KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS G3 2TB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD EXCERIA PLUS G3 with 2TB (LSD10Z002TG8) from the brand KIOXIA.

Performance score 
6251
Price/GB
0.19 $
Read
5,000 MB/s
Write
3,900 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image EXCERIA PLUS G3
Manufacturer KIOXIA  
Model number LSD10Z002TG8
Capacity 2048 GB (1863 GiB)
pSLC cache >300 GB approx.
Read speed 5000 MB/s
Write speed 3900 MB/s
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache No
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 1200 terabyte
Controller Phison PS5021-E21T

Product
Score
Price
KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS G3 1TB
6695
313 $
  Current price
~ 382 $
(= 0.19 $ / GB)
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Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
68 %
Write speed
56 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.
   v0.386a
OS: 10.0 build 19045 
Drive   : 0(NVME)
Driver  : W10(0:3)
Model   : KIOXIA-EXCERIA PLUS G3 SSD              
Fw      : ELFA01.2
HMB     : 65536 - 65536 KB (Enabled, 64 M)
Size    : 1907729 MB [2000.4 GB]
LBA Size: 512
AdminCmd: 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x08 0x09 0x0A 0x0C 0x10 0x11 0x14 0x80 0x81 0x82 0xD0 0xD1 0xD2 0xE0 0xE1 0xE2
I/O Cmd : 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x08 0x09
F/W     : ELFA01.2 
P/N     :                 
Bank00: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank01: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank02: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank03: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank04: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank05: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank06: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank07: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank08: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank09: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank10: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank11: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank12: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank13: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank14: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank15: 0x98,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Controller    : PS5021-E21
CPU Clk       : 1000
Flash CE      : 16
Flash Channel : 4
Interleave    : 4
Flash CE Mask : [++++++++ ++++++++ -------- --------]
Flash Clk,MT  : 1600
Die per CE    : 1
Block per CE  : 6444
Page per Block: 1344
Bit Per Cell  : 3(TLC)
PMIC Type     : PS6103
PE Cycle Limit: 50000/1550
SLC cache     : 0x6E00000/0x3C00000

JEDEC     : KIOXIA       TH58LKT2Z25BA8K      [5DB8]
Page size : 18336 (16384+1952)
Page/Block: 1344
Block/LUN : 6444
LUN/Chip  : 1
Bit/Cell  : 3 (TLC)
PlanAdrBit: 1 (2 plane)
Endurance : 0

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 6251 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS G3 2TB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
4,293.37 MB/s
3,655.24 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
55.67 MB/s
226.71 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1,364.89 MB/s
2,887.96 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.016 ms
0.085 ms
Score
1850
3480
Total score 
6251

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 03 July 2024 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS G3 2TB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
2,257.72 MB/s
1.02 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,179.88 MB/s
5.97 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,953.09 MB/s
3.54 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS G3 2TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer: 5000 MB/s and 3900 MB/s) the KIOXIA SSD is determined.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS G3 2TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
5,073.09
3,953.54
SEQ1M
Q1T1
3,015.74
3,953.01
RND4K
Q32T16
2,808.72
3,087.42
RND4K
Q1T1
58.73
252.04

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
4,838.10
3,770.40
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,876.00
3,769.90
RND4K
Q32T16
685,724.00
753,763.00
RND4K
Q1T1
14,338.40
61,533.90

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,651.73
2,117.41
SEQ1M
Q1T1
347.43
265.06
RND4K
Q32T16
744.98
677.56
RND4K
Q1T1
69.60
16.13

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see from when a possible cache is full and write performance drops. A test file of 300 GB was written to the medium. The exact cache size could not be determined because the test file did not exhaust (push to the limit) the cache. The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 3,414 MB/s and written at 3,603 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS G3 2TB

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 PLUS G3 2TB

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 PLUS G3 2TB

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 PLUS G3 2TB


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