Average Bench: 117% (194th of 1072)

Based on 147 user benchmarks.  Model: KBG40ZPZ256G BG4A KIOXIA
Poor: 80%Average: 117% Great: 150%

Outstanding average bench

The Kbg40zpz256g BG4A KIOXIA 256GB averaged 16.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kbg40zpz256g BG4A KIOXIA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 409MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 556MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kbg40zpz256g BG4A KIOXIA 256GB is 70.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kbg40zpz256g BG4A KIOXIA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 213MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 443MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 147 samples)
Min Avg Max
539 Read 716 969
366 Write 646 916
430 Mixed 672 921
339 SusWrite 443 533
139% 619 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.4 4K Read 34.2 48.9
24.6 4K Write 69.7 107
14.8 4K Mixed 41.4 61.8
142% 48.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
252 DQ Read 556 775
85.3 DQ Write 213 343
139 DQ Mixed 409 597
296% 393 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 677 667 480 393 395 394 MB/s
Read 727
Write 667
Mixed 749
SusWrite 501
149% 661 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 61.2
4K Mixed 39.4
129% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 53.9
104% 212 MB/s
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 441 448 451 385 386 MB/s
Read 594
Write 540
Mixed 532
SusWrite 425
118% 523 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 33.6
4K Mixed 22.4
70% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 96.5
DQ Mixed 192
143% 195 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,710,260 SSDs tested

Typical BG4A KIOXIA 256GB Builds (Compare 1,936 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 7

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