Toshiba KXG50ZNV256G

XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
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Effective Speed +30% Effective Speed 30%Average Score +21% Read 158%, Write -12%, 4K Read 5%, 4K Write 12%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite -24%Peak Score +85% Read 256%, Write 111%, 4K Read 18%, 4K Write 20%, Mixed 152%, 4K Mixed 13%, SusWrite 21%Value & Sentiment +42% User Rating -13%, Market Share -193%, Price 240%, Value 134%Nice To Haves +74% DQ Read 100%, DQ Write 151%, DQ Mixed 97%, ADQ Read 38%, ADQ Write 18%, ADQ Mixed 19%, Age 57%, AS-SSD Total 109%

Average Bench: 127% (159^th of 1040)

Based on 31,265 user benchmarks. Models: KXG50ZNV256G NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB, NVMe KXG50ZNV256G NVM, KXG50ZNV256G TOSHIBA

Poor: 74%Average: 127% Great: 191%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 26.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

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

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,181MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 117%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 241MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 363MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 31,265 samples)

Rank 159127%

Min	Avg	Max
320	Read 1,181	1,785
40.9	Write 363	1,022
68.2	Mixed 406	1,046
29.1	SusWrite 241	477
120% 548 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.5	4K Read 35.2	48.6
23.7	4K Write 97	145
17.4	4K Mixed 40.8	63.5
157% 57.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
226	DQ Read 433	731
43.5	DQ Write 332	899
69.7	DQ Mixed 298	627
246% 354 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NLD-User, 19 mins ago.

62GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 165 170 169 171 171 MB/s

142% Outstanding

Write 213

Mixed 279

SusWrite 164

119% 553 MB/s

4K Read 34

4K Write 146

4K Mixed 42.8

184% 74.3 MB/s

DQ Read 426

DQ Write 194

DQ Mixed 300

225% 307 MB/s

USA-User, 34 mins ago.

135GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 335 327 299 269 260 MB/s

133% Outstanding

Write 293

Mixed 452

SusWrite 310

103% 468 MB/s

4K Read 35.3

4K Write 156

4K Mixed 52.7

203% 81.2 MB/s

DQ Read 433

DQ Write 426

DQ Mixed 630

418% 496 MB/s

SWE-User, 1 hr ago.

168GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 282 303 326 270 283 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 584

Mixed 525

SusWrite 291

128% 578 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 37.1

145% 55.5 MB/s

DQ Read 408

DQ Write 303

DQ Mixed 293

236% 335 MB/s

SVK-User, 3 mins ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AAHA4102 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 135 158 149 160 161 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 148

Mixed 213

SusWrite 146

98% 456 MB/s

4K Read 26.2

4K Write 91.1

4K Mixed 34.5

132% 50.6 MB/s

DQ Read 398

DQ Write 123

DQ Mixed 220

173% 247 MB/s

SGP-User, 30 mins ago.

48GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AAHA4102 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 259 198 175 183 164 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 316

Mixed 379

SusWrite 213

93% 424 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 90.5

4K Mixed 40.3

132% 50.8 MB/s

DQ Read 395

DQ Write 346

DQ Mixed 288

239% 343 MB/s

USA-User, 21 mins ago.

179GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 284 266 230 284 279 MB/s

94.9% Outstanding

Write 483

Mixed 324

SusWrite 280

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 93.6

4K Mixed 36.1

138% 52.6 MB/s

DQ Read 400

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 574

373% 435 MB/s

SWE-User, 1 hr ago.

169GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4105 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 269 238 217 254 206 MB/s

92.2% Outstanding

Write 292

Mixed 267

SusWrite 232

71% 320 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 35.2

147% 59.2 MB/s

DQ Read 397

DQ Write 231

DQ Mixed 290

222% 306 MB/s

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 88%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $320Bench 90%, 240,258 samples	2,684x
Core i7-8700KIntel $320Bench 93%, 564,873 samples	1,396x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 85%, 230,970 samples	1,005x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 816,196 samples	1,280x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,013,968 samples	1,127x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 137%, 639,553 samples	756x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $36Bench 127%, 31,265 samples	955x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 5,771 samples	696x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 4,226 samples	575x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 6,097 samples	484x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $806

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Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Toshiba KXG50ZNV256G

XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 127% (159^th of 1040)

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Toshiba KXG50ZNV256G

XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 127% (159th of 1040)

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