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LA KIOXIA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 151% (154th of 1072)

Based on 115 user benchmarks.  Model: KBG5AZNT256G LA KIOXIA
Poor: 77%Average: 151% Great: 234%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kbg5aznt256g LA KIOXIA 256GB averaged 51.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kbg5aznt256g LA KIOXIA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 522MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,273MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kbg5aznt256g LA KIOXIA 256GB is 158%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kbg5aznt256g LA KIOXIA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 436MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 75.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 115 samples)
Rank 154151%
Min Avg Max
457 Read 1,273 2,064
244 Write 998 1,673
321 Mixed 879 1,334
294 SusWrite 436 530
200% 897 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.2 4K Read 43.1 61
15.7 4K Write 75.5 136
10.2 4K Mixed 47.7 78.4
166% 55.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
198 DQ Read 606 1,221
72.1 DQ Write 408 953
142 DQ Mixed 522 1,014
386% 512 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1108ANLA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1244 395 381 395 401 398 MB/s
210% Outstanding
Read 1,944
Write 1,242
Mixed 1,320
SusWrite 536
280% 1,260 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 65.8
216% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 832
DQ Write 595
DQ Mixed 708
530% 711 MB/s
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1108ANLA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 973 467 384 312 375 379 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 1,204
Write 989
Mixed 928
SusWrite 482
201% 901 MB/s
4K Read 58.6
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 62.9
214% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 795
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 577
415% 548 MB/s
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1108ANLA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 451 397 404 399 391 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 1,446
Write 1,133
Mixed 1,021
SusWrite 484
228% 1,021 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 76.2
4K Mixed 51.3
172% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 589
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 512
357% 456 MB/s
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1108ANLA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 708 576 323 329 344 339 MB/s
134% Outstanding
Read 670
Write 769
Mixed 596
SusWrite 437
139% 618 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 59.7
200% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 562
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 514
350% 438 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1109ANLA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 190 138 139 139 143 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 1691
Write 244
Mixed 668
SusWrite 193
152% 699 MB/s
4K Read 65.8
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 13.6
119% 27.8 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1108ANLA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 843 494 345 314 351 322 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 907
Write 882
Mixed 714
SusWrite 445
165% 737 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 44.6
4K Mixed 38.5
104% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 490
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 478
316% 384 MB/s
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Gaming 15%
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Desktop 70%
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System: Lenovo 21B6S04400

CPU
Core i5-1235UIntelBench 60%, 8,532 samples16x
GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 18,007 samples16x
SSD
LA KIOXIA 256GBKbg5aznt256gBench 151%, 115 samples10x
RAM
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2B1 2x8GBMicronBench 62%, 93 samples8x
M471A1G44BB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 6,868 samples5x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 21,689 samples3x
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