KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS G3 NVMe Gen4 2TB SSD Review

Storage/SSD by stefan @ 2024-03-31

The DRAMless KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS G3 mainstream drive does deliver good performance and comes with great durability numbers (1200 TBW for the 2TB variant). It houses the Phison PS5021-E21T main controller and BiCS5 HDR type, TLC, 112-layer NAND, and the mean transfer rate won’t drop under 400MB/s even when the pSLC cache has been fully filled.

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Product Features, Specifications

Product Features:

 

Welcome to the World of PCIe 4.0

Designed to deliver an enhanced PC experience, the EXCERIA PLUS G3 SSD series is compatible with PCIe® 4.0 and delivers exceptional transfer speeds of up to 5,000 MB/s for sequential reads and 3,900 MB/s for sequential writes. Whether you are gaming or video editing, this new series will provide the performance needed.

Storage Slimmed Down

Featuring a space-saving, single-sided M.2 2280 form factor, the EXCERIA PLUS G3 SSD series is compatible with a wider range of devices. These compact SSDs plug directly into the motherboard, removing cable clutter for a sleeker and an easy system upgrade.

Speed Ahead with PCIe 4.0

The EXCERIA PLUS G3 SSD series delivers improved performance without cutting corners. Supporting PCIe 4.0 and NVMe 1.4, these SSDs take mainstream to the next level and offer an upgraded computing experience for gamers and video editors.

Cutting-Edge 3D Flash Memory

Each EXCERIA SSD is built with BiCS FLASH and a vertically stacked cell structure, delivering a cutting edge storage experience.

SSD Utility Management Software

The SSD Utility management software was designed to help your KIOXIA drive thrive and lets you be in control of maintenance, monitoring and more!

We highly recommend you install and update to the latest version to maximize your drive’s performance and check its Percentage Life Left using the health gauge.

 

Product Specifications:

 

Capacity: 2TB

Form Factor: M.2 Type 2280-S4-M

Interface: PCI Express Base Specification Revision 4.0 (PCIe)

Flash Memory type: BiCS FLASH TLC

Interface Maximum Speed: 64 GT/s (PCIe Gen4x4)

Dimension (Max: LxWxH): 80.15 x 22.15 x 2.63 mm

Interface Command: NVM Express Revision 1.4 command set

Weight: 2TB: 7.4 g (typ.)

 

Performance

Max Sequential Read Speed: 5,000 MB/s

Max Sequential Write Speed: 3,900 MB/s

Max Random Read Speed: 680,000 IOPS

Max Random Write Speed: 950,000 IOPS

Endurance: 1200 TBW

MTTF: 1.5 million hours

 

Operating environment / protection performance

Operating Temperature: 0 deg Celsius (Ta) to 85 deg Celsius (Tc)

Storage Temperature: -40 deg Celsius to 85 deg Celsius

Certification: RoHS compliant

Shock Resistance: 9.806 km/s2 {1,000 G} 0.5 ms half sine wave

Vibration: 196 m/s2 {20 G} Peak, 10~2,000 Hz, (20 min / Axis) x 3 Axis

Supply Voltage: 3.3 V +/- 5 %

Power Consumption

PS3: 50 mW (typ.)

PS4: 5 mW (typ.)

Power Consumption (Active): 5.3 W (typ.)

 

Compatibility

PCI Express:

Compatible with PCI Express Base Specification Revision 4.0 and NVM Express Revision 1.4 command set

Connector Type: M.2 M key Socket

Target Applications: Client desktops and laptops

 

Others

Services and Support: Up to 5-year manufacturer's warranty

Performance Optimization: TRIM, Idle Time Garbage Collection. Host Memory Buffer

 

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