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Effective Speed -171%Effective Speed -171%Average Score -196%Read -143%, Write -271%, 4K Read -100%, 4K Write -53%, Mixed -199%, 4K Mixed -77%, SusWrite -530%Peak Score -274%Read -177%, Write -295%, 4K Read -232%, 4K Write -91%, Mixed -262%, 4K Mixed -159%, SusWrite -705%Value & Sentiment -2,657%User Rating -37%, Market Share -5,278%Nice To Haves -116%DQ Read -100%, DQ Write -88%, DQ Mixed -165%, ADQ Read -102%, ADQ Write -88%, ADQ Mixed -117%, Age -147%, AS-SSD Total -119%

Average Bench: 201% (103^rd of 1080)

Based on 642 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe KXG60ZNV256G KIOXIA

Poor: 129%Average: 201% Great: 251%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme KXG60ZNV256G KIOXIA 256GB averaged 100.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme KXG60ZNV256G KIOXIA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 685MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,724MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme KXG60ZNV256G KIOXIA 256GB is 122%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme KXG60ZNV256G KIOXIA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 502MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 43.9MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 642 samples)

Rank 103201%

Min	Avg	Max
1,006	Read 1,724	2,141
407	Write 1,260	1,629
651	Mixed 1,081	1,293
368	SusWrite 502	569
254% 1,142 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.9	4K Read 43.9	56.8
52.6	4K Write 135	198
32.6	4K Mixed 62.4	84.2
218% 80.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
419	DQ Read 849	1,160
212	DQ Write 669	1,011
336	DQ Mixed 685	792
533% 734 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IND-User, 15 days ago.

207GB free

Firmware: AGHA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1298 639 409 409 412 410 MB/s

186% Outstanding

Write 1,340

Mixed 1,046

SusWrite 596

261% 1,170 MB/s

4K Read 40.8

4K Write 89.6

4K Mixed 53.3

178% 61.2 MB/s

DQ Read 893

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 600

439% 591 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

83GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AGHA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1168 434 405 320 341 386 MB/s

174% Outstanding

Write 1,330

Mixed 1,002

SusWrite 509

243% 1,089 MB/s

4K Read 41.8

4K Write 92.7

4K Mixed 54

182% 62.8 MB/s

DQ Read 868

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 567

423% 578 MB/s

USA-User, 19 days ago.

155GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AGHA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1213 398 400 407 404 394 MB/s

154% Outstanding

Write 1,079

Mixed 1,099

SusWrite 536

210% 934 MB/s

4K Read 37.4

4K Write 149

4K Mixed 34.4

180% 73.6 MB/s

DQ Read 702

DQ Write 536

DQ Mixed 567

438% 602 MB/s

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Workstation 13%

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System: HP Victus by HP Laptop 16-d0xxx

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Core i5-11400HIntelBench 80%, 35,470 samples	2,856x
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 79,827 samples	1,282x
Gen Intel Core i5-11260H11thBench 72%, 2,929 samples	28x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 25,082 samples	1,671x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples	715x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	698x

SSD
KXG60ZNV256G KIOXIA 256GBNvmeBench 201%, 642 samples	495x

RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples	701x
M471A5244CB0-CWE 2x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 26,749 samples	505x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples	464x

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