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PhotoFast GMonster 533x Plus CF 16GB

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

PhotoFast GMonster 533x Plus Professional CompactFlash 16GB, PF16G533P

Specifications

Model: PHOTOFAST
Firmware: 20090728
Type: CF Removable (848A)
CF-ATA Modes: PIO-6, MDMA-4, UDMA-6
Memory Mode: 80ns
Size: 16022200320 Bytes ~ 15279MB ~ 14.92GB
Sectors/CHS: 31293360 Sectors = 31045/16/63

Test Results  Read  Write
 FireWire CF Reader   77.23MB/s 527x  57.25MB/s 390x
 CF SATA Adapter   68.26MB/s 466x  70.66MB/s 482x
 Express/34 PCIe x1 CF Reader   83.81MB/s 572x  84.26MB/s 575x
 Special Tests  

CF FireWire Reader

The test setup:
PhotoFast GMonster 533x Plus Professional CompactFlash 16GB, PF16G533P
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, 3820 samples

The test showed an average trasfer rate of 77.23MB/s (527x) read and 57.25MB/s (390x) write.

PhotoFast GMonster 533x Plus 16GB CF, PF16G533P: FireWire Read/Write

CF to SATA Adapter

The test setup:
PhotoFast GMonster 533x Plus Professional CompactFlash 16GB, PF16G533P
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, 3820 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 68.26MB/s (466x) read and 70.66MB/s (482x) write.

PhotoFast GMonster 533x Plus 16GB CF, PF16G533P: SATA Read/Write

CF PCIe x1 Reader

The test setup:
PhotoFast GMonster 533x Plus Professional CompactFlash 16GB, PF16G533P
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, 3820 samples

The test showed an average trasfer rate of 83.81MB/s (572x) read and 84.26MB/s (575x) write.

PhotoFast GMonster 533x Plus 16GB CF, PF16G533P: PCIe x1 Read/Write

Special Tests

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


Hans-Jürgen Reggel   ·   http://www.hjreggel.net/cardspeed/   ·   2009-09-08 ~ 2009-12-11