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XPG GAMMIX S5 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 173% (129th of 1072)

Based on 210 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe XPG GAMMIX S5
Poor: 104%Average: 173% Great: 215%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme XPG GAMMIX S5 256GB averaged 73.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme XPG GAMMIX S5 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 427MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,694MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme XPG GAMMIX S5 256GB is 111%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme XPG GAMMIX S5 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 330MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 542MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 210 samples)
Rank 129173%
Min Avg Max
704 Read 1,694 2,039
482 Write 905 1,117
389 Mixed 779 999
143 SusWrite 542 979
217% 980 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.2 4K Read 33.6 42.9
55.9 4K Write 113 168
17 4K Mixed 43.8 58.5
167% 63.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
205 DQ Read 330 520
227 DQ Write 625 878
111 DQ Mixed 427 609
338% 460 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC0S032V Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1057 1101 396 111 76 62 MB/s
204% Outstanding
Read 2,213
Write 1,180
Mixed 1,036
SusWrite 467
270% 1,224 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 53.8
202% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 906
DQ Mixed 292
301% 467 MB/s
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 032V Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1146 1203 1186 1236 736 189 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,379
Write 1,206
Mixed 848
SusWrite 950
246% 1,096 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 41.8
151% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 634
DQ Mixed 332
278% 387 MB/s
72GB free
Firmware: 032Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1000 849 138 97 111 109 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 1,808
Write 950
Mixed 898
SusWrite 384
223% 1010 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 42.2
158% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 906
DQ Mixed 413
367% 529 MB/s
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 032V Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 902 1105 1133 1215 1016 156 MB/s
169% Outstanding
Read 1,291
Write 1,124
Mixed 816
SusWrite 921
233% 1,038 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 37
143% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 587
DQ Mixed 320
265% 366 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC0S036H Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 893 1028 1105 341 42 MB/s
165% Outstanding
Read 1,735
Write 1,138
Mixed 927
SusWrite 720
251% 1,130 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 53.5
4K Mixed 37.9
122% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 301
223% 295 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9001c19 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 185 315 277 141 190 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 1,298
Write 642
Mixed 583
SusWrite 208
150% 683 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 36.6
122% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 424
DQ Mixed 171
186% 307 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 72%
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Workstation 9%
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System: Acer Nitro AN515-55

CPU
Core i5-10300HIntelBench 74%, 82,821 samples12,241x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples3,599x
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples41x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples8,386x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 40%, 34,471 samples1,599x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples1,528x
SSD
XPG GAMMIX S5 256GBNvmeBench 173%, 210 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 46%, 20,752 samples2,331x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples1,697x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 20,126 samples1,624x
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