Eight external SSDs were at the starting line of our comparison test; eight made it to the finish line - there was no total failure to report. First of all: The fact that the currently fastest USB SSDs according to USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 do not deliver their speed advantage on a Mac, at least at present, is not due to the manufacturers of the SSDs...

The Exceria Plus G3 from Kioxia is an ideal supplementary drive for users who need to store and read very large data. However, it should be equipped with a heat sink.

The Kioxia Exceria Plus G3 proves to be a good mainstream SSD in the test, which is very attractive due to its low price. The SSD offers high sequential transfer rates and shows good performance, especially when writing. However, it shows weaknesses when reading and especially when randomly reading 4K blocks and is somewhat slower than many other PCIe 4.0 SSDs...

The test shows that speed costs money. If you already have a computer with a PCI Express 5.0 slot, the Crucial T705 is now the fastest PCI Express 5.0 SSD - at a hefty price of 460 euros. By contrast, the Kioxia Exceria Plus G3 is cheap for a PCI Express 4.0 SSD, but also lame. If you want more speed, you have to go for the more expensive Samsung 990 Pro.