Just bought a new stick, is USB 3.0 capable, I only got a USB 2.0 slot for testing, these are the results:
(kernel 2.6.38.6)
# lsusb -v Bus 001 Device 005: ID 1b1c:1a00 Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.10 bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x1b1c idProduct 0x1a00 bcdDevice a.00 iManufacturer 1 Corsair iProduct 2 Voyager 3.0 iSerial 3 09021000000000000000001038 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 32 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0x80 (Bus Powered) MaxPower 500mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 2 bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI bInterfaceProtocol 80 Bulk (Zip) iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT bmAttributes 2 Transfer Type Bulk Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes bInterval 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 2 Transfer Type Bulk Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes bInterval 0 Device Status: 0x0000
# ./flashbench -a /dev/sdd --blocksize=1024 align 4294967296 pre 868µs on 1.16ms post 866µs diff 290µs align 2147483648 pre 870µs on 1.28ms post 864µs diff 413µs align 1073741824 pre 865µs on 1.12ms post 864µs diff 252µs align 536870912 pre 855µs on 1.11ms post 866µs diff 253µs align 268435456 pre 863µs on 999µs post 854µs diff 140µs align 134217728 pre 866µs on 1.1ms post 863µs diff 233µs align 67108864 pre 858µs on 1.11ms post 865µs diff 254µs align 33554432 pre 866µs on 996µs post 867µs diff 129µs align 16777216 pre 868µs on 1.12ms post 867µs diff 252µs align 8388608 pre 867µs on 1.12ms post 865µs diff 253µs align 4194304 pre 819µs on 872µs post 865µs diff 29.9µs align 2097152 pre 837µs on 872µs post 862µs diff 23µs align 1048576 pre 852µs on 871µs post 870µs diff 9.95µs align 524288 pre 857µs on 870µs post 859µs diff 12.2µs align 262144 pre 842µs on 870µs post 866µs diff 15.7µs align 131072 pre 848µs on 867µs post 870µs diff 7.85µs align 65536 pre 852µs on 870µs post 859µs diff 14.6µs align 32768 pre 864µs on 866µs post 865µs diff 1.15µs align 16384 pre 861µs on 870µs post 867µs diff 5.94µs align 8192 pre 860µs on 989µs post 864µs diff 127µs align 4096 pre 868µs on 968µs post 865µs diff 101µs align 2048 pre 865µs on 869µs post 860µs diff 6.97µs
# ./flashbench -a /dev/sdd --blocksize=$[256 * 1024] align 4294967296 pre 7.83ms on 8.15ms post 7.73ms diff 373µs align 2147483648 pre 7.84ms on 8.19ms post 7.77ms diff 388µs align 1073741824 pre 7.68ms on 7.87ms post 7.67ms diff 194µs align 536870912 pre 7.72ms on 7.97ms post 7.66ms diff 277µs align 268435456 pre 7.74ms on 7.95ms post 7.68ms diff 240µs align 134217728 pre 7.78ms on 7.99ms post 7.69ms diff 256µs align 67108864 pre 7.81ms on 7.99ms post 7.74ms diff 211µs align 33554432 pre 7.79ms on 7.99ms post 7.64ms diff 271µs align 16777216 pre 7.82ms on 7.98ms post 7.69ms diff 227µs align 8388608 pre 7.78ms on 7.99ms post 7.66ms diff 274µs align 4194304 pre 7.78ms on 7.75ms post 7.76ms diff -22205n align 2097152 pre 7.84ms on 7.84ms post 7.87ms diff -10279n align 1048576 pre 7.76ms on 7.76ms post 7.74ms diff 10.1µs align 524288 pre 7.75ms on 7.76ms post 7.76ms diff 3.1µs
# ./flashbench -a /dev/sdd --blocksize=$[512 * 1024] align 4294967296 pre 14.7ms on 15ms post 14.7ms diff 268µs align 2147483648 pre 14.4ms on 14.8ms post 14.4ms diff 417µs align 1073741824 pre 14.5ms on 14.7ms post 14.4ms diff 235µs align 536870912 pre 14.4ms on 14.6ms post 14.4ms diff 229µs align 268435456 pre 14.5ms on 14.8ms post 14.4ms diff 371µs align 134217728 pre 14.5ms on 14.7ms post 14.5ms diff 186µs align 67108864 