Average Bench: 117% (194th of 1072)

Based on 1,435 user benchmarks.  Model: GIGABYTE GP-GSM2NE8512GNTD

Outstanding average bench

The Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE8512GNTD 512GB averaged 17.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE8512GNTD 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 491MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 782MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE8512GNTD 512GB is 96.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE8512GNTD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 311MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 615MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,435 samples)
Min Avg Max
219 Read 615 878
185 Write 661 962
162 Mixed 612 883
110 SusWrite 311 803
124% 550 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.4 4K Read 29.2 43.9
49.5 4K Write 90.9 118
7.5 4K Mixed 40.6 54.4
144% 53.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
378 DQ Read 782 964
179 DQ Write 526 735
183 DQ Mixed 491 881
410% 600 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8TM14.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 285 215 272 131 148 MB/s
Read 794
Write 827
Mixed 770
SusWrite 220
146% 653 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 42.8
148% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 949
DQ Write 462
DQ Mixed 406
381% 606 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8TM14.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 123 125 130 70 36 MB/s
Read 215
Write 285
Mixed 476
SusWrite 103
61% 270 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 46.8
156% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 843
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 272
289% 493 MB/s
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8TM24.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 183 119 103 100 103 MB/s
Read 257
Write 350
Mixed 240
SusWrite 130
55% 244 MB/s
4K Read 7.1
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 43.4
98% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 779
DQ Write 725
DQ Mixed 616
499% 706 MB/s
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8TM14.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 138 180 161 108 68 MB/s
Read 583
Write 649
Mixed 523
SusWrite 159
107% 479 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 24.4
4K Mixed 12.7
37% 14 MB/s
DQ Read 924
DQ Write 610
DQ Mixed 763
570% 766 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8TM24.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 108 112 30 27 28 MB/s
Read 276
Write 212
Mixed 406
SusWrite 70.8
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 40.5
106% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 641
DQ Write 406
DQ Mixed 177
225% 408 MB/s
228GB free
Firmware: E8TM24.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 128 110 111 111 MB/s
Read 475
Write 139
Mixed 177
SusWrite 113
49% 226 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 91.9
4K Mixed 6.7
90% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 198
178% 272 MB/s
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8TM24.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 114 124 121 119 118 MB/s
Read 189
Write 343
Mixed 333
SusWrite 138
57% 251 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 35.9
4K Mixed 7.8
35% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 770
DQ Write 522
DQ Mixed 247
292% 513 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,713,297 SSDs tested

Typical GP-GSM2NE8512GNTD 512GB Builds (Compare 11,799 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 UD - $180

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $705

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