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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 62.7% (774th of 1074)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: GXGold 256
Poor: 60%Average: 62.7% Great: 67%

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Above average average bench

The Gxgold 256 256GB averaged 37.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 241MB/s

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gxgold 256 256GB is just 6.18%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the Gxgold 256 256GB performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 18.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 9.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 77462.7%
Min Avg Max
365 Read 410 444
289 Write 333 357
267 Mixed 295 325
196 SusWrite 248 308
72.1% 322 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.2 4K Read 25.2 29.3
39.3 4K Write 50.6 65.3
6.6 4K Mixed 9.8 11.7
77.5% 28.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
164 DQ Read 169 174
173 DQ Write 241 272
17.8 DQ Mixed 18.3 18.7
66.2% 143 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS1A25P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 262 344 350 347 241 MB/s
66.7% Good
Read 413
Write 325
Mixed 312
SusWrite 308
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 39.3
4K Mixed 11
75% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 18.5
71% 154 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS1A25P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 241 264 231 249 68 MB/s
62.3% Good
Read 443
Write 357
Mixed 325
SusWrite 218
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 44.3
4K Mixed 11.7
83% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 18.4
55% 119 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS1A25P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 256 92 58 244 217 MB/s
61.3% Good
Read 438
Write 351
Mixed 299
SusWrite 196
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 47.1
4K Mixed 11.4
78% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 18.7
68% 145 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS1A25P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 156 314 317 178 289 MB/s
60.5% Good
Read 380
Write 338
Mixed 291
SusWrite 257
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 45.9
4K Mixed 11.4
72% 26.5 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 18.4
63% 135 MB/s
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS1A25P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 240 193 76 123 86 MB/s
56.4% Above average
Read 366
Write 316
Mixed 298
SusWrite 152
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 9
80% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 18.2
71% 155 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,050,395 SSDs tested

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System: Dell Latitude E7440

CPU
Core i7-4600UIntelBench 49%, 26,548 samples786x
Core i5-4310UIntelBench 49%, 14,648 samples683x
Core i5-4300UIntelBench 44%, 36,631 samples411x
GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples1,972x
GTX 780-TiNvidia  $410Bench 53%, 30,815 samples1x
HD Graphics FamilyIncredibleBench 3%, 12 samples1x
SSD
256 256GBGxgoldBench 63%, 7 samples1x
RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples120x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 44,908 samples76x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 47%, 26,681 samples72x
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