Other by stefan @ 2022-05-30
While the Marvel Xtreme M80 may look like the run-of-the-mill USB Flash Drive, it really packs a punch by succeeding to deliver fast read/write transfer speeds but also coming in large capacities (250GB, 500GB, 1TB), so we may consider it a veritable portable SSD!
We would like to thank at first Silicon Power for supplying their Marvel Xtreme M80 1TB USB 3.2 Gen2 Flash Drive for testing and reviewing.
"Founded in 2003 by a group of enthusiastic data storage industry experts, Silicon Power is committed to delivering outstanding product and service quality. Headquartered and with our own state-of-the-art production site in Taipei, we have become a leading manufacturer of flash memory cards, USB flash drives, portable hard drives, solid state drives, DRAM modules and industrial-grade products. As an international player with four branch offices around the globe, we continuously strive to offer the perfect data storage solution for all requirements of modern digitalized life. With a strong focus on combining innovative technology and award-winning design, we live up to our brand promise to reliably preserve and protect your most valuable data.
Because memory is personal."
Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface allows for speedy data transfers up to 10 Gbps
Massive instant storage expansion with capacities up to 1TB
Blazing-fast read speeds up to 600MB/s and write speeds up to 500MB/s
Built-in LED light conveniently indicates data activity
Portable-friendly design: durable aluminum metal housing with protective detachable cap
Simpler and quicker alternative to cloud storage as the bridge between phones and computers
True Plug & Play Technology eliminates the need for external power
Recuva File Recovery allows for recovery of erased files, such as digital photos, documents, music, and videos
Free SP Widget software available for download for backup & restore, AES 256-bit encryption, and cloud storage
Capacity: 1TB
Dimensions: 68.5mm x 17.8mm x 8.2mm
Weight: 8.5g
Material: Aluminum + Plastic
Color: Gray
Interface: Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB 3.1 Gen 2, USB 3.1 Gen 1 & USB 3.0 & USB 2.0 backwards-compatible)
Performance Read(max.): 1TB – 600MB/s
Performance Write(max.): 1TB – 500MB/s
Supported OS: Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP, Mac OS 10.3.X and above, Linux 2.6.X and above
Operating Temperature: 0°C - 70°C
Certification: CE, FCC, BSMI, UKCA, Green dot, WEEE, RoHS
Warranty: 5 year limited warranty
Silicon Power is aiming towards the high-end segment of USB Flash Drives via their Marvel Xtreme M80 product, with rated reads of up to 600MB/s and writes up to 500MB/s! It supports the Type-A USB 3.2 Gen2 bus and can be purchased with capacities of 250GB, 500GB and 1TB, which we do find regularly with SSDs rather than USB Flash Drives.
The Marvel Xtreme M80 does arrive in a simple packaging made from cardboard, with a transparent plastic interior, where the actual drive is housed:
The back side we will note a short description of the product, the addresses of the SP offices, online resources but also the product code name and serial number:
The Marvel Xtreme M80 does come with a brushed aluminum housing, while the sides are made from transparent plastic:
The bottom plastic cover does also allow us to attach a lanyard:
In the front, we do have a transparent port cover:
On the other side of the drive, we did not find any other notes/markings:
Here is a look at the drive port without the cap attached:
The testbench was composed from the following hardware:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5600X
CPU Cooler: Deepcool Captain 240 EX RGB AIO
Motherboard: BIOSTAR RACING B550GTA
RAM: Patriot Memory Viper RGB Series DDR4
Video: PowerColor Radeon 5700 8GB
Power Supply: Cooler Master 850W
SSD: Patriot P200 512GB
Case: Cooler Master ATCS 840
The drive comes preloaded with the online registration tool shortcut:
Here is the total storage space reported by Windows OS; the drive comes formatted FAT32 by default. For testing purposes we will re-format it to NTFS:
To determine the flash drive read speeds, the HD Tune v5 utility was used:
For some reason, HD Tune File Benchmark has thrown out an error:
To measure the real life performance, we have used the Total Commander application to copy to the flash drive and from the flash drive the same file and recorded the transfer speeds, after they have stabilized.
File Copy
File Read
We have also performed some extra tests with this drive and the results can be checked out right here:
While the Marvel Xtreme M80 may look like the run-of-the-mill USB Flash Drive, it really packs a punch by succeeding to deliver fast read/write transfer speeds but also coming in large capacities (250GB, 500GB, 1TB), so we may consider it a veritable portable SSD!
The aluminum enclosure allows the drive to eliminate heat faster and overall, it is a very light product, at about 8.5 grams.
In terms of pricing, the 1TB model can be found online for about 142.75 Euro, the 500GB for about 76 Euros, while the 250GB one is available for about 48.9 Euros.
We would like to thank again to Silicon Power for making this review possible!