**Single Stick Test: Corsair's Voyager 32GB USB 3.0 Card**

In this test, I ran CrystalDiskMark on Corsair's Voyager 32GB USB 3.0 card to assess its performance. The random write 4K QD 32 results show a moderate level of performance, with the device completing the test in a reasonable time. However, the read and QDF1 tests reveal more interest. The random reads and writes are pretty uninteresting, but looking down to the higher speed transfer options like Random Read 5.12 K, we see that there's actually a big difference between the Innotech device and the onboard USB 3.0 ports.

The sequential reads show a significant performance drop, with almost an 80MB/s loss in speed due to saturation. However, the sequential writes perform just fine, indicating that the device can handle high-speed transfers without any major issues. These results suggest that while the Voyager 32GB USB 3.0 card performs well in most tests, it may struggle with extremely high-speed data transfer when all ports are saturated.

**Dual Stick Test: Innotech PCIE Card**

Moving on to the dual stick test, we finally get some more interesting numbers. The random reads and writes are relatively uninteresting, but looking at the higher speed transfer options like Random Read 5.12 K, we see a significant difference between the Innotech device and the onboard USB 3.0 ports. Specifically, the Innotech card outperforms the onboard controller by almost 40MB/s in random read speeds.

This performance gap highlights the importance of having a high-quality controller when it comes to USB 3.0 devices. In this case, the Innotech PCIE card is able to handle higher speeds and saturation better than the onboard USB 3.0 ports on the motherboard. This means that if you're planning to use multiple devices at once and need high-speed transfers, a card like the Innotech PCIE would be a good choice.

**Comparison with Corsair's Voyager**

In contrast to the Corsair Voyager 32GB USB 3.0 card, which performed well but not spectacularly in our single stick test, the Innotech device outperforms it in several key areas. The performance gap between the two devices is significant, particularly in high-speed transfer scenarios.

The question remains whether this difference is worth paying for. If you're looking for a reliable USB 3.0 card that can handle multiple devices and high-speed transfers without issue, then the Innotech device may be a good choice. However, if you're on a budget or don't plan to push your devices to their limits, the Corsair Voyager 32GB USB 3.0 card is still an excellent option.

**Budget Considerations**

The price of both cards plays a significant role in determining which one is the better value. The Innotech PCIE card costs around $20-$30, while the Corsair Voyager 32GB USB 3.0 card costs significantly more, at around $50-$60. Considering the performance difference between the two devices, it's clear that the Innotech card offers a better bang for your buck.

In terms of budget, there are also some considerations to keep in mind when choosing a USB 3.0 device. If you're planning to use high-speed transfers frequently, then investing in a higher-end controller or card may be necessary. In this case, the additional cost is likely worth it, as it will ensure that your devices can handle high-speed transfers without issue.

**Conclusion**

In conclusion, both the Corsair Voyager 32GB USB 3.0 card and the Innotech PCIE card offer impressive performance in their respective tests. However, the results also highlight some key differences between the two devices. The Innotech device outperforms the Corsair Voyager in several areas, particularly in high-speed transfer scenarios.

Ultimately, the choice between these two cards will depend on your specific needs and budget. If you're looking for a reliable USB 3.0 card that can handle multiple devices and high-speed transfers without issue, then the Innotech PCIE card is an excellent option. However, if you're on a tighter budget or don't plan to push your devices to their limits, the Corsair Voyager 32GB USB 3.0 card is still a great choice.

**Recommendation**

Based on our testing and analysis, we recommend the Innotech PCIE card for users who:

* Plan to use high-speed transfers frequently

* Need a reliable controller for multiple devices

* Are willing to invest in a higher-end device

On the other hand, we recommend the Corsair Voyager 32GB USB 3.0 card for users who:

