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Kioxia-exceria

PLUS SSD 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 195% (102nd of 1072)

Based on 594 user benchmarks.  Model: KIOXIA-EXCERIA PLUS SSD
Poor: 124%Average: 195% Great: 263%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kioxia-exceria PLUS SSD 500GB averaged 94.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kioxia-exceria PLUS SSD 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 977MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,177MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kioxia-exceria PLUS SSD 500GB is 138%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kioxia-exceria PLUS SSD 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 38.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 757MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 594 samples)
Rank 102195%
Min Avg Max
482 Read 1,080 1,603
1,036 Write 1,844 2,373
314 Mixed 1,115 1,677
449 SusWrite 757 1,088
271% 1,199 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.5 4K Read 38.5 49.2
60.9 4K Write 122 186
24.3 4K Mixed 54.1 71
192% 71.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
706 DQ Read 1,177 1,630
435 DQ Write 928 1,507
401 DQ Mixed 977 1,461
752% 1,027 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFA10.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 894 577 544 515 216 632 MB/s
258% Outstanding
Read 1,533
Write 2,368
Mixed 1,664
SusWrite 563
346% 1,532 MB/s
4K Read 57.4
4K Write 214
4K Mixed 74.6
296% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,643
DQ Write 1,607
DQ Mixed 1,487
1,155% 1,579 MB/s
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFA10.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2260 952 769 769 769 769 MB/s
225% Outstanding
Read 1,529
Write 2,275
Mixed 1,628
SusWrite 1048
366% 1,620 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 49.8
160% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,313
DQ Write 928
DQ Mixed 1,050
804% 1,097 MB/s
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFA10.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 583 345 364 382 377 377 MB/s
163% Outstanding
Read 616
Write 1,441
Mixed 665
SusWrite 405
178% 782 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 59.2
208% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1324
DQ Write 924
DQ Mixed 491
538% 913 MB/s
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFA10.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 681 574 584 269 494 577 MB/s
139% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 1,148
Mixed 294
SusWrite 530
138% 606 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 55.8
163% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1000
DQ Write 648
DQ Mixed 807
606% 818 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFA10.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 580 485 348 350 358 358 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 243
Write 1,282
Mixed 169
SusWrite 413
121% 527 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 41.1
153% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 878
DQ Mixed 418
446% 739 MB/s
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Gaming 26%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 23%
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CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples1,018x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples956x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples906x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples485x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples458x
SSD
PLUS SSD 500GBKioxia-exceriaBench 195%, 594 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples1,364x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples487x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples354x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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