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Kbg40znv256g

KIOXIA 256GB

KIOXIA 256GB
BENCHMARKS (13,541)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -295%Effective Speed -295%Average Score -317%Read -345%, Write -521%, 4K Read -132%, 4K Write -167%, Mixed -301%, 4K Mixed -139%, SusWrite -613%Peak Score -309%Read -293%, Write -340%, 4K Read -242%, 4K Write -149%, Mixed -262%, 4K Mixed -194%, SusWrite -680%Value & Sentiment -437%User Rating -37%, Market Share -837%Nice To Haves -160%DQ Read -79%, DQ Write -135%, DQ Mixed -201%, ADQ Read -134%, ADQ Write -220%, ADQ Mixed -211%, Age -173%, AS-SSD Total -127%

Average Bench: 138% (178^th of 1080)

Based on 13,541 user benchmarks. Model: KBG40ZNV256G KIOXIA

Poor: 68%Average: 138% Great: 210%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kbg40znv256g KIOXIA 256GB averaged 38.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kbg40znv256g KIOXIA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 477MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 731MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kbg40znv256g KIOXIA 256GB is 142%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kbg40znv256g KIOXIA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 442MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 77.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13,541 samples)

Rank 178138%

Min	Avg	Max
229	Read 943	1,509
147	Write 751	1,463
240	Mixed 806	1,289
217	SusWrite 442	587
165% 736 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.2	4K Read 38.2	56.1
17.2	4K Write 77.7	152
13.9	4K Mixed 46.2	74.4
158% 54.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
204	DQ Read 731	1,297
83.7	DQ Write 393	809
120	DQ Mixed 477	697
377% 534 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

URY-User, 15 hrs ago.

214GB free

Firmware: HP00AE00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 980 826 390 388 324 391 MB/s

222% Outstanding

Write 1,475

Mixed 1,295

SusWrite 550

272% 1,214 MB/s

4K Read 52.4

4K Write 157

4K Mixed 71.2

254% 93.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,454

DQ Write 750

DQ Mixed 717

636% 974 MB/s

HUN-User, 1 hr ago.

117GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP00AE00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 860 877 407 405 400 408 MB/s

197% Outstanding

Write 1,295

Mixed 1,110

SusWrite 560

232% 1,030 MB/s

4K Read 53.5

4K Write 125

4K Mixed 70.7

238% 82.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,128

DQ Write 787

DQ Mixed 710

597% 875 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 day ago.

65GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP00AE00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 26 35 20 27 20 MB/s

65.3% Good

Write 14

Mixed 27.2

SusWrite 25.1

22% 102 MB/s

4K Read 121

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 3.2

188% 41.9 MB/s

AUS-User, 16 hrs ago.

112GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP00AE00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 250 314 332 290 111 MB/s

61.7% Good

Write 256

Mixed 530

SusWrite 274

93% 416 MB/s

4K Read 18.2

4K Write 22.5

4K Mixed 15.2

59% 18.6 MB/s

DQ Read 72.9

DQ Write 56.8

DQ Mixed 67.2

50% 65.6 MB/s

USA-User, 9 hrs ago.

148GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP00AE00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 239 275 269 268 269 MB/s

53.5% Above average

Write 278

Mixed 275

SusWrite 259

63% 281 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 41.5

4K Mixed 7.5

62% 23.1 MB/s

DQ Read 175

DQ Write 162

DQ Mixed 323

200% 220 MB/s

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Workstation 51%

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System: HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop TG01-1xxx

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $94Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	3,044x
Core i5-10400Intel $105Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	557x
Core i3-10100Intel $87Bench 80%, 24,563 samples	524x

GPU
GTX 1650S (Super)Nvidia $295Bench 59%, 180,577 samples	1,339x
GTX 1650Nvidia $141Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	1,053x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $225Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	806x

SSD
KIOXIA 256GBKbg40znv256gBench 138%, 13,541 samples	1x

RAM
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 91%, 9,246 samples	453x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 2,680 samples	290x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 71%, 9,655 samples	283x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $389

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Kbg40znv256g

KIOXIA 256GB

Average Bench: 138% (178^th of 1080)

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Kbg40znv256g

KIOXIA 256GB

Average Bench: 138% (178th of 1080)

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Terrible consistency

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Average Bench

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System: HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop TG01-1xxx

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Average Bench: 138% (178^th of 1080)