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KXG60ZNV256G KIOXIA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 201% (95th of 1072)

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 642 samples)
Rank 95201%
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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AGHA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1154 395 394 411 343 339 MB/s
210% Outstanding
Read 1999
Write 1595
Mixed 1,151
SusWrite 506
292% 1,313 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 64.3
215% 78.2 MB/s
DQ Read 825
DQ Write 614
DQ Mixed 659
509% 699 MB/s
213GB free
Firmware: AGHA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1560 419 405 402 405 406 MB/s
199% Outstanding
Read 1,495
Write 1,516
Mixed 885
SusWrite 600
252% 1,124 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 65.6
223% 84.9 MB/s
DQ Read 749
DQ Write 768
DQ Mixed 763
572% 760 MB/s
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Typical KXG60ZNV256G KIOXIA 256GB Builds (Compare 3,980 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 13%
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Desktop 77%
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Workstation 13%
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System: HP Victus by HP Laptop 16-d0xxx

CPU
Core i5-11400HIntelBench 80%, 35,470 samples2,737x
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples1,217x
Gen Intel Core i5-11260H11thBench 72%, 2,929 samples26x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 25,082 samples1,612x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples678x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples663x
SSD
KXG60ZNV256G KIOXIA 256GBNvmeBench 201%, 642 samples486x
RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples670x
M471A5244CB0-CWE 2x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 26,749 samples498x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples452x
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