Average Bench: 124% (186th of 1071)

Based on 495 user benchmarks.  Model: KBG40ZNS512G BG4A KIOXIA

Outstanding average bench

The Kbg40zns512g BG4A KIOXIA 512GB averaged 24.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kbg40zns512g BG4A KIOXIA 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 446MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 603MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kbg40zns512g BG4A KIOXIA 512GB is 94.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kbg40zns512g BG4A KIOXIA 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 451MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 263MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 495 samples)
Min Avg Max
544 Read 793 1,111
370 Write 725 1,086
452 Mixed 734 1,008
343 SusWrite 451 527
152% 676 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.2 4K Read 34.4 50.9
20.8 4K Write 75.9 128
16.8 4K Mixed 43.4 67.8
148% 51.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
116 DQ Read 603 980
105 DQ Write 263 443
129 DQ Mixed 446 681
327% 437 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 769 771 437 319 341 349 MB/s
Read 1,015
Write 1,007
Mixed 1003
SusWrite 498
198% 881 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 63.6
211% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 851
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 659
469% 613 MB/s
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 799 806 410 363 371 369 MB/s
Read 1,074
Write 1,004
Mixed 981
SusWrite 520
201% 895 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 94.2
4K Mixed 55.3
185% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 759
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 579
416% 547 MB/s
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 544 442 415 249 349 MB/s
Read 955
Write 811
Mixed 810
SusWrite 415
168% 748 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 32.5
106% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 210
143% 176 MB/s
438GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 442 418 408 334 320 MB/s
Read 743
Write 440
Mixed 487
SusWrite 388
115% 515 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 53.7
4K Mixed 27.2
92% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 566
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 444
309% 396 MB/s
296GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 393 388 404 348 349 MB/s
Read 834
Write 550
Mixed 688
SusWrite 378
137% 613 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 35.4
4K Mixed 25.9
84% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 470
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 334
240% 316 MB/s
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 358 365 355 356 285 MB/s
Read 644
Write 361
Mixed 433
SusWrite 344
99% 446 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 21.8
4K Mixed 17.3
60% 18.8 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 70.3
DQ Mixed 137
102% 138 MB/s
406GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 253 237 243 232 243 MB/s
Read 449
Write 301
Mixed 356
SusWrite 238
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 8.1
4K Write 8.5
4K Mixed 7.5
26% 8.03 MB/s
DQ Read 59.7
DQ Write 19.2
DQ Mixed 70.3
44% 49.7 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,750,284 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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