KIOXIA EXCERIA 500GB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD EXCERIA with 500GB (LRC10Z500GG8) from the brand KIOXIA.

Performance score 
3986
Price/GB
0.23 $
Read
1,700 MB/s
Write
1,600 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image EXCERIA
Manufacturer KIOXIA  
Model number LRC10Z500GG8
Capacity 500 GB (466 GiB)
Read speed 1700 MB/s
Write speed 1600 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache No
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 200 terabyte
Warranty 5 Years
Controller Phison PS5012-E12C

  Current price
~ 113 $
(= 0.23 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
48 %
Write speed
51 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the KIOXIA NVMe M.2 SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 3986 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: KIOXIA EXCERIA 500GB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
1,608.23 MB/s
1,609.46 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
49.03 MB/s
169.24 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1,139.26 MB/s
1,607.35 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.026 ms
0.129 ms
Score
1349
1938
Total score 
3986

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 08 April 2021 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: KIOXIA EXCERIA 500GB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,605.56 MB/s
1.43 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,115.40 MB/s
6.31 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,595.59 MB/s
4.33 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: KIOXIA EXCERIA 500GB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 1700 MB/s and 1600 MB/s) the KIOXIA SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: KIOXIA EXCERIA 500GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,762.73
1,689.79
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,461.88
1,691.75
RND4K
Q32T16
1,463.31
1,688.26
RND4K
Q1T1
51.12
152.21

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,681.10
1,611.50
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,394.20
1,613.40
RND4K
Q32T16
357,254.00
412,174.00
RND4K
Q1T1
12,481.00
37,161.60

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
4,753.60
4,954.84
SEQ1M
Q1T1
716.89
619.23
RND4K
Q32T16
1,431.18
1,240.40
RND4K
Q1T1
79.92
26.73

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the KIOXIA NVMe M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: KIOXIA EXCERIA 500GB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the KIOXIA NVMe M.2 SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: KIOXIA EXCERIA 500GB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the KIOXIA NVMe M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: KIOXIA EXCERIA 500GB


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