We would like to thank at first Silicon Power for supplying their Marvel M02 128GB USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB Flash Drive for testing and reviewing.

 

 

About Silicon Power:

 

"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."

 

Product Features:

Super-speed data transfer with USB 3.2 Gen 1 interface

Instant storage expansion up to 128GB capacity

Detachable cap protects the USB connector when not in use

Built-in straphole design for easy attachment to keychains or bags

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

 

Product Specifications:

Dimensions: 60.6mm x 19.3mm x 9.9mm

Weight: 9.5g

Color: Silver, Blue

Material: Aluminum + Plastic

Interface: Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB 3.1, USB 3.0, USB 2.0 compatible)

Capacity: 128GB

OS Compatibility: Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7/XP, Mac OS 10.3.X and above, Linux 2.6.X and above

Operating Temperature: 0°C - 70°C

Certification: BSMI, CE, FCC, KC, UKCA, EAC

Warranty: 5-year limited warranty

 

Another Silicon Power USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive has recently reached our labs, with the Marvel M02 code name. The main highlight is that it comes with a scratch resistant body so it should be a non-issue attaching it to your main keychain:

 

 

 

On the back, we will note that the manufacturer has listed some of the product specifications, details regarding the service centers, the product code name but also the serial number:

 

 

 

The outside casing of the Marvel M02 is lightweight and durable and features a detachable transparent plastic cover. On the top area, we will note the Silicon Power logo but also the total capacity:

 

 

 

In the back, we will note the plastic housing where we will attach our lanyard:

 

 

 

The opposite side does not house any other additional inscriptions:

 

 

 

Here is how the drive does look with the plastic cover removed:

 

 

 

The testbench was composed from the following hardware:

 

CPU: Intel i7-12700K

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Silent Loop 2 360mm AIO

Motherboard: EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED

RAM: Sabrent Rocket 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 4800MHz

Video: PowerColor Radeon 5700XT 8GB

Power Supply: Cooler Master 850W

SSD: Sabrent Rocket Q4 NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 2TB

Case: Cooler Master ATCS 840

 

Here is the total storage space reported by Windows OS; the drive comes formatted FAT32 by default. For testing purposes we did 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:

 

 

Summary Graph (Read Performance)

 

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

Summary Graph (Real-life performance)

 

 

We have also performed some extra tests with this drive and the results can be checked out right here:

ATTO

 

Anvil

While the writes of the Marvel M02 are decent, in terms of reads it is snappy since we have recorded average rates up to 90MB/s. Since the product comes with capacities from 16GB up to 128GB, this drive was not thought from the start to hold a lot of data, but mainly some software kits or other type of data we may need to transfer from one computer to the other. For other tasks involving large files we already have other models available which employ SSD-like NAND.

 

The 128GB version of the Marvel M02 can be found online for as low as 14 Euros!

Silicon Power Marvel M02 128GB USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB Flash Drive is Recommended for:

 

 

We would like to thank again to Silicon Power for making this review possible!