pre 14.5ms on 14.7ms post 14.5ms diff 247µs align 33554432 pre 14.5ms on 14.7ms post 14.5ms diff 199µs align 16777216 pre 14.5ms on 14.6ms post 14.4ms diff 140µs align 8388608 pre 14.5ms on 14.7ms post 14.5ms diff 221µs align 4194304 pre 14.5ms on 14.5ms post 14.5ms diff -25738n align 2097152 pre 14.6ms on 14.6ms post 14.5ms diff 12.9µs align 1048576 pre 14.6ms on 14.6ms post 14.5ms diff 30.9µs
# ./flashbench -a /dev/sdd --blocksize=$[1024 * 1024] align 4294967296 pre 27.9ms on 28.5ms post 28.4ms diff 340µs align 2147483648 pre 28.1ms on 28.4ms post 28.1ms diff 295µs align 1073741824 pre 28ms on 28.3ms post 28ms diff 244µs align 536870912 pre 28.1ms on 28.3ms post 28.2ms diff 199µs align 268435456 pre 28.4ms on 28.5ms post 28.2ms diff 233µs align 134217728 pre 28.3ms on 28.3ms post 27.9ms diff 228µs align 67108864 pre 28.1ms on 28.4ms post 28.1ms diff 289µs align 33554432 pre 28.2ms on 28.4ms post 28ms diff 240µs align 16777216 pre 28.2ms on 28.4ms post 28.1ms diff 232µs align 8388608 pre 28.1ms on 28.3ms post 28.1ms diff 264µs align 4194304 pre 28ms on 28.2ms post 28.2ms diff 159µs align 2097152 pre 28ms on 28ms post 28.1ms diff -10985n
# ./flashbench --open-au --open-au-nr=2 --erasesize=$[4 * 1024 * 1024] /dev/sdd --blocksize=$[256 * 1024] 4MiB 22M/s 2MiB 5.91M/s 1MiB 21.5M/s 512KiB 5.88M/s 256KiB 20.9M/s
# ./flashbench --open-au --open-au-nr=2 --erasesize=$[8 * 1024 * 1024] /dev/sdd --blocksize=$[256 * 1024] 8MiB 21.3M/s 4MiB 21.1M/s 2MiB 21M/s 1MiB 20.9M/s 512KiB 20.7M/s 256KiB 20.2M/s
# ./flashbench --open-au --open-au-nr=4 --erasesize=$[8 * 1024 * 1024] /dev/sdd --blocksize=$[256 * 1024] 8MiB 21.3M/s 4MiB 21.1M/s 2MiB 21.1M/s 1MiB 20.9M/s 512KiB 20.7M/s 256KiB 20.2M/s
# ./flashbench --open-au --open-au-nr=5 --erasesize=$[8 * 1024 * 1024] /dev/sdd --blocksize=$[256 * 1024] 8MiB 21.2M/s 4MiB 16.7M/s 2MiB 15.2M/s 1MiB 14.5M/s 512KiB 14.1M/s 256KiB 13.7M/s
# ./flashbench --open-au --open-au-nr=6 --erasesize=$[8 * 1024 * 1024] /dev/sdd --blocksize=$[256 * 1024] 8MiB 21.3M/s 4MiB 14.8M/s 2MiB 12.8M/s 1MiB 12M/s 512KiB 11.6M/s 256KiB 11.2M/s
# ./flashbench --open-au --open-au-nr=2 --erasesize=$[16 * 1024 * 1024] /dev/sdd --blocksize=$[256 * 1024] 16MiB 21.5M/s 8MiB 21.3M/s 4MiB 21.3M/s 2MiB 21.2M/s 1MiB 21.1M/s 512KiB 20.8M/s 256KiB 20.3M/s
# ./flashbench --open-au --open-au-nr=3 --erasesize=$[16 * 1024 * 1024] /dev/sdd --blocksize=$[256 * 1024] 16MiB 21.5M/s 8MiB 21.3M/s 4MiB 21.2M/s 2MiB 21.1M/s 1MiB 21.2M/s 512KiB 21.2M/s 256KiB 20.6M/s
# ./flashbench --open-au --open-au-nr=4 --erasesize=$[16 * 1024 * 1024] /dev/sdd --blocksize=$[256 * 1024] 16MiB 21.7M/s 8MiB 21.5M/s 4MiB 21.5M/s 2MiB 21.3M/s 1MiB 21.2M/s 512KiB 21M/s 256KiB 20.4M/s
# ./flashbench --open-au --open-au-nr=5 --erasesize=$[16 * 1024 * 1024] /dev/sdd --blocksize=$[256 * 1024] 16MiB 21.4M/s 8MiB 21.3M/s 4MiB 16.9M/s 2MiB 15.3M/s 1MiB 14.6M/s 512KiB 14.1M/s 256KiB 13.7M/s
# ./flashbench --open-au --open-au-nr=6 --erasesize=$[16 * 1024 * 1024] /dev/sdd --blocksize=$[256 * 1024] 16MiB 21.3M/s 8MiB 21.2M/s 4MiB 14.8M/s 2MiB 12.8M/s 1MiB 12M/s 512KiB 9.32M/s 256KiB 11.2M/s
# ./flashbench --open-au --open-au-nr=4 --erasesize=$[8 * 1024 * 1024] /dev/sdd --random 8MiB 21.2M/s 4MiB 21.4M/s 2MiB 12.8M/s 1MiB 8.06M/s 512KiB 6.77M/s 256KiB 6.01M/s 128KiB 5.92M/s 64KiB 5.58M/s 32KiB 3.15M/s 16KiB 2.64M/s
# ./flashbench --open-au --open-au-nr=5 --erasesize=$[8 * 1024 * 1024] /dev/sdd --random 8MiB 21.3M/s 4MiB 17M/s 2MiB 11.1M/s 1MiB 7.7M/s 512KiB 5.67M/s 256KiB 6.19M/s 128KiB 5.13M/s 64KiB 5.69M/s 32KiB 3.19M/s 16KiB 2.2M/s
Can you guide me with what I should test next?