Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device
User Benchmarks
| Model | Type | Score | Seq. Read MB | Seq. Write MB | Read 4k64QD | Write 4k64QD | Read Access msek. | Write Access msek. |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 16 | 424 | 263 | 68 | 42.97 | 6.99 | 0.37 | 0.58 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 278 | 108 | 103 | 4.98 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 6.43 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 274 | 122 | 113 | 5.55 | 0.04 | 0.61 | 103.40 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 269 | 112 | 95 | 8.46 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 7.06 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 269 | 112 | 95 | 8.46 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 7.06 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 262 | 196 | 15 | 10.80 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 1645.64 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 246 | 132 | 114 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 241 | 117 | 90 | 4.66 | 0.90 | 0.67 | 3.53 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 223 | 109 | 67 | 3.88 | 2.01 | 0.51 | 142.34 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 218 | 112 | 53 | 4.92 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 6.52 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 196 | 111 | 34 | 16.40 | 0.82 | 0.43 | 7.09 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 189 | 107 | 41 | 7.59 | 0.45 | 1.18 | 8.64 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 188 | 92 | 50 | 5.61 | 0.94 | 0.62 | 4.60 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 182 | 110 | 24 | 4.19 | 0.38 | 0.70 | 14.69 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 180 | 133 | 13 | 11.38 | 0.03 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 172 | 121 | 16 | 13.09 | 0.01 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 170 | 102 | 26 | 14.23 | 1.63 | 0.58 | 6.87 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 168 | 123 | 15 | 5.85 | 0.05 | 0.53 | 324.77 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 167 | 98 | 24 | 15.57 | 0.96 | 0.47 | 6.39 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 162 | 99 | 19 | 15.58 | 0.53 | 0.46 | 12.48 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 162 | 99 | 19 | 15.58 | 0.53 | 0.46 | 12.48 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 162 | 103 | 26 | 8.42 | 0.03 | 0.51 | 52.30 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 160 | 107 | 18 | 8.83 | 1.69 | 0.55 | 2.89 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 15 | 160 | 121 | 4 | 11.76 | 0.03 | 0.45 | 95.36 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 158 | 127 | 10 | 4.19 | 0.19 | 0.69 | 6.91 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 153 | 84 | 40 | 3.38 | 0.47 | 1.58 | 8.89 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 152 | 87 | 34 | 3.46 | 0.49 | 1.20 | 9.71 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 8 | 151 | 101 | 11 | 13.72 | 0.08 | 0.28 | 704.51 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 150 | 91 | 19 | 8.27 | 1.70 | 0.64 | 2.31 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 150 | 91 | 19 | 8.27 | 1.70 | 0.64 | 2.31 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 144 | 83 | 18 | 15.03 | 0.86 | 0.42 | 11.38 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 144 | 91 | 29 | 10.65 | 0.01 | 0.53 | 318.16 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 141 | 92 | 13 | 4.42 | 1.50 | 1.01 | 3.40 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 130 | 92 | 11 | 9.85 | 0.01 | 0.49 | 1298.67 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 128 | 73 | 19 | 12.24 | 0.93 | 0.46 | 6.41 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 15 | 122 | 72 | 15 | 9.94 | 0.33 | 0.56 | 47.07 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 108 | 65 | 9 | 9.27 | 0.63 | 0.45 | 14.04 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 105 | 60 | 15 | 9.38 | 0.75 | 0.45 | 5.71 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 105 | 60 | 15 | 9.38 | 0.75 | 0.45 | 5.71 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 105 | 63 | 14 | 8.26 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 7.04 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 98 | 42 | 36 | 3.63 | 2.14 | 0.50 | 994.42 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 92 | 92 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 15 | 78 | 47 | 9 | 10.04 | 0.04 | 0.59 | 156.67 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 77 | 46 | 11 | 3.91 | 0.48 | 0.62 | 9.49 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 75 | 34 | 25 | 6.01 | 0.97 | 0.81 | 4.85 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 73 | 43 | 11 | 3.47 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 4.48 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 66 | 42 | 7 | 3.92 | 0.45 | 1.18 | 9.61 