USB Card Reader Benchmarks Apotop and Delock

We had been considering adding Apotop's new readers to our lineup, and wanted to run benchmarks before deciding. They passed with flying colors, and their performance to price ratio are excellent. They have been in stock as of mid-September 2013.

Our Test Station

Xubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (Disk Utility 3.0.2 for benchmarks)

Intel Core2 6300 @ 1.86GHz with 2GB RAM

Built-in USB 2.0 ports (2.0 tests)

STL U-510 PCIe to USB 3.0 host adapter (3.0 tests)

New Apotop Readers

Apotop DR85 USB 2.0 All in 1 Ultra Compact Card Reader

Apotop DR87 USB 2.0 All in 1 Power Saving Smart Eco Card Reader

Apotop 3R01-B USB 3.0 All in 1 SuperSpeed Card Reader

Comparison Model

Delock 91704 Multi-in-1 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Memory Card Reader/Writer

Used on USB 2.0 port for DR85 and DR87 comparisons

Used on USB 3.0 port for 3R01-B comparison

USB 2.0 Reader Benchmarks, all speeds in MB/sec		Read Rate			Write Rate			Access Time
		Min	Max	Ave	Min	Max	Ave	Ave
Sandisk Extreme CompactFlash 400X UDMA 8GB	Apotop DR85	17.1	20.2	18.5	2.8	17.5	6.0	1.1ms
	Apotop DR87	19.0	20.4	19.6	2.5	7.0	5.5	1.1ms
	Delock 91704	25.9	33.6	31.1	4.1	12.3	8.0	1.1ms
ATP ProMax CompactFlash 300X UDMA 16GB	Apotop DR85	20.9	21.3	21.3	2.3	10.3	4.4	0.9ms
	Apotop DR87	21.0	21.3	21.2	2.4	9.8	3.5	0.9ms
	Delock 91704	31.2	32.8	32.5	3.5	5.4	4.3	1.0ms
ATP ProMax SDHC Class 10 16GB	Apotop DR85	20.5	21.7	21.7	2.7	20.8	5.1	1.2ms
	Apotop DR87	19.8	21.7	21.5	2.3	20.1	4.5	1.2ms
	Delock 91704	17.2	19.0	18.9	2.7	11.1	3.3	1.2ms

USB 3.0 Reader Benchmarks, all speeds in MB/sec		Read Rate			Write Rate			Access Time
		Min	Max	Ave	Min	Max	Ave	Ave
Sandisk Extreme CompactFlash 400X UDMA 8GB	Apotop 3R01-B	37.2	42.7	39.1	5.6	23.2	12.3	1.0ms
	Delock 91704	33.7	42.3	39.3	6.0	22.9	12.3	1.0ms
ATP ProMax CompactFlash 300X UDMA 16GB	Apotop 3R01-B	40.2	44.3	43.7	3.8	8.7	5.4	0.8ms
	Delock 91704	42.4	44.6	44.0	3.9	9.4	5.4	0.7ms
ATP ProMax SDHC Class 10 16GB	Apotop 3R01-B	17.4	19.2	19.1	2.7	10.6	3.3	1.1ms
	Delock 91704	17.4	19.2	19.0	2.7	10.7	3.3	1.2ms

Ultra Compact USB Card Reader

Apotop All-in-1 USB 2.0 Memory Card Reader/Writer Ultra Compact

Diminutive, but speedy reader works with cards including SD, SDHC, SDXC, microSD, MMC, CompactFlash, MS Duo, and MS Pro Duo. Platform agnostic.

PCM-CR-UEM-DR85 | Price: $12.00

Power Saving USB Card Reader

Apotop All-in-1 USB 2.0 Memory Card Reader/Writer Power Saving

Engineered for power savings, and featuring zero power consumption when there is no card inserted, this speedy reader works with cards including SD, SDHC, SDXC, microSD, MMC, CompactFlash, MS Duo, and MS Pro Duo. Platform agnostic.

PCM-CR-UEM-DR87 | Price: $12.00

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Reader

Apotop All-in-1 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Memory Card Reader/Writer

Apotop's 3R01-B offers all the speed and versatility as its competitors, without the premium price. works with cards including SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-I), microSD (HC/XD), MMC, CompactFlash I/II (UDMA7), M2 Card, MSXC, MS Duo, MS Pro Duo, and MS Pro Duo HG (8 bit). Platform agnostic.

PCM-CR-UEM-3R01-B | Price: $19.00

Delock USB 3.0 Multi-Card Reader

Delock Multi-in-1 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Memory Card Reader/Writer

This multi-in-1 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 memory card reader/writer supports over 50 types of flash memory media cards.

PCM-CR-UMUL-91704 | Price: $25.00

Screenshots of the actual benchmarks are available in this gallery.