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Kbg50zns512g

NVMe KIOXIA 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2022.

Average Bench: 180% (120th of 1072)

Based on 844 user benchmarks.  Model: KBG50ZNS512G NVMe KIOXIA 512GB
Poor: 84%Average: 180% Great: 285%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kbg50zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB averaged 80.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kbg50zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 608MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,512MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kbg50zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB is 201%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kbg50zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 581MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 91.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 844 samples)
Rank 120180%
Min Avg Max
620 Read 1,512 2,385
394 Write 1,231 2,159
393 Mixed 1,039 1,575
374 SusWrite 581 723
244% 1,091 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19 4K Read 46.2 68.9
18.8 4K Write 91.6 184
18.1 4K Mixed 55.7 94.6
190% 64.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
90.6 DQ Read 720 1,564
77.6 DQ Write 430 1,252
101 DQ Mixed 608 1,322
444% 586 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
325GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11200108 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2063 545 426 430 419 426 MB/s
262% Outstanding
Read 2,190
Write 1,900
Mixed 1,462
SusWrite 718
350% 1,568 MB/s
4K Read 65.1
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 89.4
299% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 948
DQ Write 739
DQ Mixed 821
620% 836 MB/s
340GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11200107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1523 964 425 430 423 430 MB/s
198% Outstanding
Read 1,828
Write 1,610
Mixed 1,244
SusWrite 699
301% 1,345 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 82.5
4K Mixed 54.3
182% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 842
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 806
536% 654 MB/s
316GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11200107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1552 947 419 428 425 432 MB/s
197% Outstanding
Read 1,800
Write 1,208
Mixed 1284
SusWrite 700
278% 1,248 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 53.6
176% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 929
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 766
526% 667 MB/s
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11200108 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1123 1132 426 432 426 430 MB/s
176% Outstanding
Read 1,640
Write 1,010
Mixed 1,230
SusWrite 662
253% 1,135 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 40.3
148% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 800
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 660
460% 589 MB/s
237GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11200108 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 798 377 390 380 384 365 MB/s
145% Outstanding
Read 1,174
Write 1,090
Mixed 849
SusWrite 449
199% 890 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 91
4K Mixed 52.8
169% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 565
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 500
345% 435 MB/s
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CPU
Core i7-1265UIntelBench 61%, 1,579 samples206x
Core i5-1235UIntelBench 60%, 8,532 samples203x
Core i5-1245UIntelBench 63%, 1,436 samples161x
GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 18,007 samples487x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 12%, 3,470 samples203x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples52x
SSD
NVMe KIOXIA 512GBKbg50zns512gBench 180%, 844 samples1x
RAM
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 26,875 samples103x
M471A1G44BB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 6,868 samples79x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E2 2x8GBUnknownBench 71%, 3,640 samples43x
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