CPU Intel Core i5 2500K
Motherboard ASRock Extreme4 Gen3
Graphics MSI NVIDIA GTX 580
Memory 8GB Kingston HyperX 1600MHz CL9
HDD - Samsung 830 256GB SSD
- Kingston SSDNow V+ 128GB
PSU Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 750W

For the purpose of testing the ICY DOCK MB981U3-1SA I will be testing its performance by using a Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB this drive is 3.5” and capable of 6Gbps. To ascertain performance we will observe read operation in a number of benchmark tools. Though the Seagate drive is 6Gbps it will obviously be restrained by the USB 3.0 interface. The MB981U3-1SA will be connected to one of the USB 3.0 ports (Etron) on the ASRock Extreme4 Gen3. The following benchmark tools are well known and highly regarded and are therefore a reliable testing suite.

Benchmark 1: HD Tach 3.0
Benchmark 2: HD Tune 4.60
Benchmark 3: SiSoft SANDRA 2011 – HDD (Physical Disks)