Kioxia Exceria Plus G2 2 TB

[W1zzard]

The Kioxia Exceria Plus G2 offers excellent real-life performance that rivals the best PCIe Gen 3 SSDs out there, but it's unfortunately not available in the US. Priced at around $270, the 2 TB drive in our review is quite affordable, too, and definitely worth considering when looking for a high-performance 2 TB M.2 NVMe SSD.

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[Wooden Law - Black]

Essentially the controller is re-branded by Kioxia and it is the Phison E12S, so quad-core, eight-channel, 32 CE. Very common on high-end PCIe 3.0 SSDs like the Sabrent Rocket, Corsair MP510, Patriot VPN100, PNY CS3030, etc.

 

[W1zzard]

Essentially the controller is re-branded by Kioxia and it is the Phison E12S, so quad-core, eight-channel, 32 CE. Very common on high-end PCIe 3.0 SSDs like the Sabrent Rocket, Corsair MP510, Patriot VPN100, PNY CS3030, etc.

Thanks, updated the review

 

[Wooden Law - Black]

Don't worry, but pay attention: Phison E12S, not E12. There are difference between them: the E12S seems have a better process node (12nm vs 28nm both TSMC), works with less DRAM, smaller size (and that allows to have SSDs single-sided at high capacity) and it has a nichel IHS.

 

[W1zzard]

Don't worry, but pay attention: Phison E12S, not E12. There are difference between them: the E12S seems have a better process node (12nm vs 28nm both TSMC), works with less DRAM, smaller size (and that allows to have SSDs single-sided at high capacity) and it has a nichel IHS.

Ah, I thought E12S was for QLC only, updating the review

 

[Chrispy_]

1.4 GB/s sustained writes is great performance for an affordable drive.
IMO if you're buying a large NVMe drive you likely intend to write huge projects to it so the direct-to-TLC speeds matter unless the SLC cache is vast.

 

[kid41212003]

I think the reason this is not selling in the States is because of the tariff levied against China made products.

 

[Wooden Law - Black]

Ah, I thought E12S was for QLC only, updating the review

Fortunately not QLC only:

 

[bug]

Part of the original Toshiba SSD business was formed in 2014, when Toshiba bought the famous OCZ brand. Recently, Kioxia also acquired the SSD maker Lite-On.

Am I the only one that says OCZ and thinks DRAM and says Lite-On and thinks optical drives? (And yet, one of my OCZ Vertex3 is still on a bookshelf.)

 

[K²mix]

Are you sure about the Phison E12S?
The NVMe flash ID tool by Ochkin Vadim say E12 at my 500GB drive:

 

[W1zzard]

Are you sure about the Phison E12S?
The NVMe flash ID tool by Ochkin Vadim say E12 at my 500GB model:

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It can't distinguish between E12 and E12S

 

[Wooden Law - Black]

The NVMe flash ID tool by Ochkin Vadim say E12 at my 500GB drive:

I don't think VLO recognize the Phison E12S, I think it says Phison E12 in any case. Anyway, it is the E12S and not E12 since the E12 doesn't have the IHS and is larger.

BTW thanks for the screen since now we know that the flash communicates with the controller at 533 MT/s speed and the CPU has a 666 MHz (all E12(S)-based drive have).