What is the actual data transfer rate for USB 3.0? The actual data transfer rate depends on many different factors. On our website, the data transfer rate that is listed under specifications is always the theoretical value of any given interface. As an example, it may read like this: USB 3.0 up to 5Gbps (625MB/s) USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps (60MB/s) The values seen above and any marketing messages like 10 times faster than USB 2.0 are for reference only and are based on the theoretical values. When measuring the actual time it takes to transfer data from the computer to the external hard drive or vice versa, in some cases, the result will be close to the theoretical value but for now, with USB 3.0, in many cases it will be quite a bit less. The actual data transfer rates may vary for many reasons. Chipset Hard Drive RAID Mode Host Controller Driver Compute For more information check out our FAQs at akitio/faq/186-what-is-the-actual-data-transfer-rate-for-usb-30
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:02:47 +0000
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