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LS KIOXIA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 176% (126th of 1072)

Based on 538 user benchmarks.  Model: KBG50ZNT256G LS KIOXIA
Poor: 115%Average: 176% Great: 227%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kbg50znt256g LS KIOXIA 256GB averaged 76.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kbg50znt256g LS KIOXIA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 812MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 870MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kbg50znt256g LS KIOXIA 256GB is 113%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kbg50znt256g LS KIOXIA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 457MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 92.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 538 samples)
Rank 126176%
Min Avg Max
795 Read 1,499 1,950
442 Write 1,163 1,562
426 Mixed 979 1,286
349 SusWrite 457 528
228% 1,025 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28 4K Read 51.1 57.8
42.1 4K Write 92.6 139
29.9 4K Mixed 54.8 75.5
197% 66.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
466 DQ Read 870 1,131
162 DQ Write 406 796
330 DQ Mixed 812 1,134
556% 696 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0108ANLS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1142 377 352 392 399 399 MB/s
286% Outstanding
Read 1,928
Write 1,720
Mixed 1,295
SusWrite 510
304% 1,364 MB/s
4K Read 70.7
4K Write 234
4K Mixed 103
363% 136 MB/s
DQ Read 1,539
DQ Write 1,392
DQ Mixed 1356
1,047% 1,429 MB/s
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0108ANLS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 990 358 395 389 394 401 MB/s
230% Outstanding
Read 1,904
Write 1,604
Mixed 1,288
SusWrite 488
294% 1,321 MB/s
4K Read 61.3
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 80.7
277% 98.3 MB/s
DQ Read 927
DQ Write 778
DQ Mixed 866
645% 857 MB/s
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0108ANLS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1199 392 397 405 393 409 MB/s
226% Outstanding
Read 2,051
Write 1,560
Mixed 1,365
SusWrite 532
307% 1,377 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 69.7
233% 79 MB/s
DQ Read 992
DQ Write 772
DQ Mixed 868
653% 877 MB/s
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0108ANLS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 703 514 368 374 389 384 MB/s
176% Outstanding
Read 1,664
Write 1,247
Mixed 1,016
SusWrite 455
244% 1,095 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 63.5
214% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 454
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 287
224% 315 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0107ANLS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 640 359 354 367 372 379 MB/s
125% Outstanding
Read 1,294
Write 891
Mixed 930
SusWrite 412
196% 882 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 33.1
110% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 457
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 531
337% 389 MB/s
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0108ANLS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 492 364 341 339 333 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 591
Write 507
Mixed 546
SusWrite 392
114% 509 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 48.4
4K Mixed 36.3
119% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 606
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 394
287% 386 MB/s
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Ryzen 5 6600HAMDBench 77%, 1,386 samples126x
Ryzen 7 6800HAMDBench 78%, 6,532 samples37x
Ryzen 5 7535HS GraphicsAMDBench 80%, 1,150 samples29x
GPU
Radeon GraphicsAMDBench 27%, 25,679 samples109x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 55%, 38,648 samples47x
RTX 4050 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 96%, 5,690 samples18x
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LS KIOXIA 256GBKbg50znt256gBench 176%, 538 samples35x
RAM
MTC4C10163S1SC48BA1 1x8GBMicronBench 64%, 906 samples31x
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 1x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 1,721 samples28x
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 2x8GBSamsungBench 120%, 26,893 samples27x
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