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 16 | 65 | 38 | 14 | 4.80 | 0.16 | 0.68 | 16.09 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 63 | 37 | 8 | 4.18 | 0.51 | 0.93 | 7.60 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 61 | 31 | 15 | 3.06 | 0.77 | 1.20 | 6.14 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 61 | 33 | 13 | 2.87 | 0.56 | 1.32 | 7.71 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 61 | 36 | 9 | 6.22 | 0.02 | 0.63 | 158.06 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 60 | 33 | 14 | 2.86 | 0.57 | 1.33 | 7.61 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 60 | 34 | 14 | 3.67 | 0.01 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 58 | 35 | 10 | 4.18 | 0.02 | 1.33 | 716.84 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 58 | 30 | 14 | 2.61 | 0.74 | 1.25 | 6.26 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 58 | 42 | 0 | 5.52 | 0.00 | 1.03 | 2673.63 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 16 | 57 | 31 | 11 | 4.92 | 1.85 | 0.71 | 594.92 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 15 | 56 | 35 | 6 | 10.23 | 0.01 | 0.68 | 4934.94 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 56 | 31 | 9 | 3.67 | 0.99 | 1.43 | 5.07 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 16 | 55 | 36 | 4 | 5.53 | 0.03 | 0.74 | 398.60 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 55 | 38 | 5 | 3.05 | 0.38 | 1.43 | 11.33 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 54 | 33 | 10 | 4.35 | 0.03 | 1.05 | 18.55 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 51 | 25 | 14 | 6.59 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 50 | 23 | 13 | 4.07 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 6.81 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 49 | 22 | 13 | 7.70 | 0.74 | 5.41 | 9.17 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 49 | 25 | 9 | 3.17 | 0.43 | 0.93 | 9.99 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 45 | 23 | 9 | 2.90 | 0.44 | 1.03 | 9.40 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 42 | 28 | 15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 15 | 42 | 28 | 1 | 6.31 | 0.02 | 0.78 | 1055.67 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 16 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 5.01 | 0.16 | 0.83 | 3.42 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 40 | 30 | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1.30 | 0.41 | 193.34 | 791.04 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.37 | 26.56 |
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
The measurement of the Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device was carried out on Windows. Similar read and write speeds could certainly be achieved with the Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device under Linux and MacOS. Of course, the correct hard drive driver should be installed and the correct interface for the Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device should be used.
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The Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device is a USB flash drive (also called a USB stick) that supports the USB 3.0 standard and is designed for storing and transporting data. Kingston, a renowned manufacturer of storage solutions, has developed the DataTraveler series, a range of reliable and high-performance flash drives that are available in various capacities and speeds.
Description
The Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 is a portable USB flash drive designed specifically for users who require fast data transfer rates and robust storage capacity. It offers the ability to store and transport large files such as documents, videos, music and software between different devices. Thanks to the USB 3.0 interface, it achieves significantly faster read and write speeds compared to older USB 2.0 devices.Technical details
1. USB version:
- USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed): The theoretical maximum transfer speed of USB 3.0 is 5 Gbps (gigabits per second), which is significantly faster than the 480 Mbps (megabits per second) of USB 2.0. This enables faster file transfers, especially for large files such as HD videos or large amounts of data.
- Backwards Compatibility: The DataTraveler 3.0 is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0, which means it will work in older USB ports but at reduced speed.
2. Storage capacity:
- Available in a range of capacities, typically from 8GB up to 256GB or more. Specific capacities vary by model, but Kingston offers several options to meet different storage needs.
3. Speed:
- Speed ​​varies depending on model and capacity, but in general USB 3.0 offers:
- Read speed: Up to 100 MB/s or more on larger models.
- Write speed: Can range from 10 MB/s for smaller models to 70 MB/s or more for larger capacities.
4. Physical Design:
- Form Factor: Compact, rugged housing that is easy to transport.
