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GIGABYTE GP-AG45 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 269% (47th of 1072)

Based on 37 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe GIGABYTE GP-AG45
Poor: 157%Average: 269% Great: 372%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme GIGABYTE GP-AG45 500GB averaged 168.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-AG45 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 906MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,134MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-AG45 500GB is 215%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-AG45 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 46MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 167MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 37 samples)
Rank 47269%
Min Avg Max
588 Read 1,799 2,373
640 Write 2,134 2,428
187 Mixed 1,664 2,007
366 SusWrite 1,233 2,399
385% 1,707 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.7 4K Read 46 61.4
70.1 4K Write 167 252
43.2 4K Mixed 73.8 96.4
253% 95.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
329 DQ Read 1,109 1,559
251 DQ Write 837 1,353
52.3 DQ Mixed 906 1,452
696% 951 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM15.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2083 2078 2079 2116 2111 2151 MB/s
385% Outstanding
Read 2,096
Write 2,110
Mixed 1,705
SusWrite 2103
452% 2,004 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 312
4K Mixed 95.5
366% 153 MB/s
DQ Read 1,243
DQ Write 1482
DQ Mixed 1,179
939% 1,301 MB/s
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2285 2414 2413 2412 2229 496 MB/s
317% Outstanding
Read 1,830
Write 2,295
Mixed 1,560
SusWrite 2,042
437% 1,932 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 71.4
219% 80.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,268
DQ Write 987
DQ Mixed 1,123
842% 1,126 MB/s
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2325 2186 2255 1336 494 500 MB/s
312% Outstanding
Read 2,144
Write 2,379
Mixed 1974
SusWrite 1,516
451% 2,003 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 231
4K Mixed 86.4
293% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 956
DQ Write 946
DQ Mixed 744
616% 882 MB/s
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2340 2248 1443 496 496 504 MB/s
305% Outstanding
Read 2,354
Write 2,396
Mixed 1,988
SusWrite 1,254
449% 1,998 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 238
4K Mixed 83.1
318% 126 MB/s
DQ Read 937
DQ Write 735
DQ Mixed 754
586% 808 MB/s
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 362 249 381 393 327 MB/s
172% Outstanding
Read 1,226
Write 1,478
Mixed 187
SusWrite 366
181% 814 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 60.8
197% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,035
DQ Write 708
DQ Mixed 670
555% 804 MB/s
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Gaming 12%
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Desktop 65%
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Workstation 11%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Sabre 17

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples75x
GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples50x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples15x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples6x
SSD
GIGABYTE GP-AG45 500GBNvmeBench 269%, 37 samples1x
RAM
CBD24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 72%, 375 samples8x
TN48G24S817-VHA/R 2x8GBUnknownBench 71%, 152 samples6x
TS1GSH64V4B 2x8GBTranscendBench 69%, 69 samples4x
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