Kioxia XG5-P 2Tb NVMe detailed review

Posted on November 07, 2022 by Raymond Chen

What memory type installed in Kioxia XG5-P 2Tb and further specifications read below here.

Kioxia XG5-P 2Tb is powered by Toshiba TC58NCP090GSD controller. The NVMe SSD storing a data location map on Dynamic-Random Access Memory DDR3 RAM to open a files faster. The XG5-P comes equipped with Toshiba 3D TLC flash memory. Internal SSD besides, available in 1 Tb capacity.

Performance and benchmarks

Storage use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 interface with sequential read speeds 3000 MB/s, and write speeds equals to 2200 Mbps.

Endurance and warranty

Manufacturer give 3 years warranty. As well it has 1.5 million hours MTBF.

Specs

Category	Value
Capacity	2 Tb
Interface	M.2 3.0 x 4
Controller	Toshiba TC58NCP090GSD
Memory type	Toshiba 3D TLC
DRAM	DDR3 RAM
Read speed (Mb/s)	3000
Write speed (Mb/s)	2200
Read IOPS	n/a
Write IOPS	n/a
Endurance (TBW)	n/a
MTBF (million hours)	1.5
Warranty (years)	3

Conclusion

Kioxia XG5-P 2Tb use previous bus standard that is undoubtedly slower than PCIe 4.0. The sequential write speed is 2200 Mb/s, that is average value for this interface. On balance, we strongly recommend to buy Kioxia XG5-P 2Tb for your PC.

+ Pros

Good writing speed
Capacity

- Cons

PCIe 3.0

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FAQ

The Kioxia XG5-P has DDR3 RAM. Dynamic Random-Access Memory in their controller help to increase endurance and IOPS.

The XG5-P 2Tb due to the high density of memory chips you need to install of additional heat sink. It will decrease temperature of the memory chips and controller. Some motherboards or laptops designed with additional cooling below or above the drive to improve performance during times of heavy loads.

The Kioxia XG5-P 2Tb has sequential write speed 2200 Mbps, maximum read speed 3000 Mb/s. NVMe run on Toshiba TC58NCP090GSD controller and M.2 3.0 x 4 high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard. The NAND memory type is Toshiba 3D TLC.