Gigabyte

GP-AG42TB 2TB

GP-AG42TB 2TB
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Effective Speed +280% Effective Speed 280%Average Score +344% Read 326%, Write 642%, 4K Read 33%, 4K Write 139%, Mixed 481%, 4K Mixed 73%, SusWrite 714%Peak Score +390% Read 363%, Write 683%, 4K Read 32%, 4K Write 168%, Mixed 490%, 4K Mixed 72%, SusWrite 923%Value & Sentiment -885%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,756%Nice To Haves +410% DQ Read 543%, DQ Write 459%, DQ Mixed 553%, ADQ Read 388%, ADQ Write 332%, ADQ Mixed 435%, Age 118%, AS-SSD Total 447%

Average Bench: 374% (16^th of 1072)

Based on 2,140 user benchmarks. Model: GIGABYTE GP-AG42TB

Poor: 204%Average: 374% Great: 522%

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Outstanding average bench

The Gigabyte GP-AG42TB 2TB averaged 274.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Gigabyte GP-AG42TB 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,392MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,009MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gigabyte GP-AG42TB 2TB is 318%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Gigabyte GP-AG42TB 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 45.5MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 77.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,140 samples)

Rank 16374%

Min	Avg	Max
1,230	Read 1,950	2344
1,494	Write 3,009	3,798
1421	Mixed 2,087	2,497
598	SusWrite 2,412	3,962
536% 2,365 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31.4	4K Read 45.5	56.7
96.9	4K Write 209	328
50.9	4K Mixed 77.7	100
279% 111 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
806	DQ Read 1,594	2,360
448	DQ Write 1,249	2,002
481	DQ Mixed 1,392	2,163
1,050% 1,412 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CZE-User, 10 days ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EGFM13.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3168 3695 3728 3659 3707 3738 MB/s

462% Outstanding

Write 3,499

Mixed 2,226

SusWrite 3,616

646% 2,837 MB/s

4K Read 53.2

4K Write 232

4K Mixed 84.1

311% 123 MB/s

DQ Read 1,656

DQ Write 1,280

DQ Mixed 1,502

1,114% 1,479 MB/s

NLD-User, 5 days ago.

2TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EGFM13.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3020 3091 3200 3226 3232 3231 MB/s

428% Outstanding

Write 3,678

Mixed 2284

SusWrite 3,167

649% 2,857 MB/s

4K Read 47.8

4K Write 190

4K Mixed 80.5

276% 106 MB/s

DQ Read 1,487

DQ Write 1,100

DQ Mixed 1,296

968% 1,295 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 days ago.

495GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EGFM13.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1450 559 592 663 721 757 MB/s

292% Outstanding

Write 3,654

Mixed 2,297

SusWrite 790

511% 2,266 MB/s

4K Read 47.9

4K Write 209

4K Mixed 84.2

291% 114 MB/s

DQ Read 1,540

DQ Write 1,172

DQ Mixed 1,416

1,042% 1,376 MB/s

POL-User, 12 days ago.

484GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EGFM13.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1209 849 783 488 476 538 MB/s

291% Outstanding

Write 3,135

Mixed 2,145

SusWrite 724

462% 2,050 MB/s

4K Read 46.8

4K Write 222

4K Mixed 74.3

284% 114 MB/s

DQ Read 1,754

DQ Write 1,491

DQ Mixed 1,002

920% 1,416 MB/s

TUR-User, 9 days ago.

893GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EGFM13.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 880 857 872 919 893 901 MB/s

274% Outstanding

Write 3296

Mixed 2,080

SusWrite 887

457% 2,019 MB/s

4K Read 43.6

4K Write 232

4K Mixed 78.3

289% 118 MB/s

DQ Read 1,522

DQ Write 1,124

DQ Mixed 915

794% 1187 MB/s

GRC-User, 5 days ago.

830GB free

Firmware: EGFM15.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1185 562 600 605 608 490 MB/s

253% Outstanding

Write 1,874

Mixed 1,834

SusWrite 675

328% 1,450 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 261

4K Mixed 17.9

208% 103 MB/s

DQ Read 2,498

DQ Write 1,898

DQ Mixed 2,257

1,672% 2,218 MB/s

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 - $230

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,435x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,899x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,044x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,108x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	927x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	818x

SSD
GP-AG42TB 2TBGigabyteBench 374%, 2,140 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	286x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	202x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	184x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,387

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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GP-AG42TB 2TB

Average Bench: 374% (16^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 374% (16th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 374% (16^th of 1072)