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XPG GAMMIX S5 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 195% (102nd of 1072)

Based on 72 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe XPG GAMMIX S5
Poor: 119%Average: 195% Great: 242%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme XPG GAMMIX S5 1TB averaged 95.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme XPG GAMMIX S5 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 436MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,702MB/s

Terrible consistency

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

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 289MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 35.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 72 samples)
Rank 102195%
Min Avg Max
619 Read 1,702 1,945
452 Write 873 1,132
439 Mixed 794 951
380 SusWrite 877 1,160
236% 1,061 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.2 4K Read 35.1 42.8
56.2 4K Write 123 190
14.2 4K Mixed 46.1 59.3
178% 68.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
187 DQ Read 289 418
178 DQ Write 580 798
228 DQ Mixed 436 490
331% 435 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
693GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC0S0322 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1367 1397 1458 1388 366 244 MB/s
246% Outstanding
Read 2,070
Write 1,472
Mixed 1,309
SusWrite 1,037
329% 1,472 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 56.1
191% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 912
DQ Write 945
DQ Mixed 1007
736% 955 MB/s
929GB free
Firmware: V9002s16 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1216 1215 1207 1207 1209 1195 MB/s
220% Outstanding
Read 1,886
Write 1,111
Mixed 969
SusWrite 1,208
288% 1,294 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 42.3
147% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 393
DQ Write 765
DQ Mixed 456
382% 538 MB/s
822GB free
Firmware: V9002s77 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 988 1018 1023 1024 1023 1012 MB/s
220% Outstanding
Read 1,909
Write 930
Mixed 881
SusWrite 1,015
263% 1,184 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 45.6
208% 82.8 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 656
DQ Mixed 406
319% 426 MB/s
929GB free
Firmware: V9002s16 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1201 1205 1205 1213 1210 1195 MB/s
217% Outstanding
Read 1,925
Write 1101
Mixed 959
SusWrite 1,205
289% 1,298 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 90.4
4K Mixed 40.9
144% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 779
DQ Mixed 475
371% 491 MB/s
197GB free
Firmware: 2s77 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1039 1038 1044 1053 740 151 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1,841
Write 1,043
Mixed 894
SusWrite 844
257% 1,155 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 36.5
152% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 392
DQ Write 702
DQ Mixed 390
340% 495 MB/s
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Typical XPG GAMMIX S5 1TB Builds (Compare 950 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 46%
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Desktop 79%
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Workstation 43%
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Motherboard: MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples222x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples109x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples89x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples100x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples68x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples68x
SSD
XPG GAMMIX S5 1TBNvmeBench 195%, 72 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples28x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples25x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $272

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