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GM21TB 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 268% (47th of 1072)

Based on 142 user benchmarks.  Model: GIGABYTE GM21TB
Poor: 177%Average: 268% Great: 328%

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Outstanding average bench

The Gigabyte GM21TB 1TB averaged 168.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Gigabyte GM21TB 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,137MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,262MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gigabyte GM21TB 1TB is 151%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Gigabyte GM21TB 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 53.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 70.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 142 samples)
Rank 47268%
Min Avg Max
670 Read 1,421 1,664
999 Write 2,262 2,754
730 Mixed 1,300 1,517
900 SusWrite 1,271 1,999
354% 1,563 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.7 4K Read 53.8 68.2
71 4K Write 185 306
42.1 4K Mixed 70.2 91.9
270% 103 MB/s
Min Avg Max
839 DQ Read 1,300 1,720
457 DQ Write 1,018 1,649
603 DQ Mixed 1,137 1,605
857% 1,152 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
782GB free
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2494 2520 1720 164 165 162 MB/s
289% Outstanding
Read 1572
Write 2,527
Mixed 1,431
SusWrite 1204
381% 1,684 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 81.2
302% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1599
DQ Write 1,103
DQ Mixed 1340
1,003% 1,347 MB/s
289GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1412 1714 835 993 70 691 MB/s
287% Outstanding
Read 1,586
Write 2,714
Mixed 1,512
SusWrite 952
382% 1,691 MB/s
4K Read 67.4
4K Write 268
4K Mixed 90.3
360% 142 MB/s
DQ Read 1,448
DQ Write 1074
DQ Mixed 1,280
952% 1,268 MB/s
452GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2541 2567 1558 106 89 117 MB/s
287% Outstanding
Read 1,484
Write 2,531
Mixed 1,418
SusWrite 1,163
373% 1,649 MB/s
4K Read 61.6
4K Write 232
4K Mixed 83.9
324% 126 MB/s
DQ Read 1,508
DQ Write 1,095
DQ Mixed 1,277
961% 1,294 MB/s
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1966 1919 2204 719 1487 545 MB/s
271% Outstanding
Read 1,482
Write 2,421
Mixed 1,395
SusWrite 1,473
384% 1,693 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 61.1
213% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,624
DQ Write 917
DQ Mixed 1396
1,005% 1,312 MB/s
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2251 1178 1186 1199 977 157 MB/s
268% Outstanding
Read 1,564
Write 2,697
Mixed 1,442
SusWrite 1158
388% 1,715 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 77.2
279% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,249
DQ Write 949
DQ Mixed 1114
829% 1,104 MB/s
669GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2426 2445 1787 149 140 142 MB/s
260% Outstanding
Read 1,600
Write 2586
Mixed 1,417
SusWrite 1,182
384% 1,696 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 73
259% 93.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,186
DQ Write 800
DQ Mixed 977
734% 988 MB/s
780GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2305 270 227 407 342 405 MB/s
239% Outstanding
Read 1,516
Write 2,553
Mixed 1,370
SusWrite 659
344% 1,524 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 76.2
285% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,280
DQ Write 1,010
DQ Mixed 1,201
884% 1,164 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1097 1104 1048 588 878 1148 MB/s
194% Outstanding
Read 931
Write 1,168
Mixed 509
SusWrite 977
202% 896 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 38.8
177% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,004
DQ Write 1,001
DQ Mixed 775
645% 927 MB/s
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 395 401 218 391 257 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 430
Mixed 1,394
SusWrite 323
133% 576 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 52
248% 96.8 MB/s
DQ Read 598
DQ Write 656
DQ Mixed 62
203% 439 MB/s
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Typical GM21TB 1TB Builds (Compare 1,912 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion Desktop 590-p0xxx

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples826x
Core i3-8100Intel  $110Bench 71%, 81,392 samples269x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples251x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples394x
GTX 1050Nvidia  $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples215x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)IntelBench 5%, 32,403 samples157x
SSD
GM21TB 1TBGigabyteBench 268%, 142 samples1x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples188x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples119x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 44%, 10,608 samples112x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $131

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