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KBG50ZNT512G LS KIOXIA 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 223% (79th of 1072)

Based on 343 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe KBG50ZNT512G LS KIOXIA
Poor: 155%Average: 223% Great: 291%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme KBG50ZNT512G LS KIOXIA 512GB averaged 122.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme KBG50ZNT512G LS KIOXIA 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 848MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,054MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme KBG50ZNT512G LS KIOXIA 512GB is 136%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme KBG50ZNT512G LS KIOXIA 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 627MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 138MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 343 samples)
Rank 79223%
Min Avg Max
1,064 Read 1,742 2,366
792 Write 1,431 2,063
809 Mixed 1,188 1,592
500 SusWrite 627 719
279% 1,247 MB/s
Min Avg Max
36 4K Read 56.6 70.7
69.9 4K Write 138 205
45.3 4K Mixed 75.8 101
256% 90.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
565 DQ Read 1,054 1,482
263 DQ Write 519 1,195
445 DQ Mixed 848 1,298
613% 807 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
249GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0106ANLS Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1183 404 424 422 415 424 MB/s
277% Outstanding
Read 2,045
Write 2,311
Mixed 1407
SusWrite 545
353% 1,577 MB/s
4K Read 56.8
4K Write 225
4K Mixed 103
338% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 1,427
DQ Write 1,124
DQ Mixed 1,266
950% 1,272 MB/s
252GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0106ANLS Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 981 389 408 453 424 430 MB/s
274% Outstanding
Read 2,237
Write 2,244
Mixed 1,372
SusWrite 514
355% 1,592 MB/s
4K Read 59.2
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 96.2
322% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1,298
DQ Write 1,053
DQ Mixed 1,197
890% 1,182 MB/s
229GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0106ANLS Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1058 410 420 422 417 405 MB/s
266% Outstanding
Read 2,193
Write 1,969
Mixed 1,346
SusWrite 522
336% 1,508 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 91.3
312% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,220
DQ Write 1,000
DQ Mixed 1,048
801% 1,089 MB/s
396GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0106ANLS Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1752 760 428 419 418 416 MB/s
235% Outstanding
Read 1657
Write 1,399
Mixed 1,142
SusWrite 699
274% 1,224 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 77.3
267% 98.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,416
DQ Write 530
DQ Mixed 1,034
748% 993 MB/s
385GB free
Firmware: 0106ANLS Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1620 966 424 438 432 434 MB/s
219% Outstanding
Read 1,839
Write 1,160
Mixed 1,196
SusWrite 719
274% 1,228 MB/s
4K Read 58.2
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 74.4
247% 84.3 MB/s
DQ Read 740
DQ Write 365
DQ Mixed 682
472% 596 MB/s
281GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0106ANLS Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1662 839 426 423 428 417 MB/s
216% Outstanding
Read 1,841
Write 1,584
Mixed 1,312
SusWrite 699
304% 1359 MB/s
4K Read 56.6
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 72.9
245% 84.4 MB/s
DQ Read 727
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 580
419% 551 MB/s
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0106ANLS Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 591 448 448 443 453 448 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 1,279
Write 1,261
Mixed 916
SusWrite 472
220% 982 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 40.2
4K Mixed 23.5
120% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 455
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 363
256% 331 MB/s
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0106ANLS Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 570 435 438 452 456 454 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 1,246
Write 1,046
Mixed 934
SusWrite 468
206% 923 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 36.9
114% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 459
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 362
256% 332 MB/s
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CPU
Core i5-12450HIntelBench 89%, 9,550 samples670x
Core i5-12500HIntelBench 94%, 11,588 samples507x
Core i7-12650HIntelBench 96%, 16,339 samples400x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 11%, 18,986 samples641x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 55%, 38,648 samples353x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples290x
SSD
KBG50ZNT512G LS KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 223%, 343 samples1x
RAM
RMSA3320MR78HAF-3200 2x8GBRamaxelBench 86%, 885 samples247x
HMAA2GS6CJR8N-XN 1x16GBHynixBench 44%, 4,293 samples189x
M471A2G43BB2-CWE 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 2,466 samples174x
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