almost certainly an allocation block size difference. Make a small file. As in, open text edit and make a one word text file. Save it on one volume and copy to the other. compare file sizes.
Identical!
(I've never heard of different sized allocation blocks in different volumes; I thought 4k was default...standard...carved in stone...unless willfully changed by a user, of course.)
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