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GAMMIX S5 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 199% (76th of 1040)

Based on 938 user benchmarks.  Model: XPG GAMMIX S5
Poor: 114%Average: 199% Great: 237%

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Outstanding average bench

The XPG GAMMIX S5 1TB averaged 99.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the XPG GAMMIX S5 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 429MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,751MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the XPG GAMMIX S5 1TB is 123%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the XPG GAMMIX S5 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 290MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 37.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 938 samples)
Rank 76199%
Min Avg Max
821 Read 1,751 1,954
553 Write 956 1,137
348 Mixed 821 951
180 SusWrite 877 1,165
245% 1,101 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.83 4K Read 37.2 43.4
46.4 4K Write 122 167
13.1 4K Mixed 46.9 59
181% 68.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
194 DQ Read 290 419
179 DQ Write 635 784
179 DQ Mixed 429 503
336% 452 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1133 1136 1136 1086 367 128 MB/s
217% Outstanding
Read 2027
Write 1,086
Mixed 923
SusWrite 831
270% 1,217 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 49.7
194% 76.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 782
DQ Mixed 537
421% 566 MB/s
703GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9001b31
SusWrite @10s intervals: 984 1056 1106 1123 1131 1148 MB/s
214% Outstanding
Read 1,644
Write 1,007
Mixed 857
SusWrite 1,091
257% 1,150 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 47.1
192% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 752
DQ Mixed 462
373% 512 MB/s
594GB free
Firmware: V9002s28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 957 959 959 961 961 958 MB/s
214% Outstanding
Read 1,939
Write 938
Mixed 888
SusWrite 959
262% 1,181 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 50.3
194% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 581
DQ Mixed 450
333% 426 MB/s
690GB free
Firmware: V9002s45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 447 579 564 583 587 MB/s
136% Outstanding
Read 1,122
Write 587
Mixed 657
SusWrite 505
160% 718 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 40.2
144% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 447
DQ Mixed 421
300% 375 MB/s
519GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 586 603 601 604 597 597 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 706
Write 390
Mixed 538
SusWrite 598
125% 558 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 34.3
132% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 357
DQ Mixed 287
236% 338 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 32,792,396 SSDs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $121

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $200Bench 85%, 536,292 samples11,698x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $212Bench 83%, 345,441 samples7,505x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $284Bench 87%, 321,788 samples5,911x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 113%, 296,193 samples4,329x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 107%, 225,803 samples3,793x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $334Bench 85%, 281,745 samples3,376x
SSD
GAMMIX S5 1TBXPGBench 199%, 938 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $86Bench 85%, 149,114 samples3,843x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 87%, 335,196 samples3,719x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $69Bench 83%, 378,421 samples2,904x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $917

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