Kbg50zns256g

KIOXIA 256GB

KIOXIA 256GB
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Effective Speed +30% Effective Speed 30%Average Score +51% Read 152%, Write 148%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -62%, Mixed 120%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite 34%Peak Score +108% Read 254%, Write 257%, 4K Read 38%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed 162%, 4K Mixed 26%, SusWrite 25%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +214% DQ Read 320%, DQ Write 280%, DQ Mixed 280%, ADQ Read 61%, ADQ Write 23%, ADQ Mixed 48%, Age 452%, AS-SSD Total 250%

Average Bench: 128% (182^nd of 1072)

Based on 13 user benchmarks. Model: KBG50ZNS256G KIOXIA

Poor: 67%Average: 128% Great: 162%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kbg50zns256g KIOXIA 256GB averaged 27.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kbg50zns256g KIOXIA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 386MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,153MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kbg50zns256g KIOXIA 256GB is 95.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kbg50zns256g KIOXIA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 54.1MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 396MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)

Rank 182128%

Min	Avg	Max
525	Read 1,153	1,796
309	Write 1,005	1729
176	Mixed 791	1110
247	SusWrite 396	484
187% 836 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.1	4K Read 31.3	59.5
10.4	4K Write 54.1	118
8.1	4K Mixed 36	73.4
122% 40.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
208	DQ Read 524	1,541
84.2	DQ Write 355	1,360
134	DQ Mixed 386	1,257
303% 422 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

AUS-User, 1 month ago.

172GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP01ANF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1140 326 339 382 359 359 MB/s

159% Outstanding

Write 1,318

Mixed 1,055

SusWrite 484

240% 1,072 MB/s

4K Read 45.6

4K Write 76

4K Mixed 46.1

168% 55.9 MB/s

DQ Read 607

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 419

320% 442 MB/s

DEU-User, 5 months ago.

114GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ANGA0101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 513 362 337 376 386 380 MB/s

120% Outstanding

Write 678

Mixed 752

SusWrite 392

163% 732 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 79.9

4K Mixed 35.2

124% 46.3 MB/s

DQ Read 403

DQ Write 220

DQ Mixed 488

316% 370 MB/s

NZL-User, 3 months ago.

173GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP01ANF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 224 291 314 200 169 MB/s

59.3% Above average

Write 309

Mixed 176

SusWrite 247

70% 314 MB/s

4K Read 12.1

4K Write 20.1

4K Mixed 18.3

52% 16.8 MB/s

DQ Read 208

DQ Write 84.2

DQ Mixed 134

102% 142 MB/s

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Desktop 40%

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Workstation 9%

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System: HP Pro x360 Fortis 11 inch G9 Notebook PC

CPU
Pentium Silver N6000IntelBench 34%, 1,823 samples	33x
Celeron N5100IntelBench 34%, 996 samples	10x
Celeron N4500IntelBench 28%, 1,026 samples	1x

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UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 1,242 samples	33x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 2,226 samples	10x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 2%, 4,536 samples	1x

SSD
KIOXIA 256GBKbg50zns256gBench 128%, 13 samples	9x

RAM
K4A8G165WC-BCWE 2x4GBSamsungBench 69%, 1,054 samples	19x
H5AN8G6NDJR-XNC 2x4GBHynixBench 67%, 684 samples	17x
MT40A512M16TB-062E:R 2x4GBMicronBench 66%, 267 samples	6x

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Kbg50zns256g

KIOXIA 256GB

Average Bench: 128% (182^nd of 1072)

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Kbg50zns256g

KIOXIA 256GB

Average Bench: 128% (182nd of 1072)

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Terrible consistency

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System: HP Pro x360 Fortis 11 inch G9 Notebook PC

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Average Bench: 128% (182^nd of 1072)