* Are on a tighter budget

* Don't plan to push their devices to their limits

* Just need a reliable USB 3.0 card for general use

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey everyone this is steve from gamersnexus.net and today we're reviewing the innotech 4005 usb 3.0 pcie expansion card that is a mouthful you may have heard me say the word in attack which for those of you who know office space will be wondering if their building is burned down i assure you this is a different in attack in fact it uses an a instead of an i so perhaps it was not burned down by milton was that his name i think his name was milton anyway uh swingline staplers aside the inateck pcie device that was sent to me is a four port usb 3.0 device it's just an expansion card it plugs into your motherboard and a pcie x1 slot and can be accessed through the expansion slots in the back it has four usb 3.0 ports to your setup so if you're using an am3 board uh am3 plus board whatever and you don't have usb 3.0 onboard for your front panel header on the case then this is the sort of thing you would want to have or if you just need more ports now the concern with any device that is similar to this is that you will lose performance because the controller it is assumed if it is using an on card controller and not the board might be actually subpar compared to what you get on the board it depends how it's it's communicating with the usb 3 controller and what it has on its own device so i tested this with three different configurations technically four but we're only talking about three here and two of those are single stick tests meaning one stick i used a corsair voyager 32 gigabyte usb 3.0 stick and tested that with crystal disk and hd tune plus and then i also used a single stick of kingston's data traveler ultimate which is of course actually not the best one they have one more that's predator but it's basically the best because it's called ultimate that is a 32 gigabyte very fast usb 3.0 expansion device and then i did a third test which is dual stick testing meaning two sticks in the device at the same time both saturated fully uh so it should saturate the bus a bit more and test if the controller still performs well under full load from multiple devices doing multiple transfers so that's what we tested i did a fourth test that is not shown here because the results are similar of four devices connected at the same time all usb 3.0 all saturating the bus let's start with the single stick test on corsair's voyager 32 gigabyte usb 3.0 card oh that is a lot of words so in this test i ran crystal disk mark for this particular one and we can see the random write 4k qd 32 and then read and i also did qdf1 test which uh if you're a gamer random write and read in 4k q depth one is what you're gonna see more but we're talking about transfers for usb devices here not for ssds so it's a bit different random writes 512k which are pretty uh really not too common and then we have sequential write and sequential read which are going to be for your larger files like transferring movies stuff like that if you transfer big files to your usb devices then this is the one you care about most in these tests i'm not even going to read through them all because as you can see they are all basically the same every difference is within margin of error here there is no groundbreaking report that i have for you in fact in a single device scenario in a text expansion card performs basically flawlessly i they technically had to send me a second card their first one was malfunctioning uh when i used sticks in any type of synthetic or real world test because they would disconnect but they sent me a second card same exact model and this one worked perfectly so uh looking at the kingston device which performs better than corsair's voyager so it should theoretically push limits more it's the same story all the differences are within margin of error and really the in attack and onboard devices kind of go back and forth which with each other which tells you that the difference is really more in how the test software is handling its testing and how the device is receiving the testing as opposed to the actual controller on each device so once again within margin of error and it performs basically perfectly so good on in attack there for that looking at the dual stick test we finally get some more interesting numbers and this one the random reads and writes are pretty uninteresting but looking down to the higher speed transfer options like random read 5 12 k you see that there's actually a big difference there's almost a uh 40 megabytes per second difference in transfer rate between the innotech device and the onboard usb 3.0 ports and what this means is that however in attack is communicating with the usb 3.0 controller it is not handling saturation as well as the onboard controller which is probably much higher end because uh it's high on board so that is the story of that and you can see that this follows through a sequential reads so it's really just reads here this the writes are performing just fine it's reads that are an issue and reads we lose almost 80 megabytes per second in speed now is this a huge deal well it really depends if you're just transferring movie files music files things like that and you need those extra ports you might as well just buy this because it's 80 megabytes per second out of 200 yes it hurts but if that's your only option you got to take what you can get right you can spend a little bit more and get something higher end so it ultimately depends on your budget and in terms of budget the card i tested the expansion card is actually only 16 so if you're on a budget this is performing extremely well considering it's cheap it's from a relatively unknown brand it's probably supplied from somewhere in asia and then just rebranded as in attack but hey if it works it's cheap who cares it seems to be doing the job now if you're going to be doing a lot of high saturation data transfer with all ports saturated you're gonna have some speed and performance degradation but that's just the risk you take so in that scenario what you need to do is look for a better better motherboard or look for a higher end controller and card in one unit which will cost you a bit more money probably closer to the 30 to 50 range because you're gonna need more throughput so that's just the nature of it if you're the kind of person who's just looking for one to four slots and you're really not pushing true usb 3.0 constant throughput on all these devices the innotech 4005 pcie card is really just fine for your needs and at 16 the price is is pretty damn good so i would recommend this if you are one of those people if you need more speed don't buy it buy something better because you're just gonna regret the purchase that is all i have to say about this click the link in the description below for the full article please subscribe if you like this