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GIGABYTE GP-GSM2 512GB

GIGABYTE GP-GSM2 512GB
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Effective Speed +66% Effective Speed 66%Average Score +86% Read 102%, Write 183%, 4K Read 16%, 4K Write 53%, Mixed 163%, 4K Mixed 24%, SusWrite 59%Peak Score +138% Read 178%, Write 271%, 4K Read 37%, 4K Write 92%, Mixed 235%, 4K Mixed 51%, SusWrite 104%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +199% DQ Read 258%, DQ Write 261%, DQ Mixed 290%, ADQ Read 175%, ADQ Write 144%, ADQ Mixed 187%, Age 54%, AS-SSD Total 225%

Average Bench: 164% (139^th of 1072)

Based on 195 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe GIGABYTE GP-GSM2

Poor: 69%Average: 164% Great: 245%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme GIGABYTE GP-GSM2 512GB averaged 63.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-GSM2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 746MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 899MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-GSM2 512GB is 176%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-GSM2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 471MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 195 samples)

Rank 139164%

Min	Avg	Max
214	Read 926	1,410
341	Write 1,149	1,799
253	Mixed 944	1,416
168	SusWrite 471	790
197% 873 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.14	4K Read 39.8	58.8
52.6	4K Write 134	235
13.9	4K Mixed 55.8	87.9
203% 76.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
350	DQ Read 899	1,315
157	DQ Write 704	1,292
72.4	DQ Mixed 746	1,291
573% 783 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

IND-User, 1 month ago.

311GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EDFMD1.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1252 747 375 568 541 554 MB/s

164% Outstanding

Write 1609

Mixed 1,266

SusWrite 673

265% 1,172 MB/s

4K Read 41.1

4K Write 95.6

4K Mixed 57

186% 64.6 MB/s

DQ Read 493

DQ Write 382

DQ Mixed 390

305% 422 MB/s

HRV-User, 2 months ago.

168GB free

Firmware: EDFM00.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 447 445 456 461 457 MB/s

163% Outstanding

Write 460

Mixed 472

SusWrite 444

136% 613 MB/s

4K Read 38.7

4K Write 183

4K Mixed 44.7

213% 88.8 MB/s

DQ Read 859

DQ Write 464

DQ Mixed 556

442% 626 MB/s

THA-User, 1 month ago.

186GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EDFME0.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 663 660 143 224 288 296 MB/s

153% Outstanding

Write 1,454

Mixed 1,236

SusWrite 379

237% 1,052 MB/s

4K Read 56.1

4K Write 226

4K Mixed 13.8

222% 98.7 MB/s

DQ Read 567

DQ Write 448

DQ Mixed 500

376% 505 MB/s

HRV-User, 2 days ago.

282GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 642 418 402 398 371 374 MB/s

141% Outstanding

Write 1,278

Mixed 1,090

SusWrite 434

214% 951 MB/s

4K Read 42.4

4K Write 79.9

4K Mixed 47.6

168% 56.6 MB/s

DQ Read 650

DQ Write 386

DQ Mixed 502

378% 513 MB/s

VNM-User, 4 months ago.

167GB free

Firmware: EDFME0.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 677 285 828 218 157 45 MB/s

132% Outstanding

Write 1,103

Mixed 864

SusWrite 368

173% 765 MB/s

4K Read 40.8

4K Write 97.2

4K Mixed 54.2

183% 64.1 MB/s

DQ Read 752

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 661

457% 578 MB/s

VNM-User, 3 months ago.

58GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EDFMB0.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 523 85 387 319 324 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 928

Mixed 979

SusWrite 317

174% 775 MB/s

4K Read 37.8

4K Write 51.5

4K Mixed 29.1

122% 39.5 MB/s

DQ Read 763

DQ Write 124

DQ Mixed 221

219% 369 MB/s

PRT-User, 4 months ago.

434GB free (System drive)

Firmware: E8TM14.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 562 557 443 664 724 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 423

Mixed 463

SusWrite 574

103% 452 MB/s

4K Read 16.2

4K Write 40

4K Mixed 27.1

80% 27.8 MB/s

DQ Read 761

DQ Write 497

DQ Mixed 620

465% 626 MB/s

HUN-User, 23 days ago.

97GB free (System drive)

Firmware: E8TM24.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 94 130 101 85 88 MB/s

25.8% Poor

Write 428

Mixed 132

SusWrite 104

47% 209 MB/s

4K Read 3

4K Write 22.3

4K Mixed 4.3

22% 9.87 MB/s

DQ Read 200

DQ Write 73.4

DQ Mixed 206

134% 160 MB/s

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Gaming 142%

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Desktop 98%

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Workstation 141%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	426x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	218x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	141x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	235x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	155x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	92x

SSD
GIGABYTE GP-GSM2 512GBNvmeBench 164%, 195 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	45x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	44x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	34x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $681

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Nvme

GIGABYTE GP-GSM2 512GB

Average Bench: 164% (139^th of 1072)

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Outstanding average bench

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Terrible consistency

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

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GIGABYTE GP-GSM2 512GB

Average Bench: 164% (139th of 1072)

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Outstanding average bench

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Terrible consistency

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Average Bench

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

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Average Bench: 164% (139^th of 1072)