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Effective Speed -183%Effective Speed -183%Average Score -153%Read -162%, Write -190%, 4K Read -90%, 4K Write -90%, Mixed -128%, 4K Mixed -82%, SusWrite -331%Peak Score -230%Read -205%, Write -207%, 4K Read -233%, 4K Write -167%, Mixed -175%, 4K Mixed -199%, SusWrite -424%Value & Sentiment -2,396%User Rating -37%, Market Share -4,756%Nice To Haves -154%DQ Read -159%, DQ Write -209%, DQ Mixed -202%, ADQ Read -196%, ADQ Write -322%, ADQ Mixed -223%, Age 264%, AS-SSD Total -183%

Average Bench: 193% (113^th of 1080)

Based on 10 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe BG6 KIOXIA 256GB

Poor: 154%Average: 193% Great: 224%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme BG6 KIOXIA 256GB averaged 92.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme BG6 KIOXIA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 459MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,604MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme BG6 KIOXIA 256GB is 70.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme BG6 KIOXIA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 298MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 733MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)

Rank 113193%

Min	Avg	Max
1,100	Read 1,602	1,944
1,150	Write 1,604	2,092
1,126	Mixed 1,417	1,695
508	SusWrite 733	872
301% 1,339 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
33.9	4K Read 47	57.7
57.7	4K Write 109	142
41.3	4K Mixed 60.7	73.2
207% 72.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
47.7	DQ Read 579	896
114	DQ Write 298	616
249	DQ Mixed 459	695
335% 445 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 15 days ago.

171GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 12000102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1679 554 688 750 557 537 MB/s

225% Outstanding

Write 2,044

Mixed 1681

SusWrite 794

363% 1,616 MB/s

4K Read 50.6

4K Write 142

4K Mixed 73.2

245% 88.5 MB/s

DQ Read 673

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 576

409% 528 MB/s

USA-User, 20 days ago.

160GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 12000102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1503 868 718 536 340 307 MB/s

186% Outstanding

Write 1,526

Mixed 1,415

SusWrite 712

296% 1,317 MB/s

4K Read 45.4

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 59

200% 69.6 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 359

DQ Mixed 695

432% 476 MB/s

USA-User, 20 days ago.

118GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 12000102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 762 414 636 538 379 322 MB/s

181% Outstanding

Write 1,437

Mixed 1,327

SusWrite 508

271% 1,210 MB/s

4K Read 50.8

4K Write 125

4K Mixed 48.3

205% 74.6 MB/s

DQ Read 849

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 249

271% 470 MB/s

USA-User, 19 days ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 12000102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1435 959 602 991 706 536 MB/s

176% Outstanding

Write 1,675

Mixed 1360

SusWrite 872

298% 1,319 MB/s

4K Read 39.1

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 65.3

203% 72.4 MB/s

DQ Read 47.7

DQ Write 114

DQ Mixed 321

176% 161 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,120,913 SSDs tested

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Workstation 5%

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System: Dell Latitude 3440

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Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	86x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	71x
Core i5-1335UIntelBench 73%, 2,287 samples	45x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	209x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 15%, 6,283 samples	38x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 982 samples	36x

SSD
BG6 KIOXIA 256GBNvmeBench 193%, 10 samples	1x

RAM
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 31%, 42,476 samples	18x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 131,863 samples	15x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	11x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $281

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