Kioxia Exceria Pro 2TB Review

1. Introduction2. Kioxia Exceria Pro 2TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Random Read v QD Performance9. 4K Random Write v QD Performance10. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance11. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. 3DMark Storage Benchmark 15. Performance Stability16. Temperatures17. Real Life File Testing18. Closing Thoughts19. View All Pages

We took note of the drive’s temperature during some of our benchmarking runs. The Kioxia Exceria Pro doesn't come with any form of a physical heat sink and did run very hot during some of our more extreme benchmark tests. It ran hottest when being pushed extremely hard during repeated runs of the CrystalDiskMark 8 test where the drive got to 72° C, rather too close to the 85° C drive maximum temperature for comfort. During the Performance Stability test, it peaked at 70° C. During these repeated tests there were signs that the drive was thermal throttling to some degree.

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