Does USBc make a difference on a classic Mac Pro 5,1 2010? Sonnet Allegro and the Samsung T7 vs M1

I bought a Sonnet Allegro USB 3.2 Gen 2 card and a Samsung T7 External NVMe SSD. I wanted to compare it to my old Sonnet Allegro USB 3.2 Gen 1 card to see how much of a performance increase it was, how well it worked with various devices, and to compare it against the modern Macs, in my possession (MacBook Pro 2017 and MacBook Air M1). Some of the results are surprising, and some are not.



0:00 Intro
1:24 Interlude
1:46 USB Overview
3:53 Sonnet Allegro and... Sonnet Allegro
5:11 Benchmark Intro
5:40 Samsung T7
6:09 CrystalDisk Mark and Results
8:00 Mac Pro 2010 vs MacBook Pro 2017 vs MacBook Air M1
10:17 Summary of results
10:44 Dumb USB Experiments!
12:46 Target Disk Modes
14:36 Oculus Quest 2
16:19 Closing Remarks and Outro

Edits/Corrections:
I refer to my Oculus Quest 2 as just the Quest. Of course, the first comment I received pointed out there's now a port of CrystalDiskMark for Mac! Thanks to Alejandra!
https://www.katsurashareware.com/amor...
Added to the Mac Pro Upgrade a bunch of less expensive USB controllers by FebSmart and LTRiver confirmed with macOS 10.11.x support to the Mac Pro Upgrade guide since creating this video.




The Definitive Classic Mac Pro (2006-2012) Upgrade Guide
http://blog.greggant.com/posts/2018/0...

The Definitive Trashcan Mac Pro 6.1 (Late 2013) Upgrade Guide
http://blog.greggant.com/posts/2019/0...


Referenced in Video:
Sonnet Allegro USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
https://www.sonnettech.com/product/al...

Samsung T7
https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor...

Headsoftechnology: How to Add USB-C to your Mac Pro | Sonnet Allegro USB 3.1 PCIe Review
   • How to Add USB-C to your Mac Pro | So...  

Beer consumed:
Fort George Matryoshka 2018
https://fortgeorgebrewery.com/beer/ma...

Edited in Final Cut Pro X, Motion, Compressor, Pixelmator Pro on a MacBook Air M1, video recorded on iPhone 12 Pro + Shure MV88. Voice-over recorded/mixed on a Shure SM7b + FocusRite Clarrett , Cubase Studio on Mac Pro. Music by me.