Kioxia Introduces New Mid-Range KIOXIA BG8 Series SSD for OEM PCs
Kioxia Corporation today announced the launch of the KIOXIA BG8 Series Solid State Drive (SSD), the latest development in its client SSD lineup designed for OEM PC customers. With PCIe® 5.0 speeds for the mid-range segment, the KIOXIA BG8 Series combines next-generation capabilities with efficient operation and broad design flexibility for slim laptops, commercial and consumer notebooks, and desktop systems.
Built with 8th-generation BiCS FLASH™ 3D TLC flash memory from Kioxia, the KIOXIA BG8 Series enhances performance and power efficiency. Compared to the previous generation(1), the KIOXIA BG8 Series offers up to 47% faster sequential reads, 67% for sequential writes, 44% for random reads, and 30% for random writes.
With sequential read speeds of up to 10,300 MB/s, sequential write speeds of up to 10,000 MB/s, and random read and write performance of up to 1.4 million and 1.3 million IOPS respectively, the KIOXIA BG8 Series delivers responsive system performance across various client workloads.
The DRAM-less KIOXIA BG8 Series supports Host Memory Buffer (HMB) features, leveraging the host system’s memory to balance performance, power consumption, and cost. Designed with flexibility in mind, the KIOXIA BG8 Series is available in various M.2 form factors - Type 2230, Type 2242, and Type 2280 - supporting diverse system designs and installation requirements.
Other features:
Compliant with PCIe® 5.0 (Gen5 x4) and NVMe™ 2.0d
Support for Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) based on TCG Opal version 2.02
Capacities of 512 GB, 1024 GB, and 2048 GB
Optimised for mid-range and slim client PCs
The KIOXIA BG8 Series is currently providing samples to certain OEM PC customers. Shipments of PCs equipped with this SSD will begin in the second quarter of 2026 and beyond.
Notes:
- Compared to the KIOXIA BG7 Series SSD