed by the OneTouch II without a hitch – it wins all of the patterns.

The next diagram shows that the new drive is fast at copying files from one partition into another. The advantage of the OneTouch II over its opponents is considerable in all the patterns.