Another three weeks have passed, so it is time for me to post my latest results. Here they are.
Imaging/Check Image Times
Computer:
2019 Dell XPS 8930 SE Desktop Computer
i7 CPU, 32 GB RAM
DELL GeForce RTX 2060 GPU (6 GB Memory)
Three Internal Drives:
Drive 0 [HDD]: ST2000DM008-2FR102 (ZFL0WX49) [1863 GB] D:
Drive 1 [HDD]: WDC WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 (V30884SF) [3726 GB] G: (Target Image Drive)
Drive 2 [SSD]: SSDPEMKF010T8 NVMe INTEL 1024GB (5CD2_E428_9150_7048.) [953 GB] (Source Image Drive)
No BitLocker Encryption on any Drives
Common Defaults to all three programs:
High Priority
Full Disk/Partition Images (all six used partitions, one partition (7) is empty)
Source Drive: Internal Intel 1 TB SSD (Disk 2)
Target Drive: Internal WD Black 4 TB HDD (Disk 1)
Default Compression (Recommended)
OS: Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (26200.9168), unless otherwise stated.
Recommended Program Defaults, unless otherwise noted.
Listed in chronological order of testing (
earliest date to the latest date).
2026-09-04 (
Times rounded off to the nearest minute)
Macrium Reflect 8 Home [MR8H] (8.1.8853 UEFI)
Default Filters
Disk 2 (6 partitions) Size: 256.9 GB
MR8 Image Size: 185.4 GB
Image Backup - Disk 2: 13:42 - 13:56 (14 minutes)
Image Verify - Disk 2: 13:56 - 14:10 (14 minutes)
Total Imaging Time: 28 minutes
2026-09-10 (
Times rounded off to the nearest minute)
OS: Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (26200.9445)
2026 Easeus Todo Backup Home [ETBH] (18.0.0 [Build 20251203])
Default Filters
Disk 2 (6 partitions) Size: 259.7 GB
ETBH Image Size: 201.9 GB
Image Backup - Disk 2: 13:28 - 13:44 (16 minutes)
Check Image - Disk 2: 13:45 - 14:07 (24 minutes)
Total Imaging Time: 40 minutes
2026-09-18 (
Times rounded off to the nearest minute)
OS: Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (26200.9457)
Hasleo Backup Suite Professional [HBSP] 5.9.2.3
Default Filters, Smart Backup enabled, Highest Priority.
Disk 2 (6 partitions) Size: 258.8 GB
HBSP Image Size: 174.9 GB GB
Image Backup - Disk 2: 13:49 - 14:03 (14 minutes)
Check Complete Image - Disk 2: 14:04 - 14:18 (14 minutes)
Total Imaging Time: 28 minutes
Note that this backup cycle included
different Windows 11 Pro Build versions
for each backup program tested in
this three-week cycle. I have not encountered that before, but Windows issued an OOB (
Out Of Band) update after the ETBH testing date.
Have a great day.
Regards,
Phil