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PhotoFast GMonster 533x Plus CF 32GB

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

PhotoFast GMonster 533x Plus Professional CompactFlash 32GB, PF32G533P

Specifications

Model: PHOTOFAST
Firmware: 20090728
Type: CF Removable (848A)
CF-ATA Modes: PIO-6, MDMA-4, UDMA-6
Memory Mode: 80ns
Size: 32229031936 Bytes = 30736MB ~ 30.01GB
Sectors/CHS: 62947328 Sectors (LBA)

Test Results  Read  Write
 FireWire CF Reader   79.34MB/s 541x  54.39MB/s 371x
 CF SATA Adapter   70.96MB/s 484x  67.07MB/s 457x
 Express/34 PCIe x1 CF Reader   87.14MB/s 594x  79.05MB/s 539x
 Special Tests  

CF FireWire Reader

The test setup:
PhotoFast GMonster 533x Plus Professional CompactFlash 32GB, PF32G533P
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, 7684 samples

The test showed an average trasfer rate of 79.34MB/s (541x) read and 54.39MB/s (371x) write.

PhotoFast GMonster 533x 32GB CF, PF32G533P: FireWire Read/Write

CF to SATA Adapter

The test setup:
PhotoFast GMonster 533x Plus Professional CompactFlash 32GB, PF32G533P
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, 7684 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 70.96MB/s (484x) read and 67.07MB/s (547x) write.

PhotoFast GMonster 533x 32GB CF, PF32G533P: SATA Read/Write

CF PCIe x1 Reader

The test setup:
PhotoFast GMonster 533x Plus Professional CompactFlash 32GB, PF32G533P
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, 7684 samples

The test showed an average trasfer rate of 87.14MB/s (594x) read and 79.05MB/s (539x) write.

PhotoFast GMonster 533x 32GB CF, PF32G533P: 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/   ·   2009-09-20 ~ 2009-12-11