Average Bench: 156% (146th of 1072)

Based on 39 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe KIOXIA-EXCERIA S

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme KIOXIA-EXCERIA S 250GB averaged 55.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme KIOXIA-EXCERIA S 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 609MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 786MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme KIOXIA-EXCERIA S 250GB is 75.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme KIOXIA-EXCERIA S 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 438MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 38.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 39 samples)
Min Avg Max
373 Read 923 1,252
590 Write 1,004 1,208
130 Mixed 835 1,102
221 SusWrite 438 723
180% 800 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11 4K Read 38.6 52.8
27.3 4K Write 114 187
13 4K Mixed 53.6 66.3
188% 68.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
248 DQ Read 754 842
205 DQ Write 786 1,174
197 DQ Mixed 609 770
502% 716 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFA12.9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1178 702 365 367 366 366 MB/s
Read 1,209
Write 1,212
Mixed 1,094
SusWrite 557
229% 1,018 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 94.5
4K Mixed 54
180% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 817
DQ Write 548
DQ Mixed 775
553% 714 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFA12.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1041 863 341 346 353 348 MB/s
Read 1,167
Write 1,074
Mixed 960
SusWrite 548
210% 937 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 48.1
158% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 818
DQ Write 769
DQ Mixed 676
540% 754 MB/s
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFA12.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1124 899 357 354 359 360 MB/s
Read 1,122
Write 1,147
Mixed 1,064
SusWrite 575
220% 977 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 51.6
165% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 817
DQ Write 552
DQ Mixed 751
543% 707 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1156 719 352 360 360 360 MB/s
Read 1,200
Write 1,151
Mixed 1,033
SusWrite 551
221% 984 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 85.6
4K Mixed 50.2
161% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 796
DQ Write 482
DQ Mixed 740
524% 673 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFA12.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1047 859 313 346 356 355 MB/s
Read 979
Write 952
Mixed 486
SusWrite 546
166% 741 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 76.2
4K Mixed 25.8
121% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 803
DQ Write 881
DQ Mixed 746
588% 810 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFA12.9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 254 244 250 201 213 MB/s
Read 389
Write 682
Mixed 480
SusWrite 252
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 49
4K Mixed 24.4
83% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 235
185% 257 MB/s
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 202 153 302 196 396 MB/s
Read 395
Write 626
Mixed 324
SusWrite 239
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 11
4K Write 27.3
4K Mixed 13
48% 17.1 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 275
193% 243 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,870,045 SSDs tested

Typical KIOXIA-EXCERIA S 250GB Builds (Compare 2,016 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3080

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