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Gigabyte

GM2500G 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 255% (54th of 1072)

Based on 166 user benchmarks.  Model: GIGABYTE GM2500G
Poor: 142%Average: 255% Great: 315%

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Outstanding average bench

The Gigabyte GM2500G 500GB averaged 154.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Gigabyte GM2500G 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,056MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 1,062MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gigabyte GM2500G 500GB is 172%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Gigabyte GM2500G 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 52MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 67.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 166 samples)
Rank 54255%
Min Avg Max
437 Read 1,338 1,653
548 Write 1,922 2,414
446 Mixed 1,165 1,429
533 SusWrite 1,139 1,651
314% 1,391 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.7 4K Read 52 66.8
86.9 4K Write 194 298
36.2 4K Mixed 67.7 89.5
268% 105 MB/s
Min Avg Max
546 DQ Read 1,200 1,415
490 DQ Write 1,062 1,742
486 DQ Mixed 1,056 1,361
812% 1,106 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2281 2321 2325 2399 2399 343 MB/s
305% Outstanding
Read 1,510
Write 2,354
Mixed 1,401
SusWrite 2,011
413% 1,819 MB/s
4K Read 52.6
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 67.7
243% 88.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,165
DQ Write 940
DQ Mixed 1,064
793% 1,056 MB/s
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1380 1142 1086 1148 1168 828 MB/s
280% Outstanding
Read 1,615
Write 2,248
Mixed 1,304
SusWrite 1,125
355% 1,573 MB/s
4K Read 59.2
4K Write 193
4K Mixed 77.8
292% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,399
DQ Write 1168
DQ Mixed 1,293
966% 1,287 MB/s
252GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1298 1354 1332 1163 1258 938 MB/s
241% Outstanding
Read 1,543
Write 2,220
Mixed 1,310
SusWrite 1,224
356% 1,574 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 61.2
212% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,059
DQ Write 678
DQ Mixed 349
400% 695 MB/s
262GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1696 1888 1864 1907 1544 706 MB/s
224% Outstanding
Read 1,294
Write 1950
Mixed 1,166
SusWrite 1,601
341% 1,503 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 65.5
4K Mixed 44.2
150% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 800
DQ Write 483
DQ Mixed 732
521% 672 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 596 590 591 600 342 522 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 946
Write 584
Mixed 488
SusWrite 540
142% 640 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 39.4
214% 89.5 MB/s
DQ Read 552
DQ Write 606
DQ Mixed 527
411% 562 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 205 83 119 84 118 MB/s
78.7% Very good
Read 266
Write 188
Mixed 321
SusWrite 125
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 42.8
154% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 681
405% 418 MB/s
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Typical GM2500G 500GB Builds (Compare 2,286 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
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Motherboard: MSI B560M PRO-VDH (MS-7D18)

CPU
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples466x
Core i5-10400FIntel  $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples347x
Core i5-11400Intel  $126Bench 94%, 24,459 samples273x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples292x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples207x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples104x
SSD
GM2500G 500GBGigabyteBench 255%, 166 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples97x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples82x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 84%, 32,187 samples77x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $426

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