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GIGABYTE GP-AG42 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 327% (25th of 1072)

Based on 38 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe GIGABYTE GP-AG42
Poor: 224%Average: 327% Great: 481%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme GIGABYTE GP-AG42 2TB averaged 226.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-AG42 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,050MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,475MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-AG42 2TB is 257%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-AG42 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 159MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 38 samples)
Rank 25327%
Min Avg Max
990 Read 1,792 2,334
1,198 Write 2,475 3,770
1211 Mixed 1,914 2,311
683 SusWrite 2,206 4,050
475% 2,097 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.8 4K Read 41.5 52.1
37.5 4K Write 159 317
27 4K Mixed 67.7 94.7
234% 89.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
201 DQ Read 1,175 2,104
183 DQ Write 990 1,780
196 DQ Mixed 1,050 1,981
795% 1,071 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: EGFM13.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1969 2098 2117 2172 2051 2084 MB/s
286% Outstanding
Read 1,432
Write 1,169
Mixed 1,611
SusWrite 2,082
356% 1,574 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 54.4
183% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,086
DQ Write 932
DQ Mixed 1,001
752% 1,006 MB/s
642GB free
Firmware: 13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2010 2036 2056 2076 2072 2056 MB/s
276% Outstanding
Read 1,832
Write 2,019
Mixed 1,760
SusWrite 2,051
433% 1,915 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 68.5
4K Mixed 53.2
164% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,029
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 286
286% 486 MB/s
629GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1005 925 923 939 932 940 MB/s
261% Outstanding
Read 1,897
Write 2,500
Mixed 1,898
SusWrite 944
408% 1,810 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 67.9
235% 86.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,317
DQ Write 1141
DQ Mixed 1,255
934% 1,238 MB/s
595GB free
Firmware: 13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1449 1425 1469 1477 1484 1487 MB/s
228% Outstanding
Read 1,648
Write 1,077
Mixed 1,504
SusWrite 1,465
320% 1,423 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 49.3
163% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 865
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 262
252% 420 MB/s
490GB free
Firmware: 13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1470 1420 1478 1442 1565 1425 MB/s
228% Outstanding
Read 1,613
Write 1,054
Mixed 1483
SusWrite 1,467
316% 1,404 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 67.3
4K Mixed 49.4
158% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 936
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 352
311% 489 MB/s
603GB free
Firmware: 13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1171 492 455 261 299 313 MB/s
199% Outstanding
Read 1,729
Write 2,609
Mixed 1,711
SusWrite 499
369% 1,637 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 51
172% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 1,083
DQ Write 977
DQ Mixed 1009
763% 1,023 MB/s
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CPU
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples3,732x
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples1,730x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples1x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples2,896x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples1,506x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples686x
SSD
GIGABYTE GP-AG42 2TBNvmeBench 327%, 38 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples602x
ACR26D4S9S8ME-8 1x8GBKingstonBench 42%, 19,360 samples409x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 73,050 samples278x
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