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# TLDR
When using the BlueSCSI on a Vintage Mac you can expect about `1024KB/sec` read, `900KB/sec` write, `1ms` seek. Keep reading to see what factors may influence your speed.
# Help us collect data
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# Influences on speed of BlueSCSI
These are 25-30 year old computers, there are many things that change the profile of the performance you get.
The main thing to remember is to enjoy your vintage computer.
## Testing software
Most users use [SCSI Director Pro 4](https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/scsi-director-pro-40) but other software may provide different results.
## Host machine
A PowerPC machine is going to have faster access than a Plus or SE.
## SD Format
Using exFAT as the format will provide a substantial increase in speed over FAT32.
## SD Card
Quality, name brand SD cards can provide a gain in performance over no name or fakes.
## BluePill
The CH32 clone does benchmark slightly better than the STM32, though it is a very small difference. Other clones, fakes, etc show little to no difference.
## Comparing to Spinning Disks
Spinning HDD have higher read/write speeds, but the BlueSCSI (and all modern SCSI SD solutions) "feel" faster due to the near instant seek times.