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Gigastone

Prime Series 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 60.4% (800th of 1072)

Based on 106 user benchmarks.  Model: Gigastone Prime Series
Poor: 28%Average: 60.4% Great: 88%

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Above average average bench

The Gigastone Prime Series 128GB averaged 39.5% 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 24MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 227MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gigastone Prime Series 128GB is 60%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Gigastone Prime Series 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 149MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 128MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 106 samples)
Rank 80060.4%
Min Avg Max
310 Read 431 507
33.3 Write 291 413
10.7 Mixed 248 376
21.3 SusWrite 149 412
62.2% 280 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.3 4K Read 24 33.3
5.78 4K Write 62.6 111
0.5 4K Mixed 17 32.4
91.3% 34.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.6 DQ Read 128 212
10.1 DQ Write 227 339
0.59 DQ Mixed 57.4 177
77.4% 137 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
119GB free
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 421 422 426 419 431 MB/s
89.2% Excellent
Read 434
Write 403
Mixed 379
SusWrite 425
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 25.1
115% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 40.5
92% 184 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0920A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 26 33 25 32 23 MB/s
66.5% Good
Read 496
Write 358
Mixed 93
SusWrite 44.4
54% 248 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 11
121% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 1
66% 152 MB/s
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0920A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 34 32 38 36 33 MB/s
64.8% Good
Read 498
Write 378
Mixed 92.6
SusWrite 42.2
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 22
117% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 22
60% 126 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0200Ic10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 59 59 58 66 59 MB/s
54.7% Above average
Read 371
Write 356
Mixed 288
SusWrite 74.2
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 40.5
4K Mixed 19.4
80% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 172
153% 226 MB/s
116GB free
Firmware: S0920A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 38 38 35 38 38 MB/s
48.4% Average
Read 506
Write 375
Mixed 147
SusWrite 38.7
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 1.1
78% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 77.4
DQ Mixed 31.6
45% 85.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,663,775 SSDs tested

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Typical Prime Series 128GB Builds (Compare 16,448 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples3,587x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples2,690x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples1,081x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1,285x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples980x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples979x
SSD
Prime Series 128GBGigastoneBench 60%, 106 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples930x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples424x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $374

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