Average Bench: 71.5% (640th of 1072)

Based on 3,461 user benchmarks.  Model: GIGABYTE GP-GSTFS31256GTND

Good average bench

The Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31256GTND 256GB averaged 28.5% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 154MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31256GTND 256GB is 49.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31256GTND 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 142MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 260MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,461 samples)
Min Avg Max
293 Read 406 480
110 Write 260 418
126 Mixed 298 368
54.8 SusWrite 142 385
61.7% 277 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 29.1 38.6
16.2 4K Write 62.4 89.3
13.6 4K Mixed 30.7 41
116% 40.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
119 DQ Read 246 313
27.3 DQ Write 251 334
13 DQ Mixed 154 213
142% 217 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
115GB free
Firmware: SBFM91.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 455 445 445 450 446 MB/s
Read 420
Write 464
Mixed 332
SusWrite 449
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 96.7
4K Mixed 39.7
160% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 206
189% 288 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 169 77 147 100 71 MB/s
Read 462
Write 171
Mixed 383
SusWrite 144
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 37.5
138% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 231
198% 290 MB/s
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMP1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 247 106 103 103 8.1 MB/s
Read 376
Write 120
Mixed 303
SusWrite 163
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 63.7
4K Mixed 31.2
120% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 187
166% 246 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,670,958 SSDs tested

Typical GP-GSTFS31256GTND 256GB Builds (Compare 2,428 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H410M S2H V3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $254

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