Introduction

The Kioxia brand was established around 2018/2019, after Toshiba sold its SSD and memory branch “Toshiba Memory.” The company now produces flash memory for its own products, but also WD and SanDisk. Part of the original Toshiba SSD business was formed in 2014, when Toshiba bought the famous OCZ brand. A while ago, Kioxia also acquired the SSD maker Lite-On. Unfortunately, Kioxia SSD products are not available in the United States.

Today we are taking a look at the Kioxia Exceria Plus G3 2 TB, which, as the name suggests is the third generation of the company’s “Exceria Plus” solid-state drive. These SSDs are targeted at competitive price points, while still offering solid performance. The first-gen Exceria Plus was released in 2020, the G2 in 2021, both drives are built on 96-layer TLC NAND flash from Toshiba, paired with a PCI-Express 3.0 compatible Phison E12 controller. The G3 in this review uses the much newer Phison E21, with support for PCI-Express 4.0, and the NAND flash is 112-layer TLC from Toshiba. Unlike previous versions, there is no DRAM cache installed on the G3, which makes sense, because the omission brings costs down to ensure the competitive price point.

The Kioxia Exceria Plus G3 is available in capacities of 500 GB (unlisted), 1 TB (€70 / $70), and 2 TB (€120 / $120). Endurance for these models is set to 200 TBW, 400 TBW, and 800 TBW respectively. Kioxia includes a five-year warranty with the Exceria Plus G3.