Average Bench: 113% (199th of 1072)

Based on 8,196 user benchmarks.  Model: KBG30ZMV256G KIOXIA

Outstanding average bench

The Kbg30zmv256g KIOXIA 256GB averaged 13.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kbg30zmv256g KIOXIA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 268MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 587MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kbg30zmv256g KIOXIA 256GB is 82.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kbg30zmv256g KIOXIA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 283MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 350MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,196 samples)
Min Avg Max
437 Read 720 947
81.4 Write 350 727
104 Mixed 384 740
100 SusWrite 283 608
96.2% 434 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.1 4K Read 43.2 51
21.7 4K Write 70 125
17.2 4K Mixed 45.7 67.2
161% 53 MB/s
Min Avg Max
278 DQ Read 587 657
42 DQ Write 206 460
67.9 DQ Mixed 268 525
232% 354 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 722 750 730 766 701 697 MB/s
Read 890
Write 862
Mixed 823
SusWrite 728
186% 826 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 54
175% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 653
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 426
334% 471 MB/s
146GB free
Firmware: ADHA0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 174 310 304 456 330 MB/s
Read 953
Write 458
Mixed 504
SusWrite 320
124% 559 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 70
230% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 658
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 244
230% 371 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 131 319 311 286 251 MB/s
Read 849
Write 288
Mixed 264
SusWrite 249
90% 412 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 42.4
186% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 624
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 486
337% 431 MB/s
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 224 219 396 302 288 MB/s
Read 712
Write 227
Mixed 263
SusWrite 293
82% 374 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 49.1
159% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 653
DQ Write 57.2
DQ Mixed 422
291% 377 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 96 110 172 140 167 MB/s
Read 823
Write 168
Mixed 212
SusWrite 132
72% 334 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 50.1
150% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 609
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 169
184% 321 MB/s
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 451 511 419 415 392 MB/s
Read 502
Write 388
Mixed 492
SusWrite 420
101% 451 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 42.2
127% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 456
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 162
168% 283 MB/s
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 278 222 167 152 134 MB/s
Read 768
Write 203
Mixed 316
SusWrite 195
81% 370 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 30.9
4K Mixed 22.9
99% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 646
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 314
252% 369 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 186 194 162 340 162 MB/s
Read 754
Write 314
Mixed 293
SusWrite 211
86% 393 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 31.1
4K Mixed 19.8
86% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 633
DQ Write 56.2
DQ Mixed 248
206% 313 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,730,214 SSDs tested

Typical KIOXIA 256GB Builds (Compare 5,186 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 64%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-dk0xxx

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