PCGamesN's performance was better, claiming between 850MBps and 1,200MBps when transferring a 30GB file. GigaSSD claims that this is because "the testing person was not using USB4 / TB4 devices to test it," but that wouldn't account for sub USB 3.0 speeds. Real world data transfers saw similar performance issues too, with TechRadar claiming that the drive's speed faltered to just 300MBps when transferring a 10GB file. That said, it still fell significantly behind the Samsung X5, which likely faced similar constraints on port bandwidth. PCGamesN tested an early sample of the drive too, though didn't have access to a Thunderbolt 3 or 4 connector, so its maximum performance may have been constrained. AppleInsider and TechRadar have both had some hands-on time with the drive and reported some synthetic numbers (BlackMagicDesign Disk Speed and CrystalDiskMark) around that of the claimed figures, though other tests fell to between 95% and 65% (AS SSD and AJA). GigaSSD has its own video of some testing, showing an NVMe drive (presumably the GigaDrive, though it's shown without casing and initially detached from its PCB) being given a quick benchmark in BlackMagicDesign's Disk Speed.Ī single synthetic benchmark doesn't tell us much about real world performance, however. How Fast is It, Really?Īs a crowd funded, presumably mostly pre-production product, there isn't much in the way of verified test results for the GigaDrive.
It would have stiff competition from the likes of the Samsung X5, which is rated for read/write speeds of 2,800/2,300 MBps respectively, as well as the G-Tech Mobile Pro and Plugable Thunderbolt 3 NVMe SSD. GigaSSD claims that the drive can hit sustained speeds of 2,800 MBps read and 2,500 MBps write, which would make it one of, if not the fastest external drive out there.
It's said to be compatible with Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android and Linux, and features an IP67 rating, making it dust proof and protected against water immersion up to a meter for up to half an hour. It measures 4.5 x 1.5 x 0.5-inches, weighs 2.6 ounces, and features an aluminum casing which acts as both heatsink and protective shell. It reportedly supports both Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4, and is backwards compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.X devices. TechRadar and AppleInsider both report that the NVMe drive inside is a WD Black SN750 paired with a DRAM cache chip and an Intel JHL8440 Thunderbolt 4 controller. The GigaDrive is an NVMe External SSD available (for pre-order) in capacities including 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB. The GigaDrive is compact, and allegedly, super fast.
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