which is faster 7200rpm hd or USB 2.0 pen drive?

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  1. federerr

    federerr Member

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    was just wondering which would be faster loading up one of my pc games.

    i was thinking as ive got a 8gb usb 2.0 pen drive, that if i installed a game onto it then it would run faster as theres no moving parts inside than the regular hard drive that spins. is this true?

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    The memory in USB sticks is low speed, typically up to 20MB/s max. Additionally USB itself is limited to 30MB/s no matter what you plug into it. Internal hard drives typically manage between 50 and 75MB/s for normal 7200rpm drives, up to 110MB/s for 10,000rpm drives. 120MB/s + for Solid State Drives. The no moving parts rule does apply, your PC's RAM manages several thousand MB/s, however, it's all about the type of RAM. USB sticks just aren't fast.
     
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    is the hd internal or external?
     
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    ta for response Sam.

    i never thought of the memory speed itself tbh, just took into consideration the moving parts etc.

    anyway thanks
     
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