My new OCZ Rally2 8GB Dual Channel Flash Drive showed up today. It is a dual channel drive and I wanted to see what speeds it would give me. So, here a few numbers that I got from two of my computers.
| Description | Write | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Laptop, one 1.11GB file | 9.11MB/sec | 30MB/sec |
| Desktop, one 1.11GB file | 7.67MB/sec | 35MB/sec |
| Desktop, multiple smaller files (138MB total) | 2.59MB/sec | 35MB/sec |
My older USB flash drive gives me 4.50MB/second write speed and 21.68MB/second read speed. An even older one does around 6.81MB/second (!!) read with 4.85MB/second write. So, for reading the dual channel drive might be worth the extra price.
