OWC Drive Dock with Thunderbolt 2 & USB 3.1 Review

Bohs Hansen / 7 years ago

Anvil’s Storage Utilities.

Anvil’s Storage Utilities is a complete benchmark solution used to test any write-able storage drive. It has a variety of settings and options as well as a multitude of tests.

HDD via USB 3.1

Single drive setup connected to an Intel controlled motherboard port.

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HDD via TB2

Single drive setup connected to an onboard Thunderbolt 2 controller.

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HDD Mirror (TB2)

Dual drive setup connected to an onboard Thunderbolt 2 controller and set up with software RAID.

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HDD Striped (TB2)

Dual drive setup connected to an onboard Thunderbolt 2 controller and set up with software RAID.

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SSD via USB 3.1

Single drive setup connected to an Intel controlled motherboard port.

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SSD via TB2

Single drive setup connected to an onboard Thunderbolt 2 controller.

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SSD Mirror (TB2)

Dual drive setup connected to an onboard Thunderbolt 2 controller and set up with software RAID.

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SSD Striped (TB2)

Dual drive setup connected to an onboard Thunderbolt 2 controller and set up with software RAID.

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Performance Analysis

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