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