Average Bench: 81.4% (469th of 1072)

Based on 80 user benchmarks.  Model: Gigastone SSD

Very good average bench

The Gigastone SSD 1TB averaged just 18.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Gigastone SSD 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 289MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.1MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gigastone SSD 1TB is 52.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Gigastone SSD 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 34.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 164MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 80 samples)
Min Avg Max
337 Read 459 508
215 Write 382 448
62.6 Mixed 345 425
66.8 SusWrite 333 445
85.2% 380 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18 4K Read 28.1 38.6
35 4K Write 78.1 116
0.9 4K Mixed 21.1 32.5
111% 42.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
108 DQ Read 164 237
82.4 DQ Write 289 350
0.6 DQ Mixed 34.3 54.8
80.3% 162 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
767GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 433 432 436 445 441 MB/s
Read 490
Write 415
Mixed 410
SusWrite 439
99% 438 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 26.1
152% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 47.6
90% 173 MB/s
621GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 397 416 414 411 409 MB/s
Read 490
Write 414
Mixed 409
SusWrite 397
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 27.9
114% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 49.3
89% 173 MB/s
682GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1021A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 231 2.8 4.2 3 80 MB/s
Read 488
Write 436
Mixed 415
SusWrite 123
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 29
124% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 47.5
87% 168 MB/s
660GB free
Firmware: U0514A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 363 410 407 377 400 MB/s
Read 436
Write 397
Mixed 42.3
SusWrite 376
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 80.9
4K Mixed 0.5
78% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 0.4
65% 151 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,734,736 SSDs tested

Typical SSD 1TB Builds (Compare 228 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
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Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq dc7900 Convertible Minitower

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $89

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