CARDSPEED - Card Readers and Memory Cards

PhotoFast GMonster 533x CF 32GB

For general information and other test results, see the overview  UDMA CompactFlash Cards .

PhotoFast GMonster 533x Professional CompactFlash 32GB, PF32G533

Specifications

Test Results		Read			Write
FireWire CF Reader		79.83MB/s	544x		39.63MB/s	270x
CF SATA Adapter		71.48MB/s	487x		44.07MB/s	300x
Express/34 PCIe x1 CF Reader		88.45MB/s	603x		47.71MB/s	325x
Special Tests

CF FireWire Reader

The test setup:
PhotoFast GMonster 533x Professional CompactFlash 32GB, PF32G533
Hama 55352 CF FireWire reader, Oxford FW 912 controller
TI TSB82AA2/TSB81BA3 FireWire, TI OHCI 1394 Driver
Read/Write directly from/to the media, no filesystem involved
Read/Write rates taken with a sample size of 4MB, 7634 samples

The test showed an average trasfer rate of 79.83MB/s (544x) read and 39.63MB/s (270x) write.

CF to SATA Adapter

The test setup:
PhotoFast GMonster 533x Professional CompactFlash 32GB, PF32G533
CF to SATA adapter with Marvell 88SA8040-TBC1 controller
ICH6R SATA Host
Read/Write directly from/to the media, no filesystem involved
Read/Write rates taken with a sample size of 4MB, 7634 samples

Important note: The CF SATA adapter logs in all UDMA-6 cards at UDMA-5 only, which seems to be the highest supported mode by the adapter. While UDMA-5 should still allow up to 95MB/s, there is already a significant loss in performance with this card.

The test showed an average rate of 71.48MB/s (487x) read and 44.07MB/s (300x) write.

CF PCIe x1 Reader

The test setup:
PhotoFast GMonster 533x Professional CompactFlash 32GB, PF32G533
Express/34 CF Adapter DR25, JMicron JMB368 Controller
Read/Write directly from/to the media, no filesystem involved
Read/Write rates taken with a sample size of 4MB, 7634 samples

The test showed an average trasfer rate of 88.45MB/s (603x) read and 47.71MB/s (325x) write.

Special Tests

More information will follow, see the  Explanations for the Special Tests  for details regarding the test procedure.