
Dell Inspiron 15 5502 Laptop Review: Intel 11th Gen For The Masses
Intel Core i3-1115G4 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | 15.60" | 1.6 kg
The Toshiba KBG40ZNS128G is a very compact (single side M.2 22x30 mm) SSD for tablets, laptops, IoT devices. We found the 128 GB drive's performance to be subpar in our independent testing conducted in 2019.
Performance
The NVMe class drive (PCI-E 3.0 x4) fell short of its rated capabilities in our testing. While Toshiba/Kioxia promises read and write rates of up to 2000 MB/s and 800 MB/s respectively, the real world results do not get anywhere near those targets, lagging behind many SATA III class drives in a few scenarios.
Power Consumption
The consumption should be relatively low at around 3 W (according to the manufacturer). Nonetheless, the drive will probably see a lot of thermal throttling throughout its useful life span, just as most M.2 SSDs do.
Notebookcheck says:
... While sequential read rates on the SSD are decent at about 1200 MB/s, sequential write rates are slower than even most SATA III SSDs at just under 200 MB/s. This is a budget drive after all with similar results to the Toshiba BG3 found on the Dell G7 17 7790 - Dell G3 15 3590 Laptop Review, 2019
Type | SSD |
Size | M.2 |
Interface | NVMe |
Announced | 07.10.2019 |
Link | Toshiba BG4 KBG40ZNS128G |
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