USB 3.0 and SATA 3
Putting the MPower’s USB 3.0 to the test we compared the difference between SATA 3 and USB 3.0 numbers using the same SSD. As you can see the performance we saw was fast, but still not in the same ballpark as Asus’s USB 3.0 when using turbo boost. This is to be expected as the performance we do see is spot on for what the USB 3.0 specification should be capable of, but I hope MSI adds something like Turbo Boost to their new software in the future as well.
SATA3 |
Read Speed |
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming |
473.4 |
Asus Z87 Pro |
471.2 |
Asus Z87 Plus |
467.1 |
MSI Z87 MPower |
468.7 |
USB 3 |
Read Speed |
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming |
278.2 |
Asus Z87 Pro |
429.8 |
Asus Z87 Plus |
431.1 |
MSI Z87 MPower |
268.5 |