- Some models in the DataTraveler series feature a metallic casing for added protection, while other models use a plastic casing that is lightweight yet durable.
- Features a removable cap or recessed design (on some models) to protect the USB connector from dust and damage.
5. Power supply:
- Powered directly from the USB port of your computer or device. No additional power adapter required.
6. Temperature tolerance:
- Operating temperature: 0°C to 60°C.
- Storage temperature: -20°C to 85°C. These temperature ranges make the device robust against different environmental conditions.
Features
1. Fast data transfer:
- Thanks to USB 3.0, large amounts of data can be quickly copied to and read from the stick. This is particularly useful for transferring videos, software and large archives.
2. Plug and Play:
- Supports plug and play function. Once the stick is plugged into a USB port, it will be automatically recognized and users can access their data immediately without having to install additional drivers.
3. Robust and mobile:
- The Kingston DataTraveler series is known for its durability. The stick is resistant to physical impact and effectively protects the data during everyday use.
4. Security features:
- Some models in the Kingston DataTraveler series support 256-bit AES encryption to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access (e.g. Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ or DataTraveler Vault Privacy).
- Some models offer optional software that allows you to backup or encrypt files.
5. Versatile use:
- The DataTraveler is compatible with a wide range of devices such as PCs, laptops, TVs, game consoles, printers and many other devices that support USB flash drives.
Areas of application
1. Personal data storage:
- Ideal for storing personal documents, pictures, music and videos. Users can easily connect the USB stick to different computers to access or transport their data.
2. Commercial use:
- Ideal for mobile business professionals who need to transport their presentations, reports and important data safely and quickly. USB 3.0 speed allows large files to be transferred efficiently between computers and devices.
3. Security and backup:
- Can be used as a portable backup medium to back up important data from one computer and store it in another location.
4. Software and Portable Apps:
- Users can install portable software and applications on the stick to run them on different computers without installation. This is especially useful for IT professionals or students who travel.
5. Media provision:
- The high capacity and fast read/write speed make it ideal for transferring large media files, including HD videos and high-resolution images.
6. Data migration:
- Useful when changing computers or transferring large amounts of data, such as when migrating to new devices.
Advantages
1. High Speed: The USB 3.0 interface offers much faster transfer rates than USB 2.0, which increases data transfer efficiency.
2. Reliability: Kingston is known for its high-quality storage products, and the DataTraveler series offers a durable and reliable solution for mobile data storage.
3. Compact Design: The compact, lightweight design makes it easy to carry the stick in a pocket or on a keychain.
4. Large Capacity Options: Available in a variety of capacities to meet the needs of users with different storage requirements.
5. Value for money: USB flash drives offer a cost-effective way to store and transport large amounts of data, especially compared to external hard drives or SSDs.
Disadvantages
1. Mechanical vulnerability: Although robust, USB flash drives are still vulnerable to physical damage, especially the USB connector or casing.
2. Limited write speed: Although USB 3.0 is very fast, it often does not reach the maximum possible write speeds on small and inexpensive models. Higher capacity models often offer better write performance.
3. No SSD speed: Although faster than USB 2.0, a USB flash drive cannot match the speeds and capabilities of external SSDs, especially in terms of access times.
Conclusion
The Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device is a versatile, powerful and reliable USB stick that is suitable for both personal and business use. The fast data transfer with USB 3.0, the wide range of storage capacities and the compatibility with different platforms make it an ideal choice for users who frequently need to transport and store large amounts of data. For everyday use or as a backup solution, the Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 offers a practical and cost-effective solution.
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Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device and the compatible operating systems
Windows Server 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016, ... or 2008 and higher
Windows 12, 11, 10 or Windows 7 and higher
Linux (various distributions)
macOS (from version 10.6)
Please note that the exact functions and areas of application may vary depending on the firmware version and configuration of Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device.
The Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device is a reliable disk in case of problems, failures, file loss and other errors, check the drivers of the Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 USB Device regardless of whether it is under Windows 12, 11, 10, etc. or Linux and Apples macOS.