content it really helps us quite a lot like and comment and i will see you all next time peacehey everyone this is steve from gamersnexus.net and today we're reviewing the innotech 4005 usb 3.0 pcie expansion card that is a mouthful you may have heard me say the word in attack which for those of you who know office space will be wondering if their building is burned down i assure you this is a different in attack in fact it uses an a instead of an i so perhaps it was not burned down by milton was that his name i think his name was milton anyway uh swingline staplers aside the inateck pcie device that was sent to me is a four port usb 3.0 device it's just an expansion card it plugs into your motherboard and a pcie x1 slot and can be accessed through the expansion slots in the back it has four usb 3.0 ports to your setup so if you're using an am3 board uh am3 plus board whatever and you don't have usb 3.0 onboard for your front panel header on the case then this is the sort of thing you would want to have or if you just need more ports now the concern with any device that is similar to this is that you will lose performance because the controller it is assumed if it is using an on card controller and not the board might be actually subpar compared to what you get on the board it depends how it's it's communicating with the usb 3 controller and what it has on its own device so i tested this with three different configurations technically four but we're only talking about three here and two of those are single stick tests meaning one stick i used a corsair voyager 32 gigabyte usb 3.0 stick and tested that with crystal disk and hd tune plus and then i also used a single stick of kingston's data traveler ultimate which is of course actually not the best one they have one more that's predator but it's basically the best because it's called ultimate that is a 32 gigabyte very fast usb 3.0 expansion device and then i did a third test which is dual stick testing meaning two sticks in the device at the same time both saturated fully uh so it should saturate the bus a bit more and test if the controller still performs well under full load from multiple devices doing multiple transfers so that's what we tested i did a fourth test that is not shown here because the results are similar of four devices connected at the same time all usb 3.0 all saturating the bus let's start with the single stick test on corsair's voyager 32 gigabyte usb 3.0 card oh that is a lot of words so in this test i ran crystal disk mark for this particular one and we can see the random write 4k qd 32 and then read and i also did qdf1 test which uh if you're a gamer random write and read in 4k q depth one is what you're gonna see more but we're talking about transfers for usb devices here not for ssds so it's a bit different random writes 512k which are pretty uh really not too common and then we have sequential write and sequential read which are going to be for your larger files like transferring movies stuff like that if you transfer big files to your usb devices then this is the one you care about most in these tests i'm not even going to read through them all because as you can see they are all basically the same every difference is within margin of error here there is no groundbreaking report that i have for you in fact in a single device scenario in a text expansion card performs basically flawlessly i they technically had to send me a second card their first one was malfunctioning uh when i used sticks in any type of synthetic or real world test because they would disconnect but they sent me a second card same exact model and this one worked perfectly so uh looking at the kingston device which performs better than corsair's voyager so it should theoretically push limits more it's the same story all the differences are within margin of error and really the in attack and onboard devices kind of go back and forth which with each other which tells you that the difference is really more in how the test software is handling its testing and how the device is receiving the testing as opposed to the actual controller on each device so once again within margin of error and it performs basically perfectly so good on in attack there for that looking at the dual stick test we finally get some more interesting numbers and this one the random reads and writes are pretty uninteresting but looking down to the higher speed transfer options like random read 5 12 k you see that there's actually a big difference there's almost a uh 40 megabytes per second difference in transfer rate between the innotech device and the onboard usb 3.0 ports and what this means is that however in attack is communicating with the usb 3.0 controller it is not handling saturation as well as the onboard controller which is probably much higher end because uh it's high on board so that is the story of that and you can see that this follows through a sequential reads so it's really just reads here this the writes are performing just fine it's reads that are an issue and reads we lose almost 80 megabytes per second in speed now is this a huge deal well it really depends if you're just transferring movie files music files things like that and you need those extra ports you might as well just buy this because it's 80 megabytes per second out of 200 yes it hurts but if that's your only option you got to take what you can get right you can spend a little bit more and get something higher end so it ultimately depends on your budget and in terms of budget the card i tested the expansion card is actually only 16 so if you're on a budget this is performing extremely well considering it's cheap it's from a relatively unknown brand it's probably supplied from somewhere in asia and then just rebranded as in attack but hey if it works it's cheap who cares it seems to be doing the job now if you're going to be doing a lot of high saturation data transfer with all ports saturated you're gonna have some speed and performance degradation but that's just the risk you take so in that scenario what you need to do is look for a better better motherboard or look for a higher end controller and card in one unit which will cost you a bit more money probably closer to the 30 to 50 range because you're gonna need more throughput so that's just the nature of it if you're the kind of person who's just looking for one to four slots and you're really not pushing true usb 3.0 constant throughput on all these devices the innotech 4005 pcie card is really just fine for your needs and at 16 the price is is pretty damn good so i would recommend this if you are one of those people if you need more speed don't buy it buy something better because you're just gonna regret the purchase that is all i have to say about this click the link in the description below for the full article please subscribe if you like this content it really helps us quite a lot like and comment and i will see you all next time peace\n"