Faster than SSD! Get started with aigo U396 solid state U disk

Since the birth of SSD, there has been a great revolution in the storage industry, especially after SSD has derived different categories such as M.2, 2.5-inch, and removable PSSD, HDD mechanical hard drives representing traditional storage media, and era-changing mobile hard drives Storage tools – U disk gradually began to fade out of people’s perspective.

It is true that the traditional U disk is limited by the USB bandwidth, particle density and main control. In terms of storage capacity and speed, it is obviously not at the same level as the SSD with high-density particles and high-performance main control.

But after all, U disk still has advantages over PSSD in size and portability, but as an adult, I definitely don’t want to have a choice. Naturally, “I want it all”.

Therefore, the editor has a bold idea: If there is a storage product that is as small and exquisite as a U disk, but also has the speed and capacity of PSSD, wouldn’t it be very comfortable to use it as mobile storage?

So, today, the author received a gift from aigo, a large storage company.aigo U396high speedsolid stateUplateafter several iterations of aigo high-speed solid-state U disk, this aigo U396 is said to have reached a “new height” of solid-state U disk in terms of read and write performance.

The maximum capacity is 512GB, and the body can be controlled within the size of an ordinary U-disk. It feels like it is no problem to use it as a mini SSD.

First of all, let’s take a look at the outer packaging. The front of the box is very simple, with the words high-speed U disk and 512GB capacity mark below.

The product features are marked on the back,aigo U396 high-speed solid-state U disk can enjoy three-year warranty service and lifetime maintenance service, and the product certification and anti-counterfeiting label are below.

The aigo U396 high-speed solid-state U disk is lying quietly in the box, surrounded by sponges, which can protect it from impacts and drops during transportation.

The solid-state U disk shell is made of zinc alloy, the surface texture is delicate, and the U-shaped shape design in the middle highlights the three-dimensional effect. on the other hand,The metal shell can play the role of wear resistance and drop resistance, preventing sudden drop and wear from affecting the internal components.

Above is aigo’s round bottom logo.

Below is the words 512GB capacity, highlighting the large-capacity feature.

The solid-state U disk uses a USB Type-A interface, and uses a magnetic upper cover design to protect the interface, and at the same time, it can avoid the loss of the upper cover caused by the separate design. According to the official description, this upper cover refers to the hood design of the sports car, and the shape is stylish.

Under the wrapping of the metal shell, the entire U disk is integrated, and the texture is full.

The overall size of the solid-state U disk is only 68.3x20x9.3mm, which is compact in the hand. It would be even better if a keychain design could be added.

The serial number, model, and capacity information of the product are marked on the USB Type-A interface.

Performance Testing

Next, enter the performance test section,The test platform is i9-12900+Z690 motherboard,To ensure sufficient bandwidth, the solid state U disk was inserted into the USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A interface during the test.

First look at the capacity,The actual free space of aigo U396 high-speed solid state U disk is 465GBwhich belongs to the normal space range.

According to the information read by CrystalDiskInfo software, the firmware version of aigo U396 high-speed solid-state U disk is UHFM00.1, using USAP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) high-speed transmission interface, based on NVMe 1.0/1.1 transmission standard, and supporting SMART function.

Use ChipGenius to view the information read by the device, you can see that the aigo U396 high-speed solid-state U disk adopts the Phison master control scheme, uses the NVMe transmission protocol, and TLC flash memory particles. Because it is a single master control scheme, and a metal shell is added to assist heat dissipation, so in high There should be good temperature performance under load.

Reflecting the performance of the hard disk in the CrystalDiskMark test, the Q8T1 of aigo U396 high-speed solid-state U disk under 1GB sizeThe sequential read speed is 637.65MB/s, and the Q8T1 sequential write speed is 618.01MB/s.

In the state of 16GB of large files, the sequential read speed of Q8T1 of aigo U396 high-speed solid-state U disk is 637.42MB/s, and the sequential write speed of Q8T1 is 618.18MB/s.

In the TxBench benchmark test, the sequential read speed of Q32T1 of aigo U396 high-speed solid-state U disk is 444.521MB/s, and the sequential write speed of Q32T1 is 622.688MB/s.

ezIOmeter theoretical performance test, 128KB queue 32, sequential read performance is 907.47MB/s, sequential write performance reaches 871.83MB/s.

In the Disk Speed ​​Test hard disk speed test produced by BMD, the read speed of aigo U396 high-speed solid-state U disk is 543.9MB/s and the write speed is 583.1MB/s.

From the test results given by the software, it can be seen that thanks to the fast read and write speed, the aigo U396 high-speed solid-state U disk can also be used for creative working conditions such as video material disks, and can perform up to 8K DCI 24 Frame video clip creation.

Anvil’s Storage Utilities SSD Benchmark,The aigo U396 high-speed solid-state USB drive achieved a total score of 3604.09, with a read score of 1540.18 and a write score of 2063.91.

ATTO Disk Benchmark, which tests the read and write performance of fragmented files, when the file size exceeds 64KB, aigo U396 high-speed solid-state U disk can exert its speed advantage.

After a wave of tests, the performance of aigo U396 high-speed solid-state U disk is quite good. The read and write speed basically reaches the official nominal level. There is no speed drop in the long-term test. It is more suitable for daily needs to store large files or Users with more material.

However, with the popularity of mobile devices now, the author suggests that a version of the USB-C interface can be launched to increase its usage scenarios.

Summarize

In general, the aigo U396 high-speed solid-state U disk uses a metal shell to improve durability and appearance while maintaining a compact shape.

In terms of performance, with the support of the new main control scheme and high-speed particles,aigo U396 high-speed solid-state U disk has the read and write performance of SSD, and the single-master design makes it have good temperature control, which is a good choice for file storage or as a material disk.

In terms of price, currently aigo U396 high-speed solid-state U disk has 256GB and 512GB capacity versions, the price is 369 yuan / 649 yuan, interested partners can go to the e-commerce platform to buy.

Hashtag: SSD Solid State Drive U Disk