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GP-GSTFS31120GN 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 68% (699th of 1072)

Based on 187 user benchmarks.  Model: GIGABYTE GP-GSTFS31120GN
Poor: 41%Average: 68% Great: 83%

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Above average average bench

The Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31120GN 120GB averaged 32.0% 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 134MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31120GN 120GB is 42.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31120GN 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 277MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 187 samples)
Rank 69968%
Min Avg Max
299 Read 414 483
151 Write 277 370
146 Mixed 296 340
65.5 SusWrite 117 152
61.4% 276 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.51 4K Read 30.5 39.6
21.8 4K Write 63.7 88.7
12.8 4K Mixed 29.1 37.7
117% 41.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
66 DQ Read 204 249
59.7 DQ Write 192 269
27.5 DQ Mixed 134 182
118% 177 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0508
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 143 141 68 135 67 MB/s
59.9% Above average
Read 392
Write 336
Mixed 304
SusWrite 134
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 23.6
86% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 154
132% 194 MB/s
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0508
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 139 115 80 79 58 MB/s
58.6% Above average
Read 380
Write 222
Mixed 298
SusWrite 129
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 23.4
85% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 151
129% 192 MB/s
52GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 199 165 73 73 73 MB/s
49.6% Average
Read 327
Write 226
Mixed 252
SusWrite 130
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 31.6
4K Mixed 21.1
74% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 73.9
70% 111 MB/s
54GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 171 172 82 70 70 MB/s
45.5% Average
Read 299
Write 123
Mixed 205
SusWrite 123
42% 187 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 27.3
4K Mixed 19.2
66% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 64.3
64% 105 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 91 46 68 26 24 MB/s
45% Average
Read 287
Write 119
Mixed 222
SusWrite 54.1
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 39.9
4K Mixed 23.7
87% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 36.2
DQ Mixed 8.6
23% 51.9 MB/s
17GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 152 90 62 62 MB/s
35.1% Below average
Read 389
Write 115
Mixed 198
SusWrite 112
45% 203 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 7.3
44% 11 MB/s
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Typical GP-GSTFS31120GN 120GB Builds (Compare 90 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 33%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5

CPU
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD  $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples42x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD  $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples15x
Phenom II X6 1100TAMD  $340Bench 59%, 12,769 samples13x
GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples13x
HD 6950AMD  $290Bench 19%, 24,657 samples6x
R9 390AMD  $325Bench 50%, 82,117 samples4x
SSD
GP-GSTFS31120GN 120GBGigabyteBench 68%, 187 samples11x
RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples25x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples16x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $473

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