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Gigastone

SSD 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 84.3% (420th of 1074)

Based on 85 user benchmarks.  Model: Gigastone SSD
Poor: 59%Average: 84.3% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The Gigastone SSD 2TB averaged just 15.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Gigastone SSD 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 277MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gigastone SSD 2TB is 43.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Gigastone SSD 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 157MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 41.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 85 samples)
Rank 42084.3%
Min Avg Max
264 Read 450 509
281 Write 388 450
248 Mixed 365 419
90.3 SusWrite 364 445
88.1% 392 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.8 4K Read 29.3 39.1
35.3 4K Write 76.4 121
9.39 4K Mixed 24.3 30.8
116% 43.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33 DQ Read 157 222
101 DQ Write 277 351
6.95 DQ Mixed 41.2 52.3
80.9% 158 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1027A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 427 431 432 338 177 MB/s
94% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 437
Mixed 403
SusWrite 373
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 29.1
136% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 47
88% 171 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: V1103A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 441 439 435 439 430 MB/s
91.7% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 440
Mixed 395
SusWrite 436
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 76.5
4K Mixed 21.8
119% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 33.7
83% 167 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: V1103A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 429 439 437 434 438 MB/s
90.3% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 431
Mixed 374
SusWrite 436
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 75.5
4K Mixed 21.4
117% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 36.5
87% 176 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1027A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 391 396 401 386 396 MB/s
82.1% Excellent
Read 473
Write 397
Mixed 385
SusWrite 355
90% 403 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 69.4
4K Mixed 24.4
102% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 48.7
90% 173 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop 61%
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Workstation 6%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel  $151Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,658x
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples1,269x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples696x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples307x
SSD
SSD 2TBGigastoneBench 84%, 85 samples1x
RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples61x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples60x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $151

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