Nowadays, many SSD brands launch products that use third-party memory particles + third-party master control solutions, although they can quickly establish their own brand and product matrix, but there are also many disadvantages, such as product control is definitely weaker than the original factory, and such brands generally do not have software support, users buy products are often "one-time" transactions - products are bought back, but can not enjoy follow-up better value-added services.
On the other hand, some original SSD brands have done a better job in this regard. For example, Kioxia's SSDs not only provide original chips, but also have SSD utility management software to help users better control the maintenance and monitoring of SSDs. And Kioxia is renamed from Toshiba Memory, and it is worth choosing if the name change does not change the quality and service. Recently, Kioxia launched the first SSD product - KIOXIA Exceria Plus G3 SD10 extreme speed of light SSD (hereinafter referred to as KIOXIA G3 SSD), let's take a detailed look at what is worth telling.
The Exceria Plus G3 SD10 series is available in two versions, 1TB and 2TB, and I started with the 1TB version. The Exceria Plus Extreme Light G3 SD10 series uses the common single-sided M2 2280 form factor design, compatible with most motherboards, laptops and PS5. There is also an anti-counterfeiting on the back of the package*** users can check the authenticity of the product.
Unlike the single NAND flash memory chips that are usually used in the same price range, the Kioxia G3 SSD uses four original BICS Flash TLC 3D flash memory chips, which is why the manufacturer dares to offer a five-year warranty. The Kioxia G3 SSD controller is similar to the Kioxia RC20 in that it uses a deeply customized Phison controller. Phison Master is the master control solution used by many NVMe SSDs.
The Kioxia G3 SSD features a slow-free design common in its class. The 1TB version has a nominal life of 600TBW and the 2TB version has a 1200TBW lifespan, which is a significant improvement over previous Kioxia products. The G3 SSD MTTF is 1.5 million hours and supports a 5-year warranty, which is the mainstream level in its class. After the appearance introduction, the next step is to test it on the machine.
With the help of CrystalDiskInfo, it can be seen that the NVMe standard of Kioxia G3 SSD is 14. The transfer mode is PCIe 40。
The first is the peak performance Q8Ti test using CrystalDiskmark, and the Kioxia G3 SSD has a sequential read speed of 5061MB S, which is basically more than the officially claimed 5000MB S, while the sequential write speed is 3976MB S, which is not bad.
In the TXBENCH test, the measured results are basically consistent with the CrystalDiskMark above.
The level of data from the eziometer benchmark is not much different from the data obtained from the above software tests, with an average write and read speed of 381385 and 484316, however, the Eziometer benchmark shows that the Kioxia G3 SSD can reach its extreme speed data at top speeds - the highest write and read can be up to 746903 and 728037。This reflects from the side that the main control potential of this SSD is still good.
Use smartmontools to scrape information. In the Supported Power States column, you can see that the maximum power consumption of PS0 marked by the Kioxia G3 SSD is 550W, the power consumption value is relatively low, so the temperature control will be relatively good. The SSD has a temperature sensor. Personally, I guess that temperature sensor 1 corresponds to the temperature of the main control. In standby, the temperature is relatively low (29 celsius).
3DMark's storage test score is 3567 points, which is higher than that of comparable SSDs.
In the PCMARK 10's data disk benchmark, the Kioxia G3 SSD has a pretty good performance, with an average bandwidth of 103605MB s, which is very obvious compared to products of the same level.
As we all know, SSDs without RAM use "SLC Cache" technology, which simulates SLC to achieve high-speed performance. Different brands and different SSD sizes use different sizes of "SLC Cache" sizes, here is a write test with the help of HDTunepro to test how big the "SLC Cache" of the SSD is. Successive write tests on the Kioxia G3 SSD show that the write speed can be maintained at around 3000MB s at around 380G, and at around 380G, the write speed** reaches around 575MB S and remains until it is full. This shows that the SLC cache of the Kioxia G3 SSD is about 380G. As long as the user file is not greater than this value, it can basically be written at full speed. For ordinary users, daily file reads and writes rarely exceed 300G, so the read/write speed can basically achieve full speed.
As mentioned earlier, the value-added services of the original SSD are often good. SSD Utility is an SSD package provided by Kioxia for users who purchase their own SSDs. With the help of this software, users can keep track of the operating status of the SSD, firmware updates, and other information, which is more useful than other third-party SSDs. In the past, you ignored cheap SSDs, but now SSDs are unattainable. In the past, SSDs could be bought for 999 yuan or even lower, but now, even if it is a 1TB version, it costs 300+ yuan. As Kioxia for the mainstream PCIe40 The latest product in the market, the Kioxia G3 SSD's performance in terms of performance is also quite surprising, the sequential read speed of 5000MB S is not the top, but it is basically not much of a problem for general daily use. A five-year warranty and SSD Utility tools also add to this SSD. That's right, and the last one is. At present, the daily price of this SSD is 429 yuan, and if you encounter a discount and add some coupons, you can get it for about 390 yuan. My two-section strategy