Performance Storage Subsystem - USB 3.0 & SSD SATA3 (6Gbps)

Performance Storage Subsystem - USB 3.0

With the modern age controllers we started adding SSD performance numbers measured on such interfaces (when applicable). Putting these in nicely styled charts would be better, but with technology so new we just do not have anything out there yet to compare to, so here are some raw peak performance numbers. 
 

 
Above you can see the Corsair Flash Voyager GTX 128GB USB 3.0 flash drive with todays tested motherboard. It is one of the fastest USB 3.0 sticks available on the market and makes USB 2.0 at 25~30 MB/sec look rather pale in comparison.
  

SATA 6 Gbps performance

Below we show SATA3 6 Gbps (BIOS at AHCI mode) performance with a SATA3 SSD. 
 

Intel controller

The SATA3 based SSD connected to the SATA3 (6Gbps) Intel controller. AHCI mode is enabled in the BIOS, especially with SSDs that helps a little on peak performance. The native Intel SATA3 (6 Gbps controllers) are the fastest your money can get you really. The latest AMD Series 8 and 9 chipsets also offer really good performance.

Two SATA3 ports link through an ASMedia ASM1061 controller - this one offers less performance. So be aware that you connect your fastest SSD towards the Intel ports and say an HDD or Optical unit to the ASMedia controllers.