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Toshiba KXG50ZNV256G

XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
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Effective Speed -337%Effective Speed -337%Average Score -505%Read -271%, Write -1,059%, 4K Read -179%, 4K Write -116%, Mixed -624%, 4K Mixed -172%, SusWrite -1,114%Peak Score -369%Read -232%, Write -535%, 4K Read -306%, 4K Write -167%, Mixed -339%, 4K Mixed -237%, SusWrite -764%Value & Sentiment -198%User Rating -34%, Market Share -398%, Price 310%, Value -670%Nice To Haves -258%DQ Read -217%, DQ Write -116%, DQ Mixed -235%, ADQ Read -283%, ADQ Write -274%, ADQ Mixed -374%, Age -361%, AS-SSD Total -202%

Average Bench: 125% (194^th of 1080)

Based on 44,050 user benchmarks. Models: KXG50ZNV256G NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB, NVMe KXG50ZNV256G NVM, KXG50ZNV256G TOSHIBA

Poor: 73%Average: 125% Great: 193%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 24.7% 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 313MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,131MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 120%. 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 260MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 401MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 44,050 samples)

Rank 194125%

Min	Avg	Max
362	Read 1,131	1,787
47.5	Write 401	1,013
71.5	Mixed 446	1,064
18.8	SusWrite 260	529
123% 559 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.1	4K Read 32	47.3
20.4	4K Write 95.9	142
15.1	4K Mixed 40.6	65
151% 56.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
239	DQ Read 447	733
37.9	DQ Write 336	882
52.2	DQ Mixed 313	626
255% 365 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

AUS-User, 23 hrs ago.

184GB free

Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 314 326 332 329 476 MB/s

187% Outstanding

Write 424

Mixed 1,166

SusWrite 351

202% 915 MB/s

4K Read 44.6

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 60.2

203% 71.8 MB/s

DQ Read 750

DQ Write 782

DQ Mixed 390

397% 641 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

41GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 257 252 211 192 172 MB/s

136% Outstanding

Write 286

Mixed 417

SusWrite 232

120% 550 MB/s

4K Read 31.4

4K Write 143

4K Mixed 47.6

184% 74.1 MB/s

DQ Read 327

DQ Write 347

DQ Mixed 283

228% 319 MB/s

NZL-User, 1 day ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 246 209 184 165 144 MB/s

134% Outstanding

Write 343

Mixed 398

SusWrite 205

136% 628 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 90.2

4K Mixed 39.6

139% 52.3 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 275

229% 330 MB/s

GBR-User, 18 hrs ago.

238GB free

Firmware: AAHA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 579 757 718 670 641 MB/s

129% Outstanding

Write 532

Mixed 718

SusWrite 642

153% 683 MB/s

4K Read 25

4K Write 53.1

4K Mixed 33.1

108% 37.1 MB/s

DQ Read 660

DQ Write 372

DQ Mixed 554

402% 529 MB/s

UKR-User, 1 day ago.

31GB free

Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 292 255 237 210 207 MB/s

123% Outstanding

Write 374

Mixed 426

SusWrite 253

99% 446 MB/s

4K Read 31.6

4K Write 131

4K Mixed 52.6

184% 71.6 MB/s

DQ Read 564

DQ Write 367

DQ Mixed 236

238% 389 MB/s

GBR-User, 16 hrs ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 279 238 220 194 187 MB/s

118% Outstanding

Write 344

Mixed 400

SusWrite 233

122% 558 MB/s

4K Read 21.5

4K Write 77.2

4K Mixed 36.2

120% 45 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 345

DQ Mixed 283

234% 335 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

18GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 246 208 177 132 114 MB/s

67.5% Good

Write 277

Mixed 346

SusWrite 198

54% 236 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 68

4K Mixed 33.4

116% 41.9 MB/s

DQ Read 329

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 279

224% 313 MB/s

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $152Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	3,034x
Core i7-8700KIntel $170Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,455x
Core i5-8400Intel $90Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	812x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,114x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	696x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	888x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	583x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	580x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	530x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $397

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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
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Toshiba KXG50ZNV256G

XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 125% (194^th of 1080)

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XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 125% (194th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 125% (194^th of 1080)