Bought a fanxiang 1TB External SSD, Up to 2000MB/s, USB-C USB 3.2 Gen SSD

nlel1975 · Tuesday at 15:26

As title bought a fanxiang 1TB External SSD, Up to 2000MB/s, USB-C USB 3.2 Gen SSD PS2000W from a well known online store for £63.95 and received it today, here's the benchmarks...

In my motherboards USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C® port...

In my Mac Mini M4 thunderbolt port...

My old Crucial X6 2TB external SSD in motherboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C® port...

My old Corsair 1.92TB Internal NVMe drive in a PCI-E x1 Adapter...

Not bad for £63.95, no guarantees how long it will last but good so far.

nlel1975 · 2025-03-05T13:50:56+0000

Dunno about long term reliability, only received the drive yesterday. Don't know why the Mac mini scores are so low, its not just the Mac mini though there's people who've tried the drive on a standard Type-C port on an up to date motherboard and got similar results.

There's something special about the USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C® port I connected it to, I have other Type-C ports available but I connected it straight into the USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C® port which I believe is the fastest.

Its not the drive either, there's people who've bought the more expensive Crucial X10 who've had issues with not getting the 2000 MB/s read speeds advertised, again probably because they are using a standard Type-C port rather than a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C® port.

I was fully aware that the Mac mini wouldn't get the full speeds before I bought the drive but I figured for a few pounds more I'd get the fanxiang. At least it is capable of 2000 MB/s if you connect it to the right type of port.

nlel1975 · 2025-03-05T13:58:13+0000

hornetstinger said:
I've seen those drives at the usual placed, prices don't seem wow like what a bargain, a little bit cheaper but not 50%

As far as I know, it's the cheapest and fastest 1TB available but the savings may only be £15 over a top brand named drive with equal specifications.

nlel1975 · 2025-03-06T07:48:36+0000

Raymond Lin said:
When you tried it, was it the front or rear ports?

I used the rear ports, I think there is a difference between USB 4 ports and USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C® ports.

nlel1975 · 2025-03-06T08:38:42+0000

Yeah it’s not a bad drive if using it with a motherboard with both USB 4 and USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C® ports. You’ll get 2000 MB/s on such a machine, although a lot slower on a Mac.