IOCREST PCI-E 2.5Gbps NIC ( RTL8125B ) Benchmark

Below are some basic iperf benchmarks of the IOCREST PCI-E 2.5Gbps NIC. The adapter is confirmed to be using a Realtek RTL8125 series chip - specifically the marketing for this card states it's an RTL8125B, it simply shows as RTL8125 through lspci and lshw under the product field, however you can see under the configuration field it states firmware=rtl8125b-2_0.0.2. This is a very common Realtek chip used for a lot of 2.5Gbps NICs and you'll likely see the same one in use across many similar cards across a range of vendors. The testing was performed using a direct connection between…

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Transcend Portable SSD 256GB USB 10Gbps with Type-C and Type-A - TS256GESD310C / ESD310C Benchmark

Below is a basic benchmark of the Transcend Portable SSD 256GB - TS256GESD310C / ESD310C. Please note this is purely just for my own interest and for anyone else interested - this test is not performed for proper review purposes or under strict testing environment settings, so it may not be perfectly accurate, however it should represent ballpark figures of what to expect (unless I've made a mistake in my benchmark process!)

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Western Digital My Passport SSD 500GB Portable 2.5" USB 3.2 Gen-2 HDD - WDBAGF5000ABL Benchmark

Below is a basic benchmark of the Western Digital My Passport SSD 500GB Portable 2.5" USB 3.2 Gen-2 HDD - WDBAGF5000ABL. Please note this is purely just for my own interest and for anyone else interested - this test is not performed for proper review purposes or under strict testing environment settings, so it may not be perfectly accurate, however it should represent ballpark figures of what to expect (unless I've made a mistake in my benchmark process!)

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Toshiba Canvio Slim 2TB Portable 2.5" USB 3.0 HDD - HDTD320AS3EA / MQ04UBD200 Benchmark

Below are some basic benchmarks of the Toshiba Canvio Slim 2TB Portable 2.5" USB 3.0 HDD - HDTD320AS3EA - Which in this instance has a Toshiba MQ04UBD200 drive inside. Please note these are purely just for my own interest and for anyone else interested - these tests are not performed for proper review purposes or under strict testing environment settings, so they may not be perfectly accurate, however they should represent ballpark figures of what to expect (unless I've made a mistake in my benchmark process!). At the time of writing, these can be sourced for ~$99 AUD and come…

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Simplecom CHN411 USB C to 3 Port USB 3.0 Hub with Gigabit Ethernet ( RTL8153 ) Benchmark

Below are some basic iperf benchmarks of the Simplecom CHN411 USB C to 3 Port USB 3.0 Hub with Gigabit Ethernet adapter. Only the ethernet port was benchmarked as I don't have any very high speed USB devices to test the USB 3.0 hub ports with. The adapter is confirmed to be using a Realtek RTL8153 chip for the ethernet port. This is a very common chip and you'll likely see the same one in use across many similar looking adapters with different branding on the outside. The testing was performed using a direct connection between the adapter and a…

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Verbatim 16GB Store N Go USB 3.0 Flash Drive VBPLAT16GB Benchmark

Below are some basic benchmarks of the Verbatim 16GB Store N Go Platinum USB 3.0 Flash Drive - Model - VBPLAT16GB. "Platinum" in this case refers to the colour only. There are also "Gold" versions of these same flash drives with the same specifications. Please note these are purely just for my own interest and for anyone else interested - these tests are not performed for proper review purposes or under strict testing environment settings, so they may not be perfectly accurate, however they should represent ballpark figures of what to expect (unless I've made a mistake in my benchmark…

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