USB 3.0 Port is Same or Slower than my 2.0 Port

[CIS]

Hello,

 

I am having a issue that my laptop has 1 USB 3.0 port but the data transfer comparing to my other USB ports it is the same or sometimes slower.

I have a 3.0 USB and also a WD External HDD 1TB (Passport). My HDD in my office PC is way faster comparing to my laptop at home. I ran a speed test using crystalDiskMark 6 anf the results are interesting.

 

I ran 500MiB in USB 2.0 and the result were => Read [MB/s] 38.77 and Write [MB/s] 23.34

I ran 500MiB in USB 3.0 and the result were => Read [MB/s] 33.29 and Write [MB/s] 13.74 (WHAT? )

 

I ran 1000Mib but the result is the same. 

 

Can someone please help me with this issue?

 

Best,

Chethiya.

[mikeeginger]

Update your Chipset drivers and USB drivers and Any windows updates then run again 

[SupaKomputa]

you have a usb 2 cable maybe?

[rcmaehl]

Sounds like you have a 5400RPM mechanical drive in there. It's likely tuned to be quiet over performance. It's likely you won't get any better speeds

[CIS]

I have an update, I watched couple of videos in YouTube and they did something nice. In Computer Management => Disk Drivers => Policies => Removal Policy => From Quick removal to Better performance

 

USB 2.0 and the result were => Read [MB/s] 141.5 and Write [MB/s] 23.04

USB 2.0 and the result were => Read [MB/s] 33.11 and Write [MB/s] 16.78

 

@mikeeginger I was thinking the same, let's give a try

@SupaKomputa I directly plugged to my USB pen drive to do the test

@rcmaehl my external HDD ran up to 70MB/s at office when I was copying something. My pen drive and external HDD are running at the same speed at home.

 

I am having a laptop by the way.

[rcmaehl]

1 minute ago, CIS said:

I have an update, I watched couple of videos in YouTube and they did something nice. In Computer Management => Disk Drivers => Policies => Removal Policy => From Quick removal to Better performance

 

USB 2.0 and the result were => Read [MB/s] 141.5 and Write [MB/s] 23.04

USB 2.0 and the result were => Read [MB/s] 33.11 and Write [MB/s] 16.78

 

@mikeeginger I was thinking the same, let's give a try

@SupaKomputa I directly plugged to my USB pen drive to do the test

@rcmaehl my external HDD ran up to 70MB/s at office when I was copying something. My pen drive and external HDD are running at the same speed at home.

 

I am having a laptop by the way.

Update drivers then.

[SupaKomputa]

10 minutes ago, rcmaehl said:

Sounds like you have a 5400RPM mechanical drive in there. It's likely tuned to be quiet over performance. It's likely you won't get any better speeds

this could be the reason why the pc in your office is faster.

the hdd in your laptop could bottleneck, as the write speed is not high for 5400rpm drive.

suggestion: replace laptop hdd with an ssd.