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NINTENDO SWITCH 2 GAME DATA TRANSFER COMPARISON
For this test, the Samsung P9 Express microSD Express 256GB Memory Card is installed into the Switch 2 and game data is moved from the console to the card and then moved back to the console, both timings being measured and recorded. The size of the data being moved is 34.4GB.
NINTENDO SWITCH 2 GAME LOAD TIME COMPARISON
This benchmark entails transfering all game data to the storage card and measuring the time for the game to start, drawing data from that SDXC Express card.
MICROSDXC EXPRESS SUSTAINED WRITE COMPARISON
In order to obtain sustained write performance, an 85GB file is transferred from the PC to the microSDXC Express card via the SanDisk Dual Card SD Express Card Pro-Reader. By using this reader, data transfer was achieved while maintaining a suitable card temperature. The sustained write result of the Samsung P9 Express microSDXC 256GB card was determined to be 205MB/s, similar to the other Samsung release.
Quite frankly, the write data tranfer speed may differ significantly, but sustained write speeds for all are very similar
REPORT SUMMARY AND FINAL THOUGHTS
When we first began this report, we noted Samsung’s comparatively low write speeds across both of the microSD Express cards it has brought to market, and we also identified the P9 as the lowest-priced card we’ve tested to date. This raised an obvious question: is the trade-off in speed worth the cost savings? There’s no question that the Samsung P9 Express is currently the most affordable microSD Express card available.
The Samsung P9 Express comes in just below its rated 784MB/s read and 269MB/s write data transfer and also comes with a limited 3-year warranty and their 6-way protection guarantee. Checking out the P9 Express game load time, software transfer and sustained performance comparisons, we think the value provided makes this a very worthy consideration for ones Nintendo Switch 2.
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