The Formatter Silicon Power V3700 PS2251ZIP finds applications across various sectors:
Test setup: SP V3700 64GB, PS2251-ZIP, USB 3.0 port.
Formatted with different tools & cluster sizes:
| Formatter | File System | Cluster | Seq Read | Seq Write | 4K Write | |------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------|-----------|----------| | Windows default | exFAT | 128KB | 120 MB/s | 25 MB/s | 0.8 MB/s | | Rufus (non-boot) | NTFS | 4KB | 118 MB/s | 28 MB/s | 1.2 MB/s | | GUIFormat (FAT32) | FAT32 | 32KB | 115 MB/s | 18 MB/s | 0.6 MB/s | | Diskpart 8KB cluster | exFAT | 8KB | 121 MB/s | 32 MB/s | 1.5 MB/s | | MPTool low-level + exFAT | exFAT | 16KB | 124 MB/s | 30 MB/s | 1.1 MB/s | | SD Card Formatter | exFAT | Auto | 119 MB/s | 31 MB/s | 1.3 MB/s |
Winner for daily use: Diskpart with 8KB exFAT.
Winner for fixing dead drives: MPTool low-level format.
The Formatter Silicon Power V3700 PS2251ZIP finds applications across various sectors:
Test setup: SP V3700 64GB, PS2251-ZIP, USB 3.0 port.
Formatted with different tools & cluster sizes:
| Formatter | File System | Cluster | Seq Read | Seq Write | 4K Write | |------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------|-----------|----------| | Windows default | exFAT | 128KB | 120 MB/s | 25 MB/s | 0.8 MB/s | | Rufus (non-boot) | NTFS | 4KB | 118 MB/s | 28 MB/s | 1.2 MB/s | | GUIFormat (FAT32) | FAT32 | 32KB | 115 MB/s | 18 MB/s | 0.6 MB/s | | Diskpart 8KB cluster | exFAT | 8KB | 121 MB/s | 32 MB/s | 1.5 MB/s | | MPTool low-level + exFAT | exFAT | 16KB | 124 MB/s | 30 MB/s | 1.1 MB/s | | SD Card Formatter | exFAT | Auto | 119 MB/s | 31 MB/s | 1.3 MB/s |
Winner for daily use: Diskpart with 8KB exFAT.
Winner for fixing dead drives: MPTool low-level format.