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GIGABYTE GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB

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Effective Speed +77% Effective Speed 77%Average Score +93% Read 128%, Write 144%, 4K Read 51%, 4K Write 91%, Mixed 155%, 4K Mixed 44%, SusWrite 38%Peak Score +128% Read 167%, Write 205%, 4K Read 40%, 4K Write 128%, Mixed 209%, 4K Mixed 53%, SusWrite 90%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +163% DQ Read 170%, DQ Write 219%, DQ Mixed 184%, ADQ Read 118%, ADQ Write 146%, ADQ Mixed 149%, Age 147%, AS-SSD Total 173%

Average Bench: 174% (129^th of 1072)

Based on 99 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe GIGABYTE GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD

Poor: 92%Average: 174% Great: 222%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme GIGABYTE GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB averaged 74.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 649MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 711MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB is 130%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 408MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 916MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 99 samples)

Rank 129174%

Min	Avg	Max
556	Read 1,044	1,355
208	Write 991	1,480
246	Mixed 916	1,308
146	SusWrite 408	737
188% 840 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
6.7	4K Read 51.8	60.1
45.1	4K Write 167	279
17.4	4K Mixed 64.7	89.2
250% 94.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
322	DQ Read 710	990
177	DQ Write 711	1,142
173	DQ Mixed 649	940
504% 690 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GRC-User, 3 months ago.

160GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EDFM60.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1183 318 183 182 183 183 MB/s

200% Outstanding

Write 1,234

Mixed 1,077

SusWrite 372

209% 930 MB/s

4K Read 58.3

4K Write 252

4K Mixed 87.5

334% 132 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 1,134

DQ Mixed 514

463% 675 MB/s

ZAF-User, 1 month ago.

176GB free

Firmware: EDFM20.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1018 571 210 203 201 205 MB/s

188% Outstanding

Write 1,008

Mixed 942

SusWrite 401

186% 829 MB/s

4K Read 49.9

4K Write 219

4K Mixed 73.7

286% 114 MB/s

DQ Read 738

DQ Write 960

DQ Mixed 702

571% 800 MB/s

IND-User, 23 days ago.

80GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EDFM00.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 106 235 193 201 83 MB/s

135% Outstanding

Write 325

Mixed 396

SusWrite 184

109% 501 MB/s

4K Read 40

4K Write 170

4K Mixed 44.9

208% 84.9 MB/s

DQ Read 540

DQ Write 224

DQ Mixed 22.4

112% 262 MB/s

ISR-User, 1 month ago.

113GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EDFM20E1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 207 209 209 27 92 MB/s

120% Outstanding

Write 242

Mixed 337

SusWrite 161

89% 407 MB/s

4K Read 37.6

4K Write 166

4K Mixed 42.4

199% 82.1 MB/s

DQ Read 434

DQ Write 232

DQ Mixed 308

236% 325 MB/s

POL-User, 3 months ago.

102GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EDFM00.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 378 421 296 349 344 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 1,317

Mixed 830

SusWrite 344

180% 795 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 51.1

4K Mixed 40.8

122% 39.9 MB/s

DQ Read 468

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 367

283% 389 MB/s

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 228%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

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Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,971x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,904x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,475x

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RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,409x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,188x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,130x

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GIGABYTE GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GBNvmeBench 174%, 99 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	409x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	374x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	300x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,025

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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 $45	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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GIGABYTE GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB

Average Bench: 174% (129^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

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GIGABYTE GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB

Average Bench: 174% (129th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 174% (129^th of 1072)