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transfer rates

  1. G

    Macbook Pro & Thunderbolt 3

    I have a 2019 MBP which has 4 USB-C ports, and if you look at the specs, they are rated at 40 Gbps. I just bought a LaCie 4GB external Thunderbolt 3 drive, yet when it's plugged in, it is showing a transfer rate of only 10Gbps. Does anyone know why or where the bottleneck? I was thinking of also...
  2. MCAN

    New M.2 drive has very slow transfer speeds

    Hello everyone, Yesterday I installed an ADATA SX8200 M.2 drive via a PCIe adapter in my 2009 Mac Pro (flashed to 5,1) and have found the read/write speeds to be less than stellar. For a drive that is supposed to get speeds of 3200 MB/s read and 1700MB/s write, I am getting lackluster speeds...