GM256 256GB

GM256 256GB
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Effective Speed -39%Effective Speed -39%Average Score -39%Read -4%, Write -12%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write -33%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -152%, SusWrite -3%Peak Score -25%Read -4%, Write -18%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -22%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -99%, SusWrite 8%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -191%DQ Read -84%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -570%, ADQ Read -165%, ADQ Write -9%, ADQ Mixed -785%, Age 129%, AS-SSD Total -36%

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Average Bench: 70.8% (655^th of 1072)

Based on 22 user benchmarks. Model: GM256

Poor: 41%Average: 70.8% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The GM256 256GB averaged 29.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 266MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 65.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the GM256 256GB is 48.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the GM256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 29.4MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 123MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 22 samples)

Rank 65570.8%

Min	Avg	Max
322	Read 441	485
117	Write 363	410
64.5	Mixed 306	389
62.6	SusWrite 288	418
78.4% 350 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12	4K Read 22	32.5
11.3	4K Write 65.9	100
0.6	4K Mixed 17.9	29.3
91.2% 35.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13	DQ Read 123	200
17.9	DQ Write 266	338
0.9	DQ Mixed 29.4	49.4
69.4% 139 MB/s

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

NZL-User, 17 months ago.

120GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0722A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 388 412 419 418 209 MB/s

84.2% Excellent

Write 399

Mixed 339

SusWrite 363

89% 397 MB/s

4K Read 24.2

4K Write 88.7

4K Mixed 21.3

111% 44.7 MB/s

DQ Read 114

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 29

77% 156 MB/s

ISR-User, 6 months ago.

173GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1211A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 71 57 29 35 55 MB/s

62.2% Good

Write 375

Mixed 341

SusWrite 67.9

68% 307 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 70.3

4K Mixed 19.1

104% 39 MB/s

DQ Read 124

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 31.2

78% 158 MB/s

PHL-User, 10 months ago.

207GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 291 273 327 328 304 MB/s

55.5% Above average

Write 310

Mixed 317

SusWrite 298

72% 322 MB/s

4K Read 13.5

4K Write 27.3

4K Mixed 13.5

52% 18.1 MB/s

DQ Read 169

DQ Write 137

DQ Mixed 38.9

60% 115 MB/s

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Typical GM256 256GB Builds (Compare 11 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 16%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 13%

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System: HP 500-201a

CPU
Core i5-4440Intel $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples	7x
Core i5-4670SIntelBench 72%, 1,661 samples	3x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	3x
R7 240AMDBench 5%, 58,337 samples	3x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	2x

SSD
GM256 256GBBench 71%, 22 samples	4x

RAM
99U5471-036.A00LF Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 16GBKingstonBench 54%, 7 samples	3x
M378B1G73DB0-CK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 30%, 12,268 samples	2x
1600 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 4,816 samples	2x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $221

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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

GM256 256GB

Average Bench: 70.8% (655^th of 1072)

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