ReadyBoost: how much does it help?

Kingston_readyboostI’ve personally seen a noticeable performance gain when using ReadyBoost on my UMPC, but I’ve never quantified it. DarkVision Hardware just did, by testing the Kingston Data Traveler ReadyFlash on a Dell Inspiron 6400 notebook. While everyone’s devices, configurations and potential choices for a ReadyBoost device are different, I know that many folks are wondering just how much ReadyBoost can help.

DV Hardware’s test showed a meager 4.2% boost overall when running the PCMark05 benchmarks with and without ReadyBoost. Bear in mind the tested system was already in the high-end class of machines: 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and 2 GB of RAM. I suspect that I was to run a similar test on a UMPC, we’d see a bit more of a boost, so I’ll add this test to my to-do list; watch for an update before the end of the week.

(via Everything